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Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun. - John Lennon
Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun. - John Lennon
Ken


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Balloons (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
Location: Michigan City, IN
Date: Apr 14, 2010
Aperture: F/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Emotive, Children
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2010

 The wind and model didn't cooperate but this sort of turned out how I envisioned it. I lit with two flashes, gelled orange and camera set to tungsten.

convert from raw
lots of dodging/burning and color/luminosity changes
nik efex tonal contrast on whole pic, one additional time on girl
levels
curves
clone out two tiny boats
rotate
crop
reduce noise on all but girl's dress
resize
sharpen
save for web

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 329
Avg (all users): 6.4757
Avg (commenters): 7.5455
Avg (participants): 6.4545
Avg (non-participants): 6.5238
Views since voting: 4344
Views during voting: 401
Votes: 206
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

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Apple iPhone 5s
 03/15/2012 03:53:59 PM
Awesome shot.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 06/06/2011 11:51:17 AM
Wonderful and magical.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-T4
Fujifilm XF 35mm f/1.4
 04/28/2010 03:05:26 AM
Congrats with top 20 out of 328 Ken. I love the shot!
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Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
 04/26/2010 12:24:55 AM
Beautiful image, Ken! Congrats on top 20.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/25/2010 11:35:22 AM
Very beautifully done
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Nikon D700
Nikon MF 28mm f/2.0 AIS
 04/21/2010 10:23:30 PM
not to fond of over powering flash outdoors. this works. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 04/21/2010 08:55:50 PM
Beautiful image. I love the brightness of the balloon and the colors of the sky.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/21/2010 07:43:18 AM
Beautiful job on the processing
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/20/2010 10:14:05 PM
Very well done. Beautiful scene and Light. Nice processing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
 04/20/2010 04:10:09 PM
great deep color- top 10
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/20/2010 09:26:50 AM
is the white thing in girl hand the balloon ? Not voting
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/20/2010 07:20:16 AM
cool idea - beauitful hue in the sky
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/20/2010 12:24:26 AM
Thats a great shot,10
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Sony DSLR-A550
04/19/2010 02:28:51 PM
Great idea with the moon, but too much light from the back and no light from the moon. You could have removed the shadow or clone it backwards. 7
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/19/2010 01:28:04 PM
Very nice image. I only wish to see a little string to make me believe that it is a balloon. 7
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/19/2010 09:23:40 AM
This photo has Shannon written all over it, from the magical concept to the cute kiddo. Well done. 8
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 04/19/2010 08:19:17 AM
AWWW - love the song reference. This is kind of thought provoking. :)
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