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Freedom from the Balloon
Freedom from the Balloon
jrtodd


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Independence (Basic Editing III*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Home
Date: Jul 13, 2005
Aperture: F22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Abstract, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jul 14, 2005

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Busted water balloon with a pin. Flash 1/500 sec.
Nothing fancy here, push wireless shutter release, push pin at balloon. Hope for best. I used 6 balloons to make this happen.

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 139
Avg (all users): 6.3241
Avg (commenters): 7.7576
Avg (participants): 5.9762
Avg (non-participants): 6.5455
Views since voting: 1981
Views during voting: 564
Votes: 216
Comments: 44
Favorites: 11 (view)

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 07/24/2005 07:30:08 AM
I stillthink this is the best shot in the comp. Well done
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 07/24/2005 06:24:57 AM
Top 20 !! Way to go. I thought this was one of those millisecond captures that worked perfectly. Science and art combined - gee whiz, what could be better than that/?? :~)
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 07/24/2005 06:09:41 AM
hey i remember this from science class. its an expreriment to see if water can hold the shape given and for how long. very cool! nice job capturing the floating water.
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 07/23/2005 08:59:16 PM
What a spray and one I could have used here in Jersey City with this heat wave. Cool capture. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/23/2005 02:46:09 PM
Very cool. Please share how you did this. How many balloons did you use?????
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 07/22/2005 08:20:49 PM
Neat... just neat.... great timing
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 07/22/2005 06:56:23 PM
I can't wait to see the specs on this one - shutter speed, etc. Very well done.
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 07/22/2005 05:03:52 PM
Good timing.
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 07/22/2005 10:27:16 AM
An amazing stop action photo!
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 07/20/2005 10:13:54 PM
one word...incredible
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 07/20/2005 04:33:09 PM
Very imaginative. Great shot.
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 07/19/2005 04:06:57 PM
amazing!!!!!
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 07/19/2005 02:28:59 PM
Awesome job! Saw a book that had something like this in it, really cool!
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 07/19/2005 03:49:41 AM
Perfect timing. well done. I find it difficult to believe that the balloon can be so much faster than gravity and will be interested to see what set up you used. My pick for the blue - 10
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 07/19/2005 02:31:51 AM
8
 07/18/2005 11:37:27 PM
Brilliant capture - 10
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 07/18/2005 11:17:47 PM
unbelievable! is this actually water standind in the air?!!!
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 07/18/2005 06:42:21 PM
Great picture! I can only imagine how many takes it took to get this so good looking.
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 07/18/2005 04:51:07 PM
I don't like the title, none the less high marks on the capture.
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 07/18/2005 01:04:45 PM
Fantastic shot and an original idea
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 07/18/2005 11:07:07 AM
awesome picture. i guess that's what a ball of water looks like
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 07/18/2005 07:07:34 AM
Not a very interesting composition, but love the idea and good job capturing the effect!
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 07/18/2005 06:45:15 AM
Okay, that's pretty cool!
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 07/18/2005 03:06:28 AM
WOW ..... all I can say is "perfect timing"
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 07/17/2005 09:24:01 PM
Oh man! I saw this setup in a photo mag and have been dying to try to get a shot like this. Can't wait to see the details! ...you will post the details, won't you?? :)
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 07/17/2005 07:50:28 PM
Definately a neat shot. Nice timing.
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 07/17/2005 07:20:52 PM
well done...7
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 07/17/2005 07:18:12 PM
This is a very interesting shot. There are ways I can imagine to improve it, but I can see you are so far ahead of me you don't need my help.
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 07/17/2005 06:34:53 PM
Ahh I've seen this before from my photo instructor. Perfectly executed! Done with a strobe light wired with the camera? I would love to try this if you don't mind publishing the 'how-to' with details.
Thanks!
10
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 07/17/2005 05:04:00 PM
This cracked me up. I love the image; what a great idea & capture! Okay, it doesn't really say "independence" to me, but the title made me laugh. 9
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 07/17/2005 03:55:31 PM
wow, that's a great idea! wonderful execution, too... you can even see the circle around the needle. I also love the title, if I could vote this would be a 10! mmm... it made me thirsty :)
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 07/17/2005 03:50:32 PM
This is an excellent capture, but other than the initial "Wow" factor, this has nothing in the way of composition, emotion, contrast, or meaning.
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 07/17/2005 03:46:38 PM
My mind is blown.
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 07/17/2005 12:57:17 PM
that's cool, how many takes?
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 07/17/2005 11:45:55 AM
WOW.... Definatelly top 10
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 07/17/2005 08:03:58 AM
WOW - talk about stop action. This is really cool. You really got that one second in time. Amazing shutter speed!!
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 07/17/2005 04:45:05 AM
Great shot. Great ligting and focus. A black balloon and a different hand motion pricking the baloon would of been the altimate how did he do that?
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 07/17/2005 04:22:29 AM
fantastic idea! I love the way the water is mostly still in a balloon shape! 10
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 07/17/2005 01:58:29 AM
You caught the moment alright! Nice!
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 07/16/2005 11:24:02 PM
owsome !!! i always thoght how the water will be look like when the bloon is blow
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 07/16/2005 09:39:30 PM
cool shot! What good timing
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 07/16/2005 08:41:06 PM
VERY cool shot! WOW! LOL... Excellent.
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 07/16/2005 08:34:03 PM
Neat shot - water independent of its casing...I suppose it fits. :)
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 07/16/2005 08:11:38 PM
this hurts my eyes for some reason, i take it the yellow is the baloon?
great picture, i love how the water is still in the shape of its container
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