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1960: First Modern Balloon Flight
1960: First Modern Balloon Flight
Zed Pobre


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Challenge: Time Capsule (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Date: Aug 5, 2005
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Galleries: Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Aug 6, 2005

 The first nylon/propane balloon flight was on October 10, 1960.

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Place: 207 out of 298
Avg (all users): 4.7909
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
Avg (participants): 4.7266
Avg (non-participants): 4.8428
Views since voting: 943
Views during voting: 365
Votes: 287
Comments: 13
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08/14/2005 10:23:37 PM
FUn shot. I love hot air balloons. I even like the grainy filter!
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 08/14/2005 07:08:29 PM
10, easy
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 08/13/2005 02:16:03 PM
Well done. Was it really 1960? (I mean the first 'modern' balloon).
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 08/12/2005 04:41:22 PM
the grain simulation is good! like all pictures back in the day, grainy
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 08/11/2005 09:41:06 AM
Hot air balloons look much better in color.
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 08/11/2005 09:36:21 AM
Well, I didn't believe your title, so before I commented I made a little internet search--always something new to learn, isn't there?

That out of the way, I like this image. The hint of high cumulous clouds at the bottom increases the drama and the sense of flight. The grain works well with the black and white image--nice choice for the challenge topic. Lovely range of tones. It does appear you have sensor dust or a smudge on the lens recorded just below and left of the basket--too bad we can't fix these things in basic challenges--not a huge distraction anyway.
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 08/11/2005 05:42:17 AM
To me, this has a little too much grain. Otherwise, a very nice shot. I like the perspective.
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 08/11/2005 01:37:26 AM
how many "too grainy" comments did you get? lol. I know it was intentional. wished more clouds were visible tho. 8
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 08/10/2005 08:16:36 PM
1960?
 08/10/2005 06:21:20 PM
well i get that the grain is intentional but I wonder what others will say...
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 08/10/2005 01:50:47 PM
I really like this shot. My one complaint is the noise - while I think you probably used it to make the photo appear that it was taken in 1960 (which is a good idea in theory), as someone who's used the noise filter in Photoshop before, it looks very uniform and digitally added to me. Great shot though! 7
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 08/10/2005 12:13:25 PM
nice job
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 08/10/2005 08:56:01 AM
I like the added noise to this image, though I wish the balloon wasn't quite so centered.
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