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Simply Orange to start your day
Simply Orange to start your day
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Billboard (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Tonawanda, NY
Date: Feb 27, 2005
Aperture: f/11.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Feb 27, 2005

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Statistics
Place: 59 out of 148
Avg (all users): 5.6930
Avg (commenters): 5.8571
Avg (participants): 5.4783
Avg (non-participants): 5.8537
Views since voting: 1044
Views during voting: 342
Votes: 215
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/04/2005 06:26:06 PM
The blue is distracting. White would have been better. 6.
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03/04/2005 06:02:29 AM
My evaluation method of this challenge is as follows:
1. Did you catch my eye while I was driving by? Yes (any orange would :-)
2. If I didn't catch the text while I was driving, did you intrigue me enough to look for this billboard again? No
3. Did you sell your stuff to me? Not sure
4. Extra thoughts: I like the simplicity of the picture but I don't find it "talking to me" as a billboard.
Also the background adds some more un-necessary details to the photo. It looks nice with the oranges but does not fit to the billboard concept IMO.
I give you the points just for the photo. As a billboard I'm afraid this doesn't work for me (6)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/01/2005 11:13:31 PM
nice still life.
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03/01/2005 03:10:26 PM
Nice colorful work
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02/28/2005 11:29:47 PM
The colors here are stunning... the meassage is clear and simple.
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02/28/2005 05:18:41 PM
Billboards need to be simple to draw all attention to the product - remember most billboards are targeted at people who are busy driving. The table cloth and background texture are too distracting.
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02/28/2005 02:39:05 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.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/28/2005 04:48:08 AM
Uniformly colored tablecloth would have been better here. Also, I would have preferred a tighter crop even at the price of losing some oranges on the right
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