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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Billboard (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Feb 26, 2005
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Date Uploaded: Feb 27, 2005

I got some suggestions in the 'Road signs' contest that this subject had much more potency than I could bring out of it that time. I am giving another shot here. I adjusted some levlels/saturation, blurred (Gaussian, 15 px radius) around an elliptic center and eliminated some distracting white paint spots).

Statistics
Place: 115 out of 148
Avg (all users): 4.9034
Avg (commenters): 4.7500
Avg (participants): 4.7907
Avg (non-participants): 4.9835
Views since voting: 860
Views during voting: 315
Votes: 207
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/02/2005 11:38:56 PM
I don't see the message in your image...
TC
02/28/2005 11:56:57 PM
I think this picture would've worked much better with the sign not in the middle.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/28/2005 07:44:30 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 01:28:34 AM
Nice pic, but there should be an area for the printed message that does not get lost in the image itself. too centered.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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