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rent
7th of June 2005 (Tue), 00:16
from the temecula balloon & wine festival this past weekend. this was taken with 16-35mm/f2.8L + 10D, 1/15 sec, f2.8, iso 100.

this photo has seen the most photoshopping i've done for a while. because of the wide range between highlight and shadow, i converted the RAW twice, once for preserving the details in the flame, the other for better exposure of the rest of the scene.

what do you think? comments and critiques are welcome!

http://www.mosaicreality.com/pix/BalloonFlame_1234.jpg

-alex
rssfhs
7th of June 2005 (Tue), 00:35
Dynamic shot!!!
MattyB
7th of June 2005 (Tue), 00:36
i like it :D
bit noisey though in the darker parts.

looks hot ;)
Meerkat17
7th of June 2005 (Tue), 00:59
Think your photoshop work paid off
Fantastic image even, as MattyB points out, the shadows are a little noisy.
Great work
David
PhotosGuy
7th of June 2005 (Tue), 09:46
Very nice job!
cmM
7th of June 2005 (Tue), 09:47
wouldn't wanna stick my fingers in there :-P

Cool shot
Barb42
7th of June 2005 (Tue), 11:41
To avoid the noise, take two shots next time - expose one for light and the other for the dark. It will give you more to work with. Good job.
colliewalker1
9th of June 2005 (Thu), 15:13
That is a great photo - very dramatic - very well composed: a 10"x8"print would be very impressive.
BrandonSi
9th of June 2005 (Thu), 15:33
I'm gonna send that to my girlfriend, she's full of hot air too!

Lovely shot, I'd be proud of that one for sure.
rent
9th of June 2005 (Thu), 18:18
hi barb. good suggestion for landscapes. kinda tricky with shots like this as everything is moving very fast (i was surrounded by many balloons all rapidly expanding). i'll look into some noise reduction programs to fix the shadow noise. thanks!!

-alex

To avoid the noise, take two shots next time - expose one for light and the other for the dark. It will give you more to work with. Good job.
rent
9th of June 2005 (Thu), 18:19
thanks everyone for the nice comments and suggestions! -alex
Hellashot
9th of June 2005 (Thu), 19:14
Awesome. Wouldn't change a thing. The dark areas are fine being dark as they are not the focal point of the image.
Vetteography
9th of June 2005 (Thu), 19:15
Critiques? Critiques? We don't need no stinkin' critiques... and neither does that shot. Fantastic work!
sixshot
9th of June 2005 (Thu), 19:55
Very nice.
pjd83
9th of June 2005 (Thu), 23:59
I think its a fantastic image of something that is seldom seen.