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This was a misty from looking at any image that morning during you must be so proud as well, adds a new contrast mudanzas

I had never had tingles from looking at any image that I can recall until 1min ago.This is a once in a lifetime capture,which is why it is most favourited by a mile!congrats

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I wouldn't be surprised if this photograph hangs on a wall adorned with peerless masterpieces like itself, 50 years from now, being gawked at by the spiritual children of today's most passionate photographers.



Amazing.

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i'm in full awe upon seeing this masterpiece..it's like one of my dreams..it made me smile amidst a very tiring and stressful day. Good job!

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loveeeeee!

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To date, the best photo I have seen on this website. Great work!

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Beautiful!

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One of the most beautiful picture i have ever seen

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Brilliant shot-there's a reason this is the most popular photo on here.

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Awesome Lighting and comp!!

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can't describe with words. wow gj!

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Absolutely magical. Brilliant work.

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somehow browsing brought me back to this image, which I loved when I first saw it, and now like even more b/c you didn't PS the hell out of it!

Nicely done!

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amazing photo.

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AWESOME!!!

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im sure ive said this before(and many people before me), but this is a really incredible photo. you must be so proud

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Wow, I see why this is the top favorite pic on the site... This is just fantastic. I love the bird silhouette as well, adds a new contrast between the definitions of flight. Or the boundries of it, rather.

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it makes me feel like im looking at a painting almost its very butiful ^^

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Very sublime...I feel like I'm actually one of those balloons.

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Wow. This photo is great. The color, the subjects, the framing, the everything.

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One of my all time favorites on DPC. Beautiful image.

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This image is fantastic!

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very kool... congrats on the blue :)

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more than wonderful



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This is an absolutely amazing photo.

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Very original...nice indeed!

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oh, how great would this be as an HDR?



I don't see how this didn't score at least 8.5

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great pic!!!

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That is one incredible photo.

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amazing! congratulations!

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INCREDIBLE!

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I love the different layers of shadows..nicely captured!!

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This is a very good pic! Great job!

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This picture puts me at ease, I can't believe how amazing it is!!

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I think this is the best picture here at DPC.

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wow. a picture IS worth a thousand words

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how i love this picture.

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Doesn't get much better than this...

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Awesome picture! Congratulations!

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soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooood

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Do you live in Rio Rancho?

So - you got up, went outside, looked east, and just "got" this?

How unfair LOL

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Just saw this in Pop Photo. Congrats!!!

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Well, better late than never. A friend gave me a copy of January's Pop Photo!! Congratulations... it is one of my favorite shots. (In fact, I'll mark it as a favorite!!)





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Pure magic.

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I had the Popular Photography and I chanced upon this picture -- I said to myself... Hmmmm, this looks familiar. Now I know where I first saw it. This is way beyond words! :)



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Originally posted by macpapas: Originally posted by pekesty: Got my Pop Photo yesterday, and what do I see...Congratulations on being a runner up and being in print in a major magazine. Well deserved!



Yep, just got my copy and was coming here to say the same thing - congrats!!! It's great to be published!



I guess I'm 4 days late, but I just got my copy today. Congrats!

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Originally posted by pekesty: Got my Pop Photo yesterday, and what do I see...Congratulations on being a runner up and being in print in a major magazine. Well deserved!



Yep, just got my copy and was coming here to say the same thing - congrats!!! It's great to be published!

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Got my Pop Photo yesterday, and what do I see...Congratulations on being a runner up and being in print in a major magazine. Well deserved!



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oh my gosh! absolutely mindblowing! excellent job!

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This is a excellent shot!

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Crazy good! Congratulations!!!

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An amazing dream like quality. Well deserved award.

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Great Compostion. Light, colors and placement (timing) of objects is perfect. Congratulations for shooting a great picture.

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What a great picture, all those balloons together and really well-framed.



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LOVE IT reminds me of my childhood.

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Just. Simply. Amazing. Photographs like this make me think that all the crappy shots I take while I am learning are worth it bc someday I might be good enough to get a shot like this. What editing software do you use?

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Love photos like these with aerial perspectives/ multiple layers. Strange that the baloons are at one depth laterally (following the river I suppose) Great Photo. Must have been fun to be there and see them pass. Beautiful and awesome.

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Wow, 200 comments. It's the perfect photo! Wow!!

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This is just... WOW!

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I keep coming back to this one, as do others, the views since voting count is amazing! It has only been up since Jan - 2006, and it is the second most viewed picture on this site (dont know if you knew that)! Good job pulling out the beauty in this one, I would not have seen it in the original file, you have a marvelous eye.

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Hi There~



I work as a photo editor at an agency in New York City. I am very interested in picking up this images...please get in touch with me ASAP.



Thanks,

lindsay.blatt@worldpicturenews.com

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wooooooooooooooooooooow



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Is it possible to get this pic in a higher res? perhaps 1280x1024...

Simply surreal... amazing shot!

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Puts me right back there - superb location and action shot.

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I love this well done!

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Very cool! Congratulations!

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wow! what a classic

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Bill, awesome picture!

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I just absolutely love this image! Congrats!!!

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absolutely stunning!

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Wow! Astonishing shot. I like how it draws me in with the many many layers of trees and mist. Perfect light conditions, I'll say again, astonishing1

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great!! i was thinking, why can't we all go to places like this! just amazing! Super!

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Wow, 1 out of 829!! I had this pegged as a winner when I saw it, but didn't have a chance to vote. I love the mistiness and the outlines of the trees, that is what made it special in my eyes.

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Congratulations!

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Wonderfull picture. It really brings back memories of my childhood. I used to live in Albuquerque and got up a few years at somewhere near 2-3am to go work at the Balloon Fiesta. Although I recognized the balloons, the trees just look amazaing and almost mystical.



Great framing and exposure, those early morning shots are hard to get, but when you do they are great!

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Simply beau...ti...ful, congratulations!

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this shot is terrificly-amazing

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CONGRATULATIONS..... You so, so, deserved the "BLUE"..... I have already added this wonderful, brillant, super-shot to my favorites, and I think it would have to be one of the best shots I have ever seen on DPC..... Thank you for your talent, your vision, and your wonderful photo.....

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CONGRATS on your blue.. brilliant shot.. love it.. :)))))

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Congratulations on your blue ribbon. A real honor to be first in a challenge with so many outstanding photos.

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That is a beauty, congrats.

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Congratulattions on your Blue with this Wonderful image! Fantastic Capture!

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I must say, the first time I saw this photo, it was hard to believe it was a real single shot picture. Congrats on the Blue. It was well deseerved. Congrats.

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Thanks for making this photo live up to its potential! I like the slight haze in the sky, preserved by you. the colors still come through nicely, too. The textures and composition are just fabulous. Really well done for sure!

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Wow, I like this even more than your shot from the "Celebration" challenge. The colors are incredible, the whole thing is so surreal.

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Congratulations on your beautiful, beautiful picture. It really deserves to the very best of 2005!! What an honor, you must be so happy. I hope the wonderful glow you must feel will stay with you all year and bring you lots of luck for many more fabulous shots.

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A Gem alright! Congratulations on the best picture from the year 2005.



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absolutely phenomenal! (sp?)





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This shot has it all Bill, great job. Congrats!

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Well done indeed - this is a great scene well captured.

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Fantastic photo, congratulations on your ribbon!

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congrats !

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Bill, well deserved win. It is a great shot, in my workshop photo I just wanted to show you a different looks on things, I had no doubt that you made a great photograph.



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Contrats ! This was one of my favorites !

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Bill - fantastic result, wonderful photo! Congratulations on your blue.



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Congrats !

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apart from the early morning mist and light...what appeals to me in this pic is the depth...it's one of those pics you can just keep looking at...gives one an amazing feeling of openess and freedom...i would give anything to be in one of those balloons!!...well done!

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Big congrats! The creme of a totally outstanding crop of images. You should be quite proud of this splendid photo.

:-)

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Congrats, great shot!

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Congrats on the blue, this is absolutely gorgeous. Well deserved!

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Really wonderful. I has reminded me this other outstanding pic:

//www.pbase.com/clyne/image/54341656

A bit tilted horizon to change something

Congratulations !

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Sorry if I'm not very original, but all I can say is WOW, WOW, WOW. Incredible shot. I hope one day I can take something near this.

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beautiful, well done!

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Fantastic job. Well spotted and captured. Congratulations on an awesome win.

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Congrats on the absolutely wonderful, wouldn't change a thing photo.



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Photo of the year!(deservedly) :-) It doesn't get much better than this. Congratulations.

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Way to go, Bill! Betcha this will win on Steve's as well! A very productive day for you! Big congrats on your win!

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Congrats! Beautiful image and an interesting capture. Perfect place and perfect timing. Just... wow!

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Outstanding! Another of my picks! If only I were as good at shooting 'em as I am at judging 'em... Congrats!

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Breathtaking! Nothing else to say except: Congratulations on your BLUE with this masterpiece.

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Beautiful.. Congrats.

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Congratulations on the top ribbon fantastic shot

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congratulations. it don't git much better'n this

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Congrats on the blue. Great photo, perfect point of view. I was at one of those a few years ago, really impressive to watch

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Congrats on the blue!!!

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I remember when I was about 6 years old. Lived out in Rio Rancho (Avenida La Baranca (sp?)) and watching the ballonns. My Dad owned a Texaco station near and raced cars also, so he was in real good with the GoodYear guys. I got to ride in their balloon. I remember watching the balloons for hours on end.

Last time I was down there in 2004 during the Balloonfest to see my Dad in Hospice. We went outside and watched the balloons floating by. He passed away in November of 2004 (a month later) at 62. Great memory to relive with him one last time.

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i guess if I gave ya a ten I can't be too mad that you got 1st, great shot ! desreved the win

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Congratulations! A great photo, one to be proud of! And you whopped us all!

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If I ever see something in reality like this in my lifetime, I think I will pass out.



Amazing capture.

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Not differcult to guess this would win. Fantastic photo.

Well done.

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Congrats...Amazing image. Definitely a winner

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Congratulations..well deserved...

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Congrats! I had this pegged as the winner. :-)

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Comments Made During the Challenge

Beautiful shot!

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Wonderful, perhaps in a perfect world the bird in the foreground would not be there. One of my top 5. 10

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This is a very special image, I hope it wins!

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Magnificent shot...10

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nice pic I especially like the fog in the forest.

Very entertaining

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what a beautiful image!! only distraction is the black something toawrd bottom middle.. 9

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Return for comment. This is so beautiful! What an incredible scene and capture. I think it's almost perfect. The one change I'd like to see is slightly more contrast or saturation in the sky area, to bring out the balloons a little more. Just enough to make them sing without losing the lovely depth and layering you've achieved here. Good luck in the challenge--into my favs!

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Excellant love it 10

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This is my top pick for blue, great shot! I like this even better than your yellow ribbon a few months ago, better contrast, better balance between foreground and background. And the balloons appear to be luminescent here, wonderful!

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This is really wonderful, on of my favs so far. The upper half seems a tad washed-out, perhaps from the haze. Otherwise perfect!

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What a great shot. Great control over the varied lighting.

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For the first time in a long time, I have seen a photograph that literally took my breath away. My breathing pattern changed as soon as I saw this. This may be one of the best pics Ive seen... period

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this is even better than your ribbon shot(if I've got the right guy?)beautiful tones,great image.

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Breautiful and very ethereal. One of my top 2.

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an instant favorite - great capture!

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Love it.

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I like this picture but I wish the balloons came in better

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This is exceptional. 10. I`ve finally finished voting and this one is my pick for the blue ribbon. Good luck.

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Wow this is awesome. I looooove it. I would have increased contrast in the baloons a litt.e

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Wow, Wonderful capture. Love the misty tree line and the colorful baloons rising up, The bird is a nice touch.

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One of the best. Good luck.

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Beautiful photo, love the layers in the trees and ballons, as well as the colors. the bird IMO distracts a little but thats just if im being picky lol... good luck ;) 9

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This is how I think heaven is going to look like!!

I love the bird in the foreground!!

Absolutely beautiful!!!!

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Great tonal range. Really majestic lighting. You know the bird made me go "wow" at first but I really think i distracts me the more I look at it. A beautiful image all the same.

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Great capture

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Great scene, just a bit flat in color and contrast. 8







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Great shot but I can't decide if the bird adds to the photo or distracts... 7

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This is an excellent shot. Top ten in my book. Bumping to 10.

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Sweetness. Awesome capture. Worth getting up early to capture that. Well done.

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This is just amazing. Very nice work! The textures are incredible, and composition very effective! 10

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Wow, to be in one of these balloons,would be just amazing, looking down on that magic scenery below. This is just so special. Just one of those magic moments, one only finds once in a lifetime..... The mist in the trees give it such a magical feel. I also love how one, two, three, four, five and half balloons, are partically covered with misty trees, WOW, thats something so special..... I think you are amazing, and hope you do well in this challenge.

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What was I thinking giving this beautiful work only an 8? Bumping to 10!

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WoW

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Wow!

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This is a case of being in the right place at the right time, and knowing how to totally capitalize on it! Very cool shot.

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The bird is either really distracting or an excellent touch. I'm leaning towards the former because the photo is great without it and it draws my eyes away from the wonderful balloons.

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Wow, what a sight! The mist is really nice and I like the way the sunlight has made some of the balloons look transparent.

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wow..really..wow...no tech. comments as I wouldn't dare change a thing..

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Had hoped to see this one, terrific.

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The very BOL on a majical shot.

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Very cool shot! 9

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WOW,great shot 10

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Wow the layers in this are amazing. They are floating up out of all the layers of trees Very nice. 9

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Beautiful.

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Great this is my fav of the whole challenge, so many layers at work

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This is really pretty but I find the black bird (?) in the near center a distraction to an otherwise very serene photo.

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This is a very special picture. Soft and bright at the same time. Almost mystic, but soothing.

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Wonderful coloration/composition; very soft and peaceful. With bird in the forground could have been called "modes of flight"/ Amazing how the mist and trees seem to mirror the clouds and sky.

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big 10 from me. The bird is perfect. well done!!

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Stunning! This shot is perfect is so many ways. WOW!

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Impressive and beautiful.

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What a beautiful scene, I love this one, 10, good luck!

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really wonderful, keep it up

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I thought the thumbnail was pretty good but upon opening the image & seeing that bird in the foreground, I have to say that really makes the shot excellant to me.

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Even though the horizon appears tilted, I'm fascinated by the effect of the rows of trees.

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Forget DPC, this is a winner anywhere!

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What a super image, very well done, 10

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very nice. i like that the subject is something not so oftenly used....where was this?

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You have captured the morning light so perfectly here, I am stunned. The baloons are fine and do no harm. The sky is fine and does no harm. But the reality is that they are simply context for the bottom 2/3 of the image which is superb. Well done. Among my top picks.

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Very cool. I love the translucency of the balloons.

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This is a great shot

looks too good to be true

a well deserved 10

good luck



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Albuquerque flight. Great shot in all ways. The bird adds to the delight.

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Woow this shot really stands out...It's stunning,Love the trees in the mist,I love the bird too...a well deserved 10 from me

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Great shot. I'm not sure the picture would have been better without the bird.

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awsome pix, great dof, great color, great angle, lighting great, b&w need a bit of work, great comp, overall excellent

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Beautiful image.

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Wow! So much going on here with the lighting hitting the trees just right, te bird ni flight and of course the balloons. Excellent! 10

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An even better version of a previous ribbon winning shot. This one improves upon the last with the inclusion of the bird in flight and the wider landscape orientation. A very serene and pleasing image!

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Holy smokes! What a sight! [10]

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wow, how amazing

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Wow ! Beautiful !

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Have you looked at it after cropping the bottom third of the image?

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Wow! Where was this taken? Your colors are a little flat. I wish you could make them pop more in the balloons while still maintaining the foggy landscape!

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great mist infused layers

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9 and adding to faves, might have to bump to a 10 - in fact I think I will. 10

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Simply superb. Can't wait to read about where and when this was.

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Great shot

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Great shot. The fog with the different layers that it creates, the air balloons coming out of the forest..great stuff. too bad the bird is in the way. Oh well, not a perfect world, but yes it is a perfect score:10

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A previous ribbon winner (of a similar shot) that can only do well again. Still beautiful - so good luck.

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one word: wow

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Just spectacularly good. I love the layering of the foliage with the mist. So great. 10.

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10 from me....good luck! wonderful shot!

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What can I say. This is awesome. One of my top picks of the challenge.

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This is luminous. I love the depth and layers of mist and colors of the balloons. Really stunning! And of course it's great that you were able to get the bird in the foreground. 10.

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This is incredible, good capture..

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Excellent picture. I love this. I've got some baloon pictures in my portfolio as well so you might want to have a look. don't think they are quit as good as this though. 10

the only thing that might improve this, is wheter is is possible to have a bit more space on the top and left and right next to the most outer baloons... but it's pretty perfect as it is! well done

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This is 'photography as a means to share a spectacle' at its very best. Dodge and burning perhaps taken a little too far but overall an exceptional capture.

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Wow, that was definitely being in the right place at the right time. What a wonderful setting for the balloon festival!

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Incredible.

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This is just beautiful

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Absolutely stunning photo! 10/10

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This seems familiar. I like this one better than the (assumed) one in my memory. The layers of distance are great, the dimensions are emphasized by the bird which other might find destracting. I also like the pale colours of the balloons. 10. Adding to favs.

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Incredible landscape, with a painting-like quality to it. My only quibble -- the bird in the foreground... It stands out and distracts from the rest of the image. Maybe some dodging to minimize it or even cloning it out would work. Still, well-done!

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pretty colors - they look pastel like. I like how they are rising above the clouds.

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Perfect with the haze on the balloons. Nice with the bird in the foreground.

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wow! Nice capture.

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Excellent photograph, I love the subtle tones and colors of this photograph. The depth is amazing. "10" from me, good luck!

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Love it. Love the mist and the various strata of trees. Very fun capture.

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I love this shot, the mist and trees and balloons, a difficult shot to get such great detail despite difficult lighting conditions. Has a great eirie feeling 10

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Awesome scene! and great capture. the balloons seem a tad oversharpened though. I love the mist in the trees

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This photo is just magical in so many ways... I hope it finds its way to the top 10 in this challenge :) 10

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wow.

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Would make a great poster! 10

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Had a 9 for you, bumping up to 10. Can't really find anything to complain about in this one. The composition is fantastic, no ballons are cut off at all. The light is unrealy with the mist coming through the trees, and to have that bird in the foreground really brings the title you chose home. Incredible work. 10

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So beautiful. I really like the bird in the bottom half of the photo too. 10

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Best of 2005 indeed

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This is incredible!

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beautiful!

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Sweet shot!

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WOW! Spectacular shot! 10

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A "bingo" shot. Congratulations on resisting the oevrsaturation route :-)

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Beautiful layering.

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ahhh amazing! ... I give it 11 ... doh no 11

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One of my favorites in a very big challenge. The bird in the foreground is a nice touch.

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Wow it's like a dream and very butifull. I have voted 51 now, and this is the best so far. Good luck.

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excellent.. my favorite so far..

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Simply amazing. Wow. Umm, okay I can't come up with anything better then that. Sorry! :D 10

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What a sight that must have been in person - thanks for sharing it!

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OH WOW - what would happen if you did a saturation of blue,cyan,red and yellow? Play with curves a little. I know that it's a misty morning, but it might really give it more pop. I like the bird's silhouette in the foreground. Compositionally, it's great!!

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This is aMAZING!!!! I love the misty look of the clouds hanging over the trees. I love the bird, and those cheerful balloons. This is definitely a "Best of" contender!!!!

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Amazing capture. You had such a great vantage point.

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You should be disqualified... Because thies is just not of this world!!!

Outstanding, great, the best photo i´ve seen in years! It´s so damn good.

// Robert

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wow stunning shot!!

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Such an amazing image...it must have been quite a site to behold in person.

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Wow! Lovely shot.

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How beautiful! You've captured the light and morning mis so wonderfully! I love the way the mist gives depth by creating halos around the tree tops and also the way the sun lights up many of the balloons.

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What a cool scene! My first 10 of the '05 challenge.

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When I give a photo a 10, it is because I feel it is wonderfual all the way around. Therefore, I have no real comment other than to say I gave you a 10!

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Nice lighting!

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WoW!! All I can say is a 10

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I really like the play of colors and overall scenery in this particular shot;-) The colors of the balloons are not only a wonderful splash of color to the landscape of the sky but the sometimes pastel soft colors compliment (act in partnership) to the soft warm/dark colors of the forested landscape dominating the foreground. The fog/mist rolling off of the landscape softens the look and turns it into a magical scene. What I really like about this one is all the soft (not overly brilliant and vibrantly bold) colors that are seen throughout the composition. I really feel the soft light of the morning as these balloons rise and take flight. Also something that is a real shame that it was not better lit - the bird that is seen in flight in the foreground would have really added an extra special touch to the overall scene. We see it's shape but it is a dark silhouette that if better lit would be a companion to the other main objects in flight in this photo.

Photographer found comment helpful.

Magical scene, made even more magical by your photographic ability to capture the scene with stunning composition.