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The National Trust...enjoy your heritage.
The National Trust...enjoy your heritage.
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Challenge: Billboard (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Linlthgow Palace
Date: Feb 27, 2005
Aperture: F5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Architecture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 27, 2005

Adjusted levels to darken shadow areas...desaturated, cropped and sharpened.
Increased contrast in sky area using "magic wand" and curves.
Some cloning to reinstate areas of the sky missed by "magic wand" and also to remove the top of a head which was disappearing over the horizon.

Statistics
Place: 105 out of 148
Avg (all users): 5.1050
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.8605
Avg (non-participants): 5.2895
Views since voting: 1042
Views during voting: 333
Votes: 200
Comments: 5
Favorites: 1 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/03/2005 02:45:10 PM
Interesting billboard image. Maybe a bit difficult to really know what one is looking at while driving at 60 mph / 100 km/h.
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03/03/2005 07:37:28 AM
Nice use of silhouette and good comp. The building is just a bit too featureless really and doesn't sell the heritage emphatically enough. Comp is very billboard.
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02/28/2005 07:38:44 PM
ok, i am voting this challenge in 2 passes. in this pass, you will get a partial comment and a score. then i will come back to comment again. if you have any problem whatsoever with this comment, pm me and let me know. otherwise, take it with a grain of salt...i'm not trying to be a know-it-all, i'm just explaining where i'm coming from in voting this challenge. and, if this comment is NOT helpful (of if you think i'm full of $#!+), don't mark it helpful.

billboards are a science unto themselves. a lot of research has gone into determining just how much information a person can digest and retain in specific time spans. they use this information to develop formulas for determining the number of words and letters to use on billboards, as well as their sizes. they also determine the size and number of visual elements to include.

the graphics/photograph on a billboard are designed to get the point across in a moment. on the road, a driver will have less time with a billboard than a voter will give your image. this is a key element in the challenge: composing a shot that will get its point across quickly and succintly. along those lines, a strong composition will probably have few details and make strong use of negative space.
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02/28/2005 01:20:07 PM
I like the silhouette of the people.
Windows on the left are a little distracting.
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02/28/2005 06:05:32 AM
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