One of the balloonists in the valley - D700 70-300 @f8. Comments welcome.
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8th March 2012, 06:05 PM #1
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8th March 2012, 06:18 PM #2
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You live in a fairytale world!
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8th March 2012, 06:28 PM #3
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Hi Jeff, wow, it is really great to be able to shoot a ballon like this from above. Nice vision! It looks like you may have some dust bunnies showing up in the sky - might want to see if the lens or sensor needs to be cleaned. The spots in the image should be easy enough to clone out in post processing.
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8th March 2012, 09:11 PM #4Moderator
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Great scene well captured Jeff
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8th March 2012, 09:13 PM #5
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Very nice picture. Agree with the dust bunnies and I think a blue sky would make it perfect.
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8th March 2012, 09:57 PM #6
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My first thoughts were that those little spots in the top left sky were other distant balloons as they don't look like the common dust spots. Either way, I agree with zapping them.
Another perfect photo.
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8th March 2012, 10:49 PM #7
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Thanks for heads up. The D700 has a habit of spraying oli on the sensor at regular intervals ! I thought I'd got all of these out but missed a few.
Thanks to all for the feedback.
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9th March 2012, 04:46 AM #8
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What a lovely image! Actually some of the best images of balloons are shot from above with the terrain as a backdrop rather than shot from below with just the sky as a backdrop. Of course that requires a high vantage point.
If I ever visit the Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA International Balloon Fiesta again ( http://rpcrowe.smugmug.com/Travel/AL...523400&k=TtRfP ); I am going to pay for a ride on a balloon and be able to shoot the other balloons from above...Last edited by rpcrowe; 9th March 2012 at 10:22 PM.
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9th March 2012, 05:18 AM #9
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Great image. I really like the vantage point. Makes me wonder about possible vantage points around here as we have balloons almost every weekend in the summer.
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9th March 2012, 05:47 AM #10
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Beautiful shot. Wish we had that kind of unspoiled scenery around these parts.
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9th March 2012, 11:40 AM #11
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Wow, the sun on the hills and the balloon, just wow
Cheers
J
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9th March 2012, 10:00 PM #12
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That was exact the right time and place. Good shot.
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9th March 2012, 10:11 PM #13
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Great shot, well done.
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9th March 2012, 11:15 PM #14
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Great job, just wondering if you had played with some cropping . I see some great variations on original . WoW keep up the good work.
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10th March 2012, 12:28 AM #15
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WOW Ilove it!
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10th March 2012, 02:33 AM #16
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Re: Balloon
You have some great shots. This is no exception.
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