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Challenge: Billboard (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 28mm f/2.8
Location: my backyard
Date: Feb 26, 2005
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/2500
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Feb 26, 2005

My fiance', Jessamyn, lying in the snow in the backyard. I was standing on a six foot ladder to shoot. It was cold out there.

Canon 28mm 2.8
cropped
adjusted levels and contrast
resized
unsharp mask

Statistics
Place: 88 out of 148
Avg (all users): 5.3241
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.1196
Avg (non-participants): 5.4758
Views since voting: 1929
Views during voting: 565
Votes: 216
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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03/05/2005 12:23:09 AM
Hey, I know how cold it is here--she is brave! Nice concept.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/04/2005 07:57:46 PM
How you ever came up with this I don't know, but it is sure good!! Has to be one of the highest scoring.
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03/04/2005 07:28:58 PM
Good billboard, but it would have been SO much better with a snowman on the towel. Hot chocolate for Jessamyn. ;-)
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03/03/2005 08:41:51 AM
a wider shot to show more of the snow would have been more effective
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03/02/2005 04:58:00 PM
My evaluation method of this challenge is as follows:
1. Did you catch my eye while I was driving by? Yes.
2. If I didn't catch the text while I was driving, did you intrigue me enough to look for this billboard again? I think so.
3. Did you sell your stuff to me? not sure... But you do make me think about it. You stayed with me even after driving away.
4. Extra thoughts: Interesting, funny, different. You did a pretty good job as the advertising creator. (8)
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03/01/2005 07:47:14 PM
Good use of color. Like it a lot!
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03/01/2005 10:52:06 AM
I'm assuming from the title that she's supposed to be sunbathing on snow, but I can't tell if it's snow or sand in the picture.
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02/28/2005 09:34:17 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.
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i think this idea would work just fine as a billboard. here, i can't tell if the white is supposed to be sand or snow, though. the idea of snow would be killer. [also, as an aside, from a composition standpoint, the billboard would need enough room to get the text on there.]
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02/28/2005 04:25:38 PM
i like how the towell is close to the border, i find that my eyes roll around the edges
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02/28/2005 02:07:39 PM
good concept, but your snow is overexposed and it was hard to tell it was snow at first.
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02/28/2005 12:03:44 PM
Hilarious!
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02/28/2005 01:54:35 AM
Okay...


A wide shot would have made this MUCH better. Your whole point is talking about how "out of place" she is in the snow....but the SNOW is barely in your picture. It looks like you put a lot of effort into this, but the composition just doesnt give the full impact of your message. We want to "feel" the coldness by seeing more of what around her.
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