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Deflated Glory (Hot Air Ballooning)
Deflated Glory (Hot Air Ballooning)
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Challenge: Color (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: Cave Creek, Arizona
Date: Apr 4, 2003
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Apr 6, 2003

 These are the wonderful colors of a hot air balloon just after it landed off road in the open desert of north Phoenix.

As I quickly snapped photographs of anything and everything I was invited to participate in the traditional champaigne toast at the end of a successful hot air balloon landing.

I was treated to the story about how this tradition got started and they gave me the champaigne glass I drank from to take home with me.

It was all over with by 8:10 AM. All in all it was a great way to start the day.

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Place: 42 out of 295
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Views since voting: 1858
Votes: 221
Comments: 17
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony DSC-S85
 04/13/2003 12:29:25 AM
lacks a focal point and is not very interesting, but great color
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/12/2003 10:48:13 PM
Awesome photograph - one of my favorites this challenge!
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Canon EOS-70D
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 04/12/2003 04:07:23 PM
nice! the fabric is tangible - brings me right into the photograph...nice work!
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 04/11/2003 12:54:51 AM
interesting shot. Looks like something from New Mexico... they have balloons there all the time.
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Olympus C-5050Z
 04/09/2003 11:24:31 AM
Great shot.
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/09/2003 11:13:14 AM
This is a photo full of color, awesome, I love silk. Good capture, well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Nikon MF 180mm f/2.8 ED AIS
 04/08/2003 10:51:11 PM
I like the satin textures and rich colors... But I never would have guessed it was a deflated baloon! It's just not what I thought they would look like.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus C-2100UZ
 04/08/2003 09:44:39 PM
Love all the colors and the shineiness. Feel like jumping into the middle of it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/08/2003 06:46:51 PM
Great concept
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 4S
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 04/08/2003 04:37:37 PM
Beautiful silky colors!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Mavica FD-73
 04/08/2003 02:19:03 PM
good job, nice photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Mavica FD-73
 04/08/2003 01:57:29 PM
I like the lighting.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/08/2003 01:55:53 PM
Excellent! I would have cropped the bright area in the pink - but otherwise, superb. Nice find. 9
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Canon EOS-600D/T3 Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 04/08/2003 01:41:49 PM
nice photo. good job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Vivitar ViviCam 10
 04/08/2003 07:21:56 AM
Love the variety of color in this photograph. Draws me into the picture. Great job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 04/07/2003 02:42:32 PM
great colours, and (for lack of a better, or more technical term) great shininess!
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Sony Mavica FD-73
 04/07/2003 09:59:06 AM
very nice and bright. good job i like the smoothness of the image 9
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