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23-APR-2005	Earl Waud

Red Balloons *

Chula Vista, CA

You and I in a little toy shop
buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got
Set them free at the break of dawn
'Til one by one, they were gone
Back at base, bugs in the software
Flash the message, "Something's out there"
Floating in the summer sky
99 red balloons go by.

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Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
1/250s f/22.0 at 80.0mm iso200 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	23-Apr-2005 17:53:23
Make	Canon
Model	EOS 10D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	80 mm
Exposure Time	1/250 sec
Aperture	f/22
ISO Equivalent	200
Exposure Bias
White Balance	(-1)
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(6)
Exposure Program	shutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Canon DSLR Challenge		28-Apr-2005 22:12
Wow. Thanks everyone for the kind words. :) -Earl Waud

Canon DSLR Challenge		28-Apr-2005 20:40
Beautiful color, beautiful composition, and just plain fun. --Melanie (mlynn)

Guest		28-Apr-2005 13:42
You know, Earl, I just keep coming back to this one. To me, this one really set a standard for this challenge.

Guest		27-Apr-2005 12:25
Love the composition Earl. Hate that song though ;) Teapot.

Canon DSLR Challenge		27-Apr-2005 04:34
Earl, I really like this picture -- so uplifting, happy, & RED. Very simple, yet the layered transparency of the balloons adds a nice touch of complexity & range of reds. Jeannie Burleson (jburly)

Canon DSLR Challenge		27-Apr-2005 04:19
Ok, I've given the sky an every so slight increase in blue. Better? -Earl Waud

Canon DSLR Challenge		27-Apr-2005 00:57
The first time I looked at it I thought it was Ok but I have come back a few times and the only thing I would have liked to see was more blue in the sky. thubleau

Canon DSLR Challenge		26-Apr-2005 15:03
Mr. Biscuit I'm glad it is growing on you. BTW, I also only know enough German to count and tell someone to hurry. Other than that "I know nothing...”. Thank you. Angela, high praise coming from you. Thanks. Alex, Thanks. I especially like the stripes too. Markjay, the balloons where just transparent enough to let the low evening sun shine through, but not so much as to pale with the light. I think I was fortunate with the timing. One of my friends said that the clouds almost look like a layer moving away giving the feeling that the balloons are above the layer of clouds. I hadn’t noticed it until he pointed it out, but now to me it feels that way too. Thanks again for each of your comments. -Earl Waud

Guest		26-Apr-2005 09:39
Earl, this continues to grow on me. Also noted, this time around, the reference to one of my favorite songs, "99 Luftballoons". Though I learned all my German from "Hogan's Heroes" and can't read a word, I prefer the original version... Hast Du etwas Zeit für mich Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich Von 99 Luftballons Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont Denkst Du vielleicht grad' an mich Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich Von 99 Luftballons Und dass sowas von sowas kommt

Guest		25-Apr-2005 18:40
One of my favorites in the gallery right now. Crisp and simple. Beautiful side and backlighting.

Guest		25-Apr-2005 10:35
I like this. The late-day side lighting, fairly strong contrast, and somewhat muted shade of red work well. Given its graphic nature, could use a tad more sharpening.

alexeig		24-Apr-2005 15:22
Real nice, color, stripes and backlight

Canon DSLR Challenge		24-Apr-2005 11:28
Earl, Nice how the sun shines thru all the ballons. theFly