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Challenge: Surprise! (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: Home
Date: Nov 19, 2003
Aperture: F/2
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 19, 2003

4 balloons under floroscent light, with flash. I like this one - I'm hoping to score in the 5's with it.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 57
Avg (all users): 6.1295
Avg (commenters): 6.9091
Avg (participants): 5.6667
Avg (non-participants): 6.3299
Views since voting: 1932
Votes: 139
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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12/05/2003 12:14:13 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

I have to tell you...when I first saw this shot I had it pegged (in my mind) for a ribbon...unfortunately you didn't get one.

I noticed you had mixed comments regarding the specular highlights around the pin. I think it helps emphasize the fact that you're actually PRESSING the pin into the balloon...I think it's an excellent touch.

I like the different colored balloons and I feel the yellow balloon was the right choice to have up front.

As far as the shallow DOF goes, I like it...it makes the pin/yellow balloon the focus of the image rather than something secondary.

Nice shot, I'm sorry it didn't finish higher!
Quadrajet
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/30/2003 04:29:44 PM
needs more DOF
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11/29/2003 05:05:15 PM
Would've looked better without the fingers, and without any other balloons imho
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11/27/2003 12:54:14 PM
Love the colors and the simplicity of the idea, but I'd use a different (or no) frame
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11/26/2003 09:04:32 AM
Nice colors and idea.
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11/26/2003 01:10:37 AM
Nice colours and good idea
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11/25/2003 10:04:27 AM
Nice colours! I like it how you've showed other balloons, not just the one that's going to pop. They bright light around the pin on the baloon is good too, shows where the needle is sticking in. 9
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11/24/2003 10:32:02 PM
I expect the next time I come to this photo the balloon will have popped. Good one. The anticipation just before the surprise.
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11/24/2003 10:09:18 PM
BOOM!!!! Been there, done that and dang if it doesn't make me jump every time! This is close to perfect, what would make it perfect to me you ask? The light not glaring on the balloon and the shadow being gone. Maybe coming at from a different angle or using another light to fill in and help defuse the one? A 9
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11/24/2003 06:58:05 PM
Great photo i love the colors! great work
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11/24/2003 06:25:52 PM
Fun idea. I like the blurr of other baloons in the background. Wish the yellow one and the fingers were more in focus.
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11/24/2003 12:47:00 PM
Nicely captured moment in time! Colours and shapes visually appealing.
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11/24/2003 10:24:35 AM
Great thought and good picture. My only thought is that I don't like the circle of light by the pin. If you would have tried to do this in natural light on your tripod I think it would have looked better. All in all though a very good depiction of the challenge and I'm sure it was hard to get that pin in the balloon before it actually did break. LOL --another good photo --a picture of the person holding the pin when the balloon did break.
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11/24/2003 05:23:04 AM
egad... *tenses up ... SQUEEEEEEEEEZE... AHHH THE PAIN! *flush...

by the way, cool photo.
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11/24/2003 03:20:36 AM
Excellent. Great use of colour, I can almost hear the POP!
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11/24/2003 01:27:59 AM
Good Idea! I like the colors and your take on the challenge. Good DOF. Maybe just a bit more of the hand for a more balanced feel to the shot. 7
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