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Houston, We Are Go For Launch!
Houston, We Are Go For Launch!
cutlassdude70


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Challenge: Balloons (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM II
Location: Dry Lake Bed, Southern California
Date: Apr 18, 2010
Aperture: f/9.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400 sec
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2010

 WAY too much fun to shoot. :D Didn't have time to shoot this until afternoon of deadline day, and wind kept tangling the balloons and blowing them to the side (destroying the illusion of lift). I envisioned many more balloons and this isn't quite as cool as I had originally hoped for, but was the best of the lot before the wind picked up a lot more.

This was shot just off the side of the road and I got A LOT of stares... Like A LOT. :) I can't imagine how many people went home and said "You aren't going to believe what I saw today..."

Prep consisted of buying a small helium tank, plenty of helium-grade balloons, ribbon, wooden stakes, rope, and an Air Force flight suit. I already had the lawn chair, boots, pilot's cap, and aviator goggles. :D

With THIS many entries in the challenge, I don't expect to do spectacularly well with this. If this finishes above a 6 with this many entries, I'll be ecstatic. I'm hoping the humor factor will give the score a slight bump. :)

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 329
Avg (all users): 6.5450
Avg (commenters): 8.1818
Avg (participants): 6.6043
Avg (non-participants): 6.4098
Views since voting: 3719
Views during voting: 407
Votes: 200
Comments: 15
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Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4
 04/26/2010 12:47:22 AM
I like it!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 04/25/2010 11:40:46 PM
Danny Deckchair? Great combo of elements and technique and funny as well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 04/25/2010 10:51:08 PM
Brilliant! I love your humor and the way you presented it.
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Nikon D700
Nikon MF 28mm f/2.0 AIS
 04/22/2010 11:34:08 PM
love the theatrics here.7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2010 01:53:17 PM
Well done, great job.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/21/2010 07:37:19 AM
Great setting for this shot!
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
04/21/2010 03:34:10 AM
LOL Such a clever idea - I hope it wasn't missed by those scoring quickly as it really needs a bit to take it all in. Well done.
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 04/20/2010 07:03:03 PM
This is cool idea and the perfect location for it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A550
04/19/2010 02:40:36 PM
Funny work! Compliments 8
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/19/2010 01:29:12 PM
Dude! Nice Locale for this shot.
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Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
 04/19/2010 12:37:23 PM
Im not feeling it!!
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/19/2010 07:04:30 AM
Danny Deckchair. I love it. The composition and setting are terrific. I love the dark line of the mountain range, and the muted tones of the desert floor which contrast the burst of brightly coloured balloons. Nice detail with the flight gear. One of my favourites so far.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 04/19/2010 06:05:03 AM
ideally you could have had even more balloons but this is really great - good luck (best so far)
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Nikon D300s
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon
 04/19/2010 04:26:07 AM
the dude strikes again. I think you need some rockets and a tricycle to help you on your mission.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 04/19/2010 03:11:20 AM
ok,,,like,,,,, great shot,,,,,9
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