100 options (well, not quite)

ghinson

Spent the holiday weekend touring the surprisingly nice downtown of Greenville, SC, which offered me a few chances to think about the challenge. Any of these jump out at you?

Thanks.

1. Roots


2. Reedy River Falls


3. We Buy Vintage


4. Poinsett Hotel


5. Shine


6. Hotel Shine

dave6253

I like the last one and #2. As for 5, I don't think Whiskey was called Moonshine until Prohibition in the 20s.

ghinson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Moonshine_Man_of_Kentucky_Harper%27s_Weekly_1877.jpg

Though it was certainly never printed up and labeled like this...

dave6253

Oh. I stand corrected. Guess I'm justa produk of publick edjukashun. : )

Pat664422

I like the last one as well, really looks like it's from another era.

dnie

agreed... #6

ghinson

Took #6 a little farther...

Improved?

dave6253

Improved? Yes. I really like the lettering, which is so prevalent in old photos.

billseye

Nice work as usual, Greg. With all the support for your entry (among your options) I want to cast a vote of appreciation for the first one. You've captured a fascinating balance between the busy, complex, roots of the tree and the open simplicity of the road. The blur/tilt-shift effect works here too, as if the imagined 1921 camera had some serious glass issues.

Your current entry is outstanding, too. The use of suggested place/time and perfect scipt face made all the difference to me, as it didn't initally stand out to me. Great lesson on the impact of providing context (even imaginary).