14x48' Billboard - It's finally up! Woop!

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/11/2006 05:29:26 PM · #1

For those who might remember, I posed a question a while back about the ability for the 20D to generate a proper billboard photo:
//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=303927&highlight=billboard

Well, the consensus back positive, and now I have the proof:

The BILLBOARD IS UP! For those who know Montreal, you'll see it from the 15 north, when travelling from the Champlain Bridge to the Decarie Expressway, just as you pass the de la Verendrye exit. For those of you who don't know Montreal, probably hundreds of thousands of people pass by there every day! WOW!

Here are some photos (the second one is really bad, but we were moving rather quickly and just had a little POS).

Needless to say, I'M PSYCHED!!!

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

01/11/2006 05:30:57 PM · #2

Wey hey! That's fantastic :)

faidoi

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

01/11/2006 05:31:18 PM · #3

You should climb up there and sign it :P Great work.

hanneke

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/11/2006 05:32:18 PM · #4

WOW!

That looks amazing!!

theSaj

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

01/11/2006 05:32:39 PM · #5

Looks like you were enjoying the product too much as you took that foto...

Terramar

Canon EOS-7D

Tamron SP AF 11-18mm Aspherical Di II LD IF f/4.5-5.6 for Canon Digital

01/11/2006 05:33:32 PM · #6

That's awesome. Good work. That just gave the 20D a little more credibility!

pidge

Canon EOS-7D Mark II

01/11/2006 05:33:34 PM · #7

Booo, I'm never on that section of the 15 so I don't know if I'll ever see it :(

Anyways, felicitations!

saintaugust

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

01/11/2006 05:42:40 PM · #8

you should show canon the work.. maybe they'll make you an official spokesperson..?

jpochard

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

01/11/2006 05:46:23 PM · #9

Awesome job! It looks great; very impressive!

maxj

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/11/2006 05:50:32 PM · #10

wow. awesome pic and well...awesome print :-P

Congrats!

ButterflySis

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/11/2006 05:51:20 PM · #11

That's just too cool! Big congrats!

Brenb

Canon EOS-60D

01/11/2006 05:53:54 PM · #12

Wow that turned out fantastic!!!

buzzrock

Fujifilm X-M1

Fujifilm XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS

01/11/2006 05:58:44 PM · #13

Very Cool Stuff!
Any plans for future billboard projects?

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/11/2006 06:01:51 PM · #14

Damn, that's very cool! I only ever had one billboard in my career, of a model home in a development, but that one came from a 4x5 Ektachrome :-) It's FUN to see your work displayed at 50-foot size isn't it?

R.

nemesise1977

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super for Canon

01/11/2006 06:17:14 PM · #15

very cool and grats :) Nice shot too

Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye for Nikon

01/11/2006 06:21:17 PM · #16

Wow! Thanks for the kind words. I like the suggestiion of going up there to sign it. LOL! I also like the idea of sending it to Canon. I'll look into that. Maybe they can fix my broken 20D for free?! LOL ... lol ... sob ... wimper.

I have an update on the traffic: The Champlain Bridge leading to that section of highway sees approx 49 million vehicles per year. Assume half goinf one way, and half the other. There's a fork in the highway at one point, which probably takes about 20-25% of the traffic. So if my maths OK, that means approx. 18-20 million vehicles per year. WOW!

This is a long term billboard, as we own it. That image will probably be up there for close to a year, possibly until late next fall.

As for more billboards, well since I'm the company photographer, and also since they're quite happy with these results, there will probably be more.

The billboard image will also be used to decorate delivery trucks, and what ever print advertising we do will also be using this design.

For those of you who don't understand French, it reads "Two Golden Beers" but the English tag line will read "A Thirst for Gold".

muckpond

Nikon D200

01/11/2006 06:23:54 PM · #17

congrats! i got a billboard image out of my crummy Dimage 7i, so i'm not surprised you had no problems. :)

Givemeashot

Nikon D200

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6

01/11/2006 06:29:03 PM · #18

1st i want to say CON GRATZ!!!!!! and i have a question and i didnt want to make a thread....but it is about size of a pic some one i know wants one of ymy pics but wants it over the back of her couch ( one of those big Pictures) im not sure what size that is but i was going to look into it.... i have the D70 6.1 any ideas.... thanks Chris

Message edited by author 2006-01-11 18:29:18.

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/11/2006 06:50:08 PM · #19

I'm just curious what the resolution looks like up close.

So... while you're up there signing it, take a picture of it (up close) with you standing next to it to give perspective. :-)

faidoi

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

01/11/2006 07:07:47 PM · #20

Originally posted by mariomel:

As for more billboards, well since I'm the company photographer, and also since they're quite happy with these results, there will probably be more.

5D then?

mycelium

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

01/11/2006 07:13:21 PM · #21

Congratulations!! It must feel great to have your own work displayed so prominently!

NathanWert

Canon EOS-90D

Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

01/11/2006 07:37:06 PM · #22

Have you asked to keep the billboard when this is over?

Most billboards are actually printed on something resembling a big tarp which is tied onto the frame.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/11/2006 08:36:11 PM · #23

Originally posted by Givemeashot:

Thanks. Not sure what you mean by over the back of her couch? Do you mean hanging on the wall over her couch? Could be 20x30, but could be bigger too. Not sure what you mean. Please elabortate...

strangeghost

Canon EOS-7D

01/11/2006 08:39:07 PM · #24

May we see a 100% crop please?

Congrats dude. That's gotta be one of the most incredible sensations, to see your work on that scale!