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    Default Balloons over Mt. Shasta

    Spent the weekend at a Balloon Fair in Montague, CA. This year I shot mostly people, but on the last morning the wife and I hiked up a local hill to watch them float by the mountains and land.

    Nikon D700
    Nikon 24-70mm 2.8 EDIF @ 54mm
    400 ISO
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    Metered on the balloon and locked focus and exposure

    No filters, minimal PP. Just a little bit of a grad filter to tone down the sky and some vibrance.



    Thanks for looking.

    All feedback always welcome.

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    Great comp on the balloons. I would crop the right side to get the foreground balloon off center and loose the "little" Mt. on right. Check for dust spots. Great light on the balloons!!! Bob

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    Hi John,
    Beautiful early light with 3 balloons positioned nicely with each other.
    Bob's suggestion of a crop from the right IMO will work and I looked at that possibility.
    I almost suggested that crop but also like the image the way it is.(centered between 2 peaks) Could use a small amount more room on the right
    In the repost I added room to the top and the bottom(quickly) to show what more room would look like since I felt the balloon was too close to the edge and more base was needed.
    As Bob mentioned to watch the dust bunnies on the upper and lower right. Pleasing image!

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    Great balloons. Too bad the mtn was in the morning dullness....that's a magnificent mountain. Makes me homesick--I used to live there. (if you needed a shot of just balloons, you could do a vertical crop and with a bit of cloning, could have a total shot of them alone.

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    Love the triangle composition of the three ballons. They seem to have just the right amount of space between them. I like Dave's repost with the added room at the top and bottom. That makes a bigger difference than I would have thought. I'm envious as I've never had the chance to see or shot more than one ballon at the time.

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    Very well composed and loved the mood. Thx for sharing.

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    Thanks for the replies, in the print I added a little to the right side and more to the top as Dave did, no need for canvas -- I just loosened up the crop a little. I do need to look for dust bunnies, I get lazy until it's time to print! It's a bad habit and the gentle reminder was a needed nudge.

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    In addition to the above comments on the wonderful color, background, lighting, and placement, I also really like that you were able to get some activity from the people in the foreground balloon.

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    Hey John,
    Sorry....late to the party as I am still in the Tetons but now I have internet! I like that you got seperation between the balloons. Dave's tweaks took it up yet another notch. Overall.....nicely done with the hazy conditions too.

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