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Ballon launch
Ballon launch
CTBruce


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Lens: Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Canon
Location: Adirondanks, New York
Date: Sep 20, 2008
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Travel, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

 This was shot at the 2008 Adirondank Balloon festival. So many balloons and so little time.

Statistics
Place: 349 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.8740
Avg (commenters): 6.5294
Avg (participants): 5.8568
Avg (non-participants): 5.9737
Views since voting: 973
Views during voting: 656
Votes: 516
Comments: 54
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:16:52 PM
Stupendous colors. Nice framing. Nice job resisting the urge to get a full balloon in the shot. Nice lighting on the basket, too.
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 03/17/2009 05:41:34 PM
Pretty shot. I like the close crop. I think you mean Balloon.
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 03/17/2009 01:08:32 PM
Wonderfully colorfully composition.
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 03/17/2009 01:08:22 PM
I like the tight cropping here. Good color also.
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 03/17/2009 04:42:46 AM
Great shot!
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 03/17/2009 02:40:06 AM
stunning
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 03/16/2009 09:23:21 PM
Dang! Now I have the tune to "Up, Up and Away" stuck in my head again...
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 03/16/2009 11:16:04 AM
nice crop ;D six from me

brano
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 03/16/2009 03:52:37 AM
Awesome capture and presentation. Gorgeous.
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 03/15/2009 11:30:10 PM
Filled the frame well with some great color.
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 03/15/2009 09:07:13 PM
Awesome composition.
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 03/15/2009 07:04:39 PM
Nice burst of colours
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 03/15/2009 04:23:36 PM
serene image
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 03/15/2009 03:52:15 PM
great explosion of colors - 7
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 03/15/2009 12:23:50 PM
Great focus & color! Very cool comp too. Excellent capture!
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 03/15/2009 12:12:08 PM
Nice crop and colors. Good pic.
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 03/15/2009 10:24:24 AM
Beautiful colors and composition.
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 03/15/2009 10:04:43 AM
Wonderful colours!
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 03/15/2009 12:58:59 AM
Nice to see some people in the basket. Lovely colors.
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 03/14/2009 10:47:22 PM
very nice composition of elements
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 03/14/2009 08:53:58 PM
Interpretation of Topic: Great Selection
Photography: Good Job!
Viewers Reaction: Very Neat!
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 03/14/2009 08:08:59 PM
GRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT! The color pops. Calendar.
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 03/14/2009 01:16:18 PM
Well composed. Colors feel like they could use some sprucing up though
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 03/14/2009 09:22:52 AM
these are the kind of photos that make the commenting worth while...this is beautiful. so bright and fun...
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 03/14/2009 05:58:11 AM
sweet shot great dof and perspective
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 03/14/2009 04:31:38 AM
nice shot , nice colors, unique composition, 7
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 03/14/2009 03:55:29 AM
Good composition and striking!
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 03/14/2009 12:31:25 AM
wow great colours and detail.
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 03/13/2009 10:15:07 PM
Very nice graphical composition and colors.
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 03/13/2009 07:32:17 PM
I like that you have capture more than one balloon in the photo.
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 03/13/2009 02:28:10 PM
Very nice framing on this colorful capture!
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 03/13/2009 01:31:18 PM
I love this. Hot air balloons are very photogenic it seems, there's something kind of magical about them. Great composition.
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 03/13/2009 11:21:50 AM
Great composition, lovely colours and light perfectly timed, very nice
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 03/13/2009 09:04:08 AM
These bright colors make me think of a warm summer day. The composition is great too. Nicely done.
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 03/13/2009 07:21:20 AM
nice colors, this would be a good picture in an AD for balloon rides
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 03/13/2009 03:48:38 AM
I love the way you've filled the frame with colour, very effective :)
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 03/12/2009 04:47:50 PM
What a wonderful experience this must have been!!! Something I've been wanting to do a long time. I love the directional quality of the afternoon (morning?) sun. There is a loss of detail on the left of the main balloon due to the brightness of the colors, but this should be a very popular shot.
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 03/12/2009 12:21:22 PM
Great frame - colors and detail are excellent.
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 03/12/2009 09:51:37 AM
Great color but not sure which balloon the focus was on.
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 03/12/2009 09:29:02 AM
Nice composition.
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 03/12/2009 05:05:35 AM
I like the comp & the colours. The eye is drawn to the people - it'd be good to see more detail there.
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 03/11/2009 11:47:14 PM
I like your choice to zoom in when you could have probably gone wider angle. It adds much more impact.
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 03/11/2009 11:22:11 PM
Wonderful job filling the frame with vivid colors.
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 03/11/2009 10:33:02 PM
focus looks a bit off...
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 03/11/2009 09:07:09 PM
It's a pity about the spelling error/typo, but the image is well composed.

Not voting yet.
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 03/11/2009 05:26:34 PM
I like the tight crop - gives a sense of being in the balloon right next to this one (which I suspect you may have been!)
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 03/11/2009 04:52:10 PM
Love these balloon pictures. Nice one!
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 03/11/2009 03:09:53 PM
Great colors and composition.
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 03/11/2009 12:33:43 PM
great composition, nice colors
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 03/11/2009 07:54:00 AM
i would have given a 9 but for the spelling mistake ...lol joking

comp i like and the colors are awesome .... 9
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 03/11/2009 07:04:39 AM
Nice colour and contrast. i wish the background held a tad more interest or presence in the image, but still an overall nice effect. Good luck: 6.
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 03/11/2009 06:32:29 AM
great vivid colours, I like how they fill the frame as lots of balloon shots are just small dots in the distance
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 03/11/2009 02:41:25 AM
Beautiful tones and composition.
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 03/11/2009 01:59:29 AM
This is why I didn't enter this challenge.. because I would be competiting with colorful balloons in perfect harmony.. sigh
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