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Challenge: Road Signs Revisited (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S30
Location: Outside
Date: Jan 17, 2003
Aperture: F/3.2
ISO: Automatic
Shutter: 1/1002 sec.
Galleries: Urban, Travel
Date Uploaded: Jan 19, 2003

Taken outside in the Canyon Lake area. The road was closed which made for an easy picture taking opportunity. Adjusted the contrast as well as levels and slightly cropped it.

Statistics
Place: 75 out of 174
Avg (all users): 5.5421
Avg (commenters): 6.3158
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Avg (non-participants): 5.4615
Views since voting: 885
Votes: 190
Comments: 20
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01/29/2003 03:58:53 PM
Critique Club:

As noted below, the main flaw in this picture is composition. The centrally located sign seems to lead to nothing interesting. The road being included, or the sign against the sky pointing to the ridge would have added to the quality of the photo.

Technical quality: Good clear capture, clear bright colors, beautiful shot of the sky. I personally don't mind the dings in the sign, makes it very realistic. no post-processing problems noted.

Meeting the challenge: Well done, the sign is the focal point.

Creativity: Well, this is not one of the most creative shots I have seen. I cannot really see any meaning of the sign in relation to the background although maybe the curve goes around that ridge and that is something we need to imagine when viewing the photo. Not really any kind of impact statement made with the shot that I like to see in a photo.

HOpe this helps.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/26/2003 06:05:43 PM
sign shows up nicely against the blue sky, but it makes my eye travel to the sky and way from the sky all the time. Would it have been possilbe to get higher and show some of the roadway and perhaps less sky?? The yellow pole show up nicely as does the dent in the sign and the black roughage on the sign.
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01/26/2003 03:44:39 PM
Clear and sharp! I think the sign could be a bit more to the right! Nice colours. jgillard8
01/26/2003 03:04:04 AM
IMO the sign is too central, otherwise good shot.
01/24/2003 09:04:54 PM
Very nice composition.
01/24/2003 06:32:38 PM
Wow that is one dirty sign. I don't prefer centered shots, but in this case it works. You have placed it almost dead center of this shot and is pleasing to the eyes like that. I like the colors They are really vivid. Your focus was good, the sign is very crisp and so is the background, but it is not distracting. The lighting on the sign is good I guess the only thing that bothers me is how dark the foreground is and the shadowing. All in all great shot.7.
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01/24/2003 04:56:31 PM
Nice color and clarity. Possibly better with the diagonal of the hill not directly behind the sign.
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01/24/2003 08:50:16 AM
Maybe would be better less centered, but nice vibrant colours here. 8
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01/23/2003 08:24:07 PM
I think the composition of this shot would be improved dramatically if the sign were further on the left, so that the arrow was pointing into the frame. Awesome colors and capture of details.
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01/23/2003 12:25:19 PM
like the way the trees/shrubbery and clouds seem to follow the sign
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01/23/2003 03:13:33 AM
Nice crisp colors. I don't think I would have placed the sign smack in the middle tho. However that arrow looks like it's pointing up that hill behind, the angle is the same. I like it.
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01/22/2003 10:16:33 PM
In my oppinion it is too Blah. Clouds are nice.
01/22/2003 05:47:54 PM
I loved the way you cropped it, makes me wonder how I am suppose to go if I don't have a suv
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01/22/2003 01:56:00 PM
It's a shame the sign is a bit dirty - it kind of distracted me. Beyond that I really like the composition and the colours - the blue sky and green shrubs really make the sign stand out nicely.
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01/22/2003 01:02:02 PM
Could have been a great shot. As it is it just missses. The sign is too central, and I would have got lower so that the sign was fully against the sky & seperated from the background. Colours & exposure are great though, good work.
01/21/2003 11:33:07 AM
Pretty sky, good focus and color. I think I would have liked to see the curve, too. Dirty sign! (no score effect, just a commentary) 7 Swash
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01/21/2003 09:57:03 AM
The background is a great contrast to this image.
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01/20/2003 10:59:16 AM
Great Color!! 9 from me
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01/20/2003 10:26:46 AM
Loved the colours in this one. The only thing I could nag about is the dirt marks on the sign, slightly distracting, apart from that I really liked it :)
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01/19/2003 08:18:49 PM
beautiful sky! nice composition... what about the sign a little to the left?


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