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Challenge: Rejected Movie Poster II (Extended Editing*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, S25 Ultra
Location: Elgin, Texas (USA)
Date: Mar 28, 2026
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1
Date Uploaded: Mar 29, 2026

 Not sure if I got the challenge brief right or not. But this was pretty fun to make. I kept thinking about trying to channel a little Art Roflmao energy with this image I captured of my youngest daughter while we were waiting for our food at a restaurant in a small town near home one afternoon.


*** AFTER ROLLOVER ***

Wow...this one did way better than I would have predicted! I'm so glad people picked up on the irony of it. Evelynn was just being her typical obnoxiously cute self when she struck this pose. This old-style gas station is a live music and food venue that--fun fact--used to be the garage where I would take my vehicles to get their state safety inspections when I first learned to drive in the 90s.

Thanks, everyone, for the wonderful comments!

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 17
Avg (all users): 7.9600
Avg (participants): 7.5000
Avg (non-participants): 8.1765
Views since voting: 107
Views during voting: 71
Votes: 25
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 04/10/2026 04:17:32 PM
I freakin love this poster, but even moreso, the photo! Well deserved congrats!

Ya know, I was going to come up with an entry for this challenge, but I just didn't have the energy. Now I know why! ;p
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 04/10/2026 02:36:56 PM
Just wow... very cinematic. You can wield any camera and create masterpiece after masterpiece. So well deserved. Congratulations on your PB and an excellent image, Johnathan..
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 04/10/2026 12:43:00 PM
Congrats on the deserved accolades!
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 04/10/2026 12:41:02 AM
I didn’t finish voting on this challenge, but this possibly would’ve received a 10 from me. So sorry I didn’t vote, you may have ended up over eight, what an absolutely fantastic score Jonathan, you should be very proud of yourself. This is definitely a winner, has such a cool nostalgic vibe to it, I love those old gas stations.
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 04/10/2026 12:23:27 AM
Nice that my highest score coincided with the majority. For a good reason.
PS. Great kid
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 04/10/2026 12:10:09 AM
absolutely amazing poster .. and i can see why hallmark said no .. lol ..
i love everything about this .. not only your image but the words as well .. and how well they line up with the shot .. truly epic ..

many many congrats on first place in this challenge with a stellar score ..
and first place on your profile page .. !! ..
i dont think it gets better than that .. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/09/2026 11:09:35 PM
lovely.9
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 04/09/2026 09:50:46 PM
Everything is awesome here, from your model to the colors and fonts.
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 04/08/2026 08:46:44 PM
Wow. What's wrong with Hallmark? This looks like my kind of flick. Great job.
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 04/04/2026 03:19:59 PM
This is my favorite for this challenge. Very nicely done!
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 04/03/2026 09:46:46 AM
fantastic!

Not sure why this wouldn't be a movie poster. It's perfect!
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