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balloons in silhouette

Postby genji on Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:19 am

Hot Air Balloons over the Royal Exhibition Building.

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Postby Manta on Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:21 am

That's a lovely sight. Looks cold too!
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Postby genji on Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:35 am

Manta wrote:That's a lovely sight. Looks cold too!


yup 8:15 this morning. I was intending to photograph the ANZAC dawn ceremony, but slept in!
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Postby macka on Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:54 am

I'm such a sucker for balloons in flight. Very Nice.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:05 am

Nice shot, I'm a sucker for ballon shots too, they always seem so peaceful!
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Postby Alex on Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:23 pm

Great shot, Tai. I didn't read where it was taken first and presumed it was somewhere in middle east, baloons over a moque...LOL.

I like this one a lot.

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Postby marcotrov on Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:46 pm

Terrific image Tai. I would be probably tempted to crop a tad off the bottom blackness as IMO it doesn't really enhance the overall image. In fact that truck in the leftside foreground distracts a little from the beauty of the image.
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Postby nito on Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:38 pm

Very well done on an excellent capture. :D
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Postby PiroStitch on Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:21 pm

I'd be tempted to almost go for a square crop on this to take out the trees and truck.

Well spotted Thai! :)
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Postby Sheila Smart on Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:13 am

Excellent work. A tighter crop would work better for me.

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Postby wmaburnett on Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:03 pm

Awesome picture! the balloons are always awesome to see, only if i find time to ride in one!
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Postby mudder on Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:35 pm

Gee I really like this, unusual combination of subjects, the architecture of the silohette with the floating balloons adding interest to the image...

I'd be tempted to crop the trees off on the left hand side to keep the silohette as just the architectural influence (would remove the left hot spot from the sky too), and maybe a smidge off the bottom to take some weight away from the silohette...

Very catching image, well done...
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Postby genji on Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:58 pm

thanks for the C&C

cropped as suggested. works alot better without the trees.
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Postby Aussie Dave on Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:49 am

Nice image Genji.
I was looking out the window at work, about 10 minutes ago watching three baloons hovering directly over the MCG - and wishing I'd bought my camera into work today :cry:

I guess that'll teach me....

I also like the interest between the sky and the sillhouetted REB. Great exposure !
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Postby PALL on Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:04 pm

good exposure and silhouttes.the overcast weather have made color cold,i suggest if you have taken this at sunset or sunrise then it gona be stunning.
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