Nokia N-Gage
by Konador

Comment by Louison:
Very good!

Nokia N-Gage
by Konador

Comment by Skip:
oouuu, i'm telling! it looks like you put TEXT on your entry. i'm deducting one point for each letter! you're just lucky that your dimensions are exactly the recommended 640x320; otherwise i would deduct a point for each pixel off. so, let's see, your score is 10 - 5 points for each letter, a 5!

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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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nice billboard! i think it would come across stronger from a slightly higher perspective. as is, it looks great up close, but i don't think it comes across that well from a distance (this is one of the few challenges where you have to look at the thumbnails as well as the large image, at least if you want to get an idea of what how the image would come across while driving by. it's either look at the thumb, or put the pc out in the yard and run back and forth in front of it...). all the same, good, solid effort that gets the message across. hope this does well for you, despite your clever use of text. good luck!

[as an aside, this is the first image 'with text' that doesn't have the validated tag on it...should i recommend it for a dq, just to be fair to all the other text-bearing sufferers? ;-) ]

Nokia N-Gage
by Konador

Comment by DarrylW4:
Its diffult to make out the product with such a shallow depth-of-field. It would also have helped to down onto the N-Gage a little more too.

Nokia N-Gage
by Konador

Comment by srdanz:
Almost perfect. I can readily imagine this one on the billboard. I assume that the quality of the letters is a result of taking a photo of them, whilch would make them even better if you could draw them afterwards. Points taken for soft focus - near buttons and front edge of the phone are softer than needed for the billboard. All in all, 8

Nokia N-Gage
by Konador

Comment by orussell:
More DOF for this type of shot would have worked better. I think shallow DOF would be lost on most motorists. Not only that, you are advertising so you want to present the most undistorted / clean image of your product possible. Great concept nonetheless.

Nokia N-Gage
by Konador

Comment by pawdrix:
out of focus?

Bristol Dockyards
by Konador

Comment by Mr_Pants:
Lovely texture. Great detail.

Bristol Dockyards
by Konador

Comment by Moose101:
Nice user of B&W in this photo and a very gothic feel to it and the sky gives it a very ominous feel to it. Superb photo!

Bristol Dockyards
by Konador

Comment by ChasSourek:
looks like a bit too much use of curves.

Bristol Dockyards
by Konador

Comment by gloda:
Great b/w picture. There's many things to look at here. The person on the bridge gives it an extra touch. Even the border adds to the overall effect, you made a good use of it. 10.