Recollections...
by TooCool

Comment by beautyqn25:
Beautiful image. Love the textures!

Recollections...
by TooCool

Comment by charliebaker:
Good composition and range of tones.

Central United Methodist
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Comment by brianlh:
nice tones and details, but i do feel that the bottom is slightly cluttered and unfortunately the sky was pretty drab this day - of course, the sky is hardly in your control.. and the clutter on the ground seems relatively unavoidable as well, at least from this vantage point

Central United Methodist
by TooCool

Comment by scalvert:
The composition feels tight, and I find myself wandering around rather than being guided. The shadows at bottom are plugged up, but otherwise very nice gray tones and details.

Central United Methodist
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Comment by Arancha:
I am not an Ansel Adam's expert so I cannot say if this is his style or not. But What I can say is that this is a beautiful picture. The only "but" about it in my opinion is the sky.

H2
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Comment by Dseale:
Would have been nicve to see an H3! Nice perspective

Go
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Comment by TommyMoe21:
Nice shot PUMA!

Go
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Comment by Mr_Pants:
I think that I'd prefer to see just a little more DOF here, so that the whole of the 'Go' square is in focus.

H2
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Comment by parrothead:
Very nice!!! Good texture, and tonal range. 9

H2
by TooCool

Comment by Skip:
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.