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Treat Your Dog To Milkbones
Treat Your Dog To Milkbones
eaglebeck


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Billboard (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: my home
Date: Feb 27, 2005
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Animals, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Feb 27, 2005

The picture was taken on my back patio. Blurred background intentionally to reduce distraction.
This is my first use of elements 3.

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Statistics
Place: 97 out of 148
Avg (all users): 5.2115
Avg (commenters): 5.6000
Avg (participants): 5.0795
Avg (non-participants): 5.3083
Views since voting: 721
Views during voting: 325
Votes: 208
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/04/2005 11:23:10 PM
Good concept and well executed . I personally think it would have worked as well or better without the hand
03/03/2005 05:05:24 PM
My evaluation method of this challenge is as follows:
1. Did you catch my eye while I was driving by? Pretty common but the dog is cute. so... I guess you did.
2. If I didn't catch the text while I was driving, did you intrigue me enough to look for this billboard again? Don't need the text
3. Did you sell your stuff to me? Yes.
4. Extra thoughts: The photo is too busy to be a good billboard. I would prefer a clean and nmonotone color there. But the dog is too cute .
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/02/2005 07:59:52 PM
The dog is ever so cute, but the very busy background and pavers are far too distracting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/01/2005 11:31:17 PM
It is a wonderful idea, and great setup, but it really has a 1970's ad feel to it. If thats what you were going for, then it was great. But, you needed a bit more punch to this image. Keep shootin! B 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/28/2005 07:52:14 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.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/28/2005 01:27:43 AM
cool shot would love to see him/her begging for the treat Id rate this an 8
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