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Challenge: Balloon II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2011 challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Date: Dec 13, 2011
Date Uploaded: Dec 13, 2011

[Dec. 20th, 2011 11:36:08 PM]

This is my wonderful daughter who kindly agreed to do the shoot. I wanted a balloon floating up and away from her, but it was too windy. Everytime she held one out, it went way too horizontal before going vertical.

So we tried an experiment. Instead of holding it out, hold it down, at the base of the balloon and down at your side. This is what happened when she let go. At first we both laughed at the shot: "It looks like you're having a conversation with it." Shortly after, we decided that "the conversation" had to be entered, even if there were something better. Actually, this was my favorite by far.

Thanks for the great comments!! I know it's a ridiculous amount of negative space, but it really felt right to me.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 68
Avg (all users): 6.6343
Avg (commenters): 8.1111
Avg (participants): 6.5238
Avg (non-participants): 6.6692
Views since voting: 1680
Views during voting: 359
Votes: 175
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 04/06/2012 04:54:24 PM
I like this one.
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 12/21/2011 12:32:24 PM
Yay, Wendy! THis is so perfect.
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 12/21/2011 12:08:10 PM
Congratulations Wendy! I really like the negative space, it adds a lot to the photo imho, by depicting "them" alone in their world, having their conversation. Very good work.
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 12/21/2011 10:18:30 AM
Congratulations!!!!!!
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 12/21/2011 12:32:29 AM
Congrats on the top 10, Wendy! What do I know
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/20/2011 08:23:22 PM
Nice comp. I could do a hot air joke, but I won't. Really like this. ETA- I like how you waited till after sunset. The simplicity is very nice. Just you and your thoughts.
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 12/20/2011 02:06:30 PM
Very crisp and beautifully composed silhouette along with some very appealing colors make this an excellent image. This is certainly a big contender for the this challenge. 9/10.
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 12/17/2011 03:38:29 PM
This composition would work okay for stock photography because you've left lots of area for text. For this challenge, though, it seems like there's too much empty frame that draws my attention away from the nicely backlit balloon.
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 12/17/2011 10:47:13 AM
Brilliant.
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 12/15/2011 03:47:27 PM
WOW, this is great! Love the composition and the ballon and its color is outstanding! Good luck
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 12/15/2011 03:36:50 PM
I"m generally a fan of negative space, but this feels a bit too indulgent. And her posture is a bit stiff for me. But it's a great silhouette!
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 12/15/2011 08:30:17 AM
Is this it?
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 12/14/2011 04:12:11 PM
nice idea, good execution!
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 12/14/2011 03:10:03 PM
grea color.
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 12/14/2011 12:38:35 PM
Great lighting!
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 12/14/2011 12:03:23 PM
Neat idea,nice composition.
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 12/14/2011 12:08:26 AM
I totally LOVE the sway of the woman and the sway of the string... matching.

Wonderrful.
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