Train Depot is the main building in the downtown area of the Township where we still park on the main drag pulling in. Our world famous attraction is first, our street fair which is the only township allowed to block State highway for four days; next, is the frog jump contest which rivals Calaveras County' in CA.
The building was extremely difficult to get a good shot of because there are a number of power lines right in front of it. Also the shadows which are there all day, because of southern exposure. Photo was cropped for size, auto adjusted for contrast, then sharpened.
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Composition: In general I really like the composition. The building is nicely placed, the flag (so important to American's it seems) is prominent, and there is a lovely piece of sky to enter the text over. I think the text in the lower right corner is hard to read and unnecessary though.
Technical Quality: The photo is fairly good from a technical standpoint. The building is a little dark from shadows though - depending on the orientation of the building perhaps shooting earlier in the morning or late afternoon would have produced less shadow. Also the text is a little soft, but this is probably a result of the image being reduced to <150kb and not your fault.
Meeting the challenge: It seems to be a nice postcard which is appropriate for "Valley City". The text in the top half is quite appropriate for a postcard.
Creativity: Presumably the depot is a landmark and a sense of pride for the community, and therefore an appropriate subject for a postcard. The shot itself isn't terribly creative, but I think it's appropriate for the mood you were seeking.
Overall: It's a good shot which struggles a bit from harsh lighting creative shadows on the main subject. Also the parallax type effect of the building becoming smaller towards the right was initially offputting but fine once I looked at the picture for a couple of minutes.
Love the captioning! :) The front building is a bit too shadowed, maybe shooting at a different time of day, or a different method of metering would have helped?
:-) I do hope this is an ironic entry ... it has all those crass elements of dodgy postcards down to a 't': just wonder how many people are going to agree with me. Too much text, pointless (even bizarre) message, excellently done. Really like this.
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