Balloon festival in NJ. This was taken at 8 pm. It was difficult to keep it from being a little noisy. Couldn't use flash. Had to handhold because they were directly overhead. Only cropped the bottom portion because it contained a little sky.
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Side Note: I was going to try and go to a hot air balloon race in the early morning last week but when I got up (at the crack of dawn -- *yawn*) the weather was all crummy. DANG! I'm glad you had better luck.
Overall this is a great photo. Detail and subject are both excellent, and I really enjoy the angle from which this was shot.
My only comment, really, would be that it's kind of dark. I know that you were in the shadows, but a lot of the basket's detail is lost, unfortunately.
Congratulations on a great photo. I'm sure you have lots of fun captures from the balloon festival.
Nice perspective, good focus 7 exposure, pleasing tones. Could possibly benefit from just a bit more contrast, and just maybe a hint more saturation... no, contrast is enough.
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