dan_bgblue Senior Member  632 posts Joined May 2008 More info | Oct 04, 2008 18:59 | #1 I caught this image this afternoon, and it offered itself to my complete surprise. Shot with a S5 on auto, hand held with a little zoom. Image is straight out of the camera except for resizing to fit board requirements. I rarely shoot in auto mode, but given my location on the side of a busy highway and the speed the balloon was traveling did not allow me to do any camera tweaking. I did have time to throw on a polarizer to give the sky a little blue tint.  Gear list: S5IS, 40D, Canon 17-55 f2.8 IS, Canon 70-200 f4 L IS, Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM, Canon 50mm f1.8 mk1, Canon 85mm f1.8, Sigma 30mm f1.4 EX DC HSM, 430EXII, Kenko 1.4x TC, tripod
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JamieHolladay Cream of the Crop  21,557 posts Likes: 3 Joined Nov 2005 Location: Gadsden, Alabama, USA More info | Oct 04, 2008 19:05 | #2 Nice image. Maybe bump the contrast just a tad. The Site
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Thanks. I was hoping I could get more definition on the basket and the people, but I am not sure that is possible with a P&S. I don't have any pay for play photo manipulation software, and the options on Picasa are nice but they don't do what the more sophisticated programs will do for an image. I tried the auto contrast tool on Picasa just now, but it didn't make enough difference to warrant the change. Gear list: S5IS, 40D, Canon 17-55 f2.8 IS, Canon 70-200 f4 L IS, Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM, Canon 50mm f1.8 mk1, Canon 85mm f1.8, Sigma 30mm f1.4 EX DC HSM, 430EXII, Kenko 1.4x TC, tripod
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JamieHolladay Cream of the Crop 21,557 posts Likes: 3 Joined Nov 2005 Location: Gadsden, Alabama, USA More info | Oct 04, 2008 19:22 | #4 I'd take a whack at it for you if you will turn you image editing ok on. The Site
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Anke "that rump shot is just adorable" UK SE Photographer of the Year 2009  30,454 posts Likes: 3 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK More info | Oct 04, 2008 19:27 | #5 Colours look nice to me, I just wish it was a little less frame-filling and central. Did you take any more? Anke
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PhotosGuy Cream of the Crop, R.I.P.  More info | Oct 04, 2008 20:37 | #6  FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything...
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Oct 04, 2008 21:40 | #7 Jamie Holladay wrote in post #6438441  I'd take a whack at it for you if you will turn you image editing ok on. I believe I found the right switch for that option. Please have a go at it. Gear list: S5IS, 40D, Canon 17-55 f2.8 IS, Canon 70-200 f4 L IS, Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM, Canon 50mm f1.8 mk1, Canon 85mm f1.8, Sigma 30mm f1.4 EX DC HSM, 430EXII, Kenko 1.4x TC, tripod
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Oct 04, 2008 21:55 | #8 Anke wrote in post #6438463 Colours look nice to me, I just wish it was a little less frame-filling and central. Did you take any more? Yes I did, and these are less frame filling, but still have the object in the center of the pic. There was absolutely nothing I could have added to the frames without making the balloon seem to be way in the distance and have a few trees and the earth in the pic.   Gear list: S5IS, 40D, Canon 17-55 f2.8 IS, Canon 70-200 f4 L IS, Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM, Canon 50mm f1.8 mk1, Canon 85mm f1.8, Sigma 30mm f1.4 EX DC HSM, 430EXII, Kenko 1.4x TC, tripod
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JTVal Senior Member  595 posts Joined May 2007 Location: Colorado springs More info | Oct 05, 2008 10:17 | #9 I messed with the photo a bit. Hope you don't mind.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Have Fun, Live Free, Skydive--JT
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Thanks for showing me how the image could pop a little more. Picasa has a few more tools that I wasn't attempting to use. Do you like this one better?  Gear list: S5IS, 40D, Canon 17-55 f2.8 IS, Canon 70-200 f4 L IS, Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM, Canon 50mm f1.8 mk1, Canon 85mm f1.8, Sigma 30mm f1.4 EX DC HSM, 430EXII, Kenko 1.4x TC, tripod
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canonloader Cream of the Crop  More info | Oct 05, 2008 12:04 | #11 I do like that last one, and now I want a ride. Mitch- ____...^.^...____
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Oct 05, 2008 21:53 | #12 Thanks very much. I have never flown like that, but it sure does look peaceful, and there appears to be a lot of room to stow snacks and drinks in the basket. I did notice there appears to be a lack of sanitary facilities though. Gear list: S5IS, 40D, Canon 17-55 f2.8 IS, Canon 70-200 f4 L IS, Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM, Canon 50mm f1.8 mk1, Canon 85mm f1.8, Sigma 30mm f1.4 EX DC HSM, 430EXII, Kenko 1.4x TC, tripod
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