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99 minus 93 red balloons
99 minus 93 red balloons
JessicaBuckle


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Date: May 23, 2008
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Fashion, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 4, 2009

 My favourite shot from a fun shoot I did with a friend last May. Turns out the cost of adding helium to balloons adds up, so we decided to just get 6 as opposed to 99. ;)

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Place: 671 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.4013
Avg (commenters): 5.7368
Avg (participants): 5.4097
Avg (non-participants): 5.3590
Views since voting: 977
Views during voting: 641
Votes: 471
Comments: 44
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03/17/2009 09:23:12 PM
Mathwork in BWR.
 03/17/2009 11:29:52 AM
Interesting idea and nicely executed.
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 03/17/2009 01:54:18 AM
Intriguing shot... I like the spot of colour, really catches the attention.
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 03/16/2009 10:29:31 PM
No clue as to why she'd be standing on a rock in the middle of nowhere (actually, it looks like it is blocking a road) holding red balloons. It is different - I'll give it that.
 03/16/2009 05:11:57 PM
seems like your focus is just a tad soft...excellent colors and tones
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 03/16/2009 05:10:48 PM
lol one of my favorite songs....
Good interpretation.
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 03/16/2009 03:06:03 PM
Good shot. Nice title and angle.
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 03/16/2009 10:25:24 AM
nice idea but it seems as if it wasnt that sharp hm... I give just five

best regards ;D
brano
 03/16/2009 03:36:57 AM
nice image
 03/16/2009 01:33:37 AM
Good idea.
 03/16/2009 12:19:20 AM
Interesting idea, too centered to my taste.
 03/15/2009 11:24:30 PM
hmm dont like the centred compesition
 03/15/2009 08:16:34 PM
6 Luftballoons. Fun and creative.
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 03/15/2009 05:24:37 PM
Neat shot. Very nice idea and well executed.
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 03/15/2009 01:53:23 PM
the focus seems just a little soft on the figure and the sky a bit over exposed.
 03/15/2009 11:59:37 AM
Interesting! A bit too centered for me and too contrasty as well. But that's just my tastes.
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 03/15/2009 10:16:46 AM
interesting composition and colours
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 03/15/2009 09:26:52 AM
The landscape crop does not help , she is too centered
 03/15/2009 02:37:25 AM
Artistic. Nice combination of red and black.
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 03/14/2009 06:04:38 PM
Splash of color really works here. Maybe a tighter crop?
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 03/14/2009 05:47:02 AM
Great burst of colour from the balloons against the grey sky
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 03/13/2009 11:39:17 PM
Nina Fan eh?
 03/13/2009 11:20:48 PM
Nice concept but the sky is a bit bland to pull it off
 03/13/2009 10:09:55 PM
The red really stands out
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 03/13/2009 09:28:59 PM
great composure! the dress and balloons are perfect.
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 03/13/2009 04:58:55 PM
Just in case you don't know the history behind the song, here ya go: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Red_Balloons. I had to listen to it in German class long ago, and it's always stuck with me. Oh, and cool shot. :)
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 03/13/2009 03:01:32 PM
Very unique and zany capture!! 7
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 03/13/2009 02:25:48 PM
Surreal. Raises more questions than it answers.
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 03/13/2009 12:45:24 PM
Cool. Almost like a selective de-sat. The 2nd rock from the right edge looks underexposed, but everything else is great.
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 03/13/2009 10:17:00 AM
I like this shot a lot. :D Shame you couldn't actually get 99 red balloons, but that would be costly (and more awkward for your model, no doubt. :P). The only thing I can see that I might change would be maybe cropping it a little closer, like losing the two outermost rocks, mostly to get rid of the odd shrubberies on the edges. And cloning out that little spot to the left of her elbow.
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 03/13/2009 08:38:19 AM
How I wish for a pure blue sky for this. The drama of the sky kind of conflicts with the softness of the story. Very nice detail tho and love the pose!
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 03/12/2009 04:10:03 PM
Great choice of red balloons with the stark coloration of the rest of the shot.
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 03/12/2009 02:11:16 PM
The pop of red is very fun, I love the simple, black dress for this shot. The rocks are cool as well, I wonder if you had to move them or if they were already organized like that?
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 03/12/2009 01:12:04 PM
I could see this in a magazine
 03/12/2009 12:01:49 PM
nice use of color
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 03/12/2009 11:52:47 AM
Very interesting composition... the sky clouds are barely filling the negative space, but the contrast in colors is nice. The title makes me just wish there were more balloons.
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 03/12/2009 01:33:21 AM
Cool shot, I like that she is alone with her balloons.
 03/11/2009 10:20:12 PM
Absolutely beautiful. I love the crop. The sky could be a bit more epic maybe... But the balance of the picture is beautiful
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 03/11/2009 04:00:34 PM
The ballons seem a bit too red.
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 03/11/2009 12:49:36 PM
i wish she wasnt centered if you cropped in the right it would help the line of the balloons
 03/11/2009 12:48:18 PM
Thought provoking, well captured.
 03/11/2009 10:44:09 AM
interesting image, maybe a little overexposed sky, interesting idea
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 03/11/2009 04:11:55 AM
I like the idea for the image although it does appear a little flat to me. There is a lot of sky and it could do with a little more punch or drama.
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 03/11/2009 01:10:42 AM
Cool shot... it seems like it could benefit from a tighter crop. I wish there was more detail in the subject as well.


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