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Nightglow 2007


Nightglow 2007
Photo Information
Copyright: Niek Bouwen (SunToucher) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1278 W: 158 N: 1300] (6919)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-25
Categories: Event, Nocturnal
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 DC EX HSM
Exposure: f/4, 1/3 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): 60-69 points- Part 6, Your favorites, Balloons, 70-79 Points Part 4, 80-89 points (II) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-26 6:51
Viewed: 1058
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 86
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
A little break from my travelogue. Yesterday I met up with Hans (GreenBaron) to visit the Balloon Fiesta Barneveld 2007. I had the luck that Hans is the proud owner of a press pass which allowed us to get on to the grounds where the balloons take of and the nightglow was held in the evening. Giving us some excellent opportunities to see the balloons up close.

The photography of this evening event did give us some concerns to work with. After the sun had set, the temperature rappidly lowered and the humidity rappidly increased. Fog was starting to build along the grond causing our cameras and lenses to fog up as well. In between every shot we had to wipe our lens dry to be sure that we got a clean image.

I set my camera to mirror lock-up and used my remote control to eliminate any kind of movement. Using my two spirit levels on my tripod, I made sure that everything was level. Focus was set to manual on invinity. Shot in RAW.

My PP work wasn't much at all. I did a small crop and white balance adjustment in my Canon conversion program. I converted in to 16-bit TIFF. In photoshop I added USM, framed the photo and added text. Resized and converted to 8-bit JPEG for TL.

Helkoryo, ralph, GreenBaron, XOTAELE, HMfoto, eyesthetix, Werewolf, espanek, Ejtaan, Pops71, perryhooter, Hendrika, Mas, hester, vandana2923, kingdome, evelynn, c-ynthia, dantor has marked this note useful
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Wow!
what a great perspective an nice composition!!!

The lightning/exposure is more than perfect!!!

Niek, This one goes directly into my favorite file.
Thx for sharing this with us

Richard

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  • ralph Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 176 W: 13 N: 256] (3801)
  • [2007-08-26 7:00]

This is one impressive photo Niek.Perfect exposure to give you those great colours.Good one.
Groetjes uit Australia
Nico

Preciosa vista nocturna.
Equilibrio en la luz y el color...
Estupenda nota.
Saludos, JL.

hello niek!!
great night shot, and you have wonderful light and colors like hans :-)
tfs
zoran

excellent night composition here niek :)
good perspective how the ballons line up
perfect exposure and sharpness :)

koh

Hoi Niek,

Prachtig gezicht, die 'grote lampen' in het veld. Heel knap vastgelegd. Vwb compositie: de diagonale lijn vind ik mooi. Wel had ik misschien iets meer ingezoomd/gecropt achteraf, zodat je meer betrokken bent als kijker. De mensen en auto's aan de rechterkant vind ik nu een beetje afleidend.
Verder goed werk en netjes afgewerkt.
TFS,
Darlene

PS:
Leuk dat je bij de Nightglow in Barneveld was. In Oldenzaal vond afgelopen weekend de Twente Ballooning plaats. Helaas was ik niet bij de Nightglow, maar wel bij de het vertrekken van de ballonnen. De aankomende dagen ga ik op TL mijn resultaten laten zien.

Hi Niek,
Great shot! Excellent exposure and colors!
Regards
HMFoto

Hi Niek,
exposure management looks accurate.
Very sharp detail and good picture quality.

Well done.
Best regards, Daniel.

I like it very much.
Beautiful nocturnal shot.
Very good control of light and technique.
Well done.
Congratulations.

Here they call them Captive as they stay on the ground like that. You catch very well the mood! The quality of light is of a good natural! It please me for the glowing who let see other details around. The atmosphere is complete!

Excellent nightshot! sharpness is high. the balloons are beautifully aligned! lucky you! tfs

jowhite

Hello Niek.
Great light management. Wonderful colors and composition. Excellent contrast. Interesting subject.
For me Perfect.
TFS
Wojciech

Hi Niek, lovely nocturn composition full of wonderful colors and excellent perspective, great POV, very well done, ciao Sil

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  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 981 W: 101 N: 2260] (11419)
  • [2007-08-26 14:10]

What a grand view Niek! Really a wonderful composition.
Not much I can add really... it's just a fine job!

Cheers,
Anneke

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  • Pops71 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 263 W: 28 N: 522] (2093)
  • [2007-08-26 14:41]

Hello Niek,
Great capture and POV. Excellent colors and sharpness of all these balloons fired at the same time. Very well done. Congrats. TFS
Cheers
Pierre

Hi Niek,
Nice night shot, you have captured the colours well and I like the way the balloons get smaller and darker as they go down the kins.
tfs Abdy

Wow Niek, this is fantastic, absolutely love the light from the ballons, excellent sharpness and a wonderful atmosphere, keep up the good work my friend!

Very hot composition, perspective and lines Niek !

I like the simple composition and frame! A glowing image !
Bravo!
Robert

Hi Niek,
Very beautiful night shot.Colours, light, POV and frame are good.TFS.
Regards.

hAyAti

Hi Niek,
Er komt wat bij kijken als je zo in het donker fotografeerd - maar als je je dan goed hebt voorbereid zoals jij, dan is het resultaat er ook wel naar.
Fantastische opname, fantastische sfeer.
TFS
Els

Hello Niek,
A special atmosphere has been captured!
Possibly first time I see balloons this time of day, the effect is awesome...
A well composed presentation, attractive colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hoi Niek,

Dit is natuurlijk helemaal top! Je groothoek heeft mooi alle vier grote ballons te pakken. Prachtig helder en perfect scherp! Mooie presentatie in het "panorama frame".

An honest Perfect posting my friend!

And thanks for your company and tips.

Hans

:) Later...

Hi Niek.
Wow! What a great image. Wonderful colour and light. Great effect. Good crop. Perfect exposure and contrast. Very well seen.
Best regards, Steve.

Hello Niek,

I like these night glow, You and hans have almost the same photo, you must have been together, excllent shot, great colors BG POV details just perfect colors excllent well done

TFS Kyle
PT

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1571 W: 126 N: 2228] (20439)
  • [2007-08-27 5:42]

Hello Niek ! I see you did almost the same shot as Hans ! Well done my friend, I like it a lot. Thnaks !

Mario

Hello there

I saw the ballon image posted by Hans yesterday and this is equally nice.Lovely too see the balloons all fired up at night, very different from the usual sunny day bright coloured type capture.

Very nice posting. I see you both chose a different POV

Lovely work

TFS regards Helen

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1791 W: 128 N: 3006] (16617)
  • [2007-08-27 13:52]

Hi Niek

Nice shot, very sharp, clear and colourful. great lighting, you have done a great job here, thanks for sharing


cheers,
Sweety

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  • Mas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 53 W: 62 N: 250] (2689)
  • [2007-08-27 13:58]

Heel mooi Niek !
Je hebt de verdeling tussen licht, heel licht (vuurvlam) en donker goed kunnen weergeven. Knap gedaan !

Marcel

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  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1372 W: 0 N: 1] (12003)
  • [2007-08-28 7:19]

Hallo Niek
Mooie strakke foto in mooie kleuren.
Gr Jos
P**

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1320 W: 31 N: 1634] (9994)
  • [2007-08-28 11:19]

Again another stunning image Niek. This is even more impressive after reading the note about the difficult conditions. As with the last shot great exposure. Marvellous composition as well

TFS

Karan

Well done. I tried this a few years ago at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, but between the wind and the various burn times I wasn't able to get such a nice symmetrical shot. I like the UWA and the converging lines into the horizon. Very well done!
Mike

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  • Jan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 434 W: 123 N: 728] (4867)
  • [2007-09-02 11:37]
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Wow, deze is heel mooi! Mooie lijnen, mooie kleuren en vooral heel scherp!
Ik ben er ook geweest, maar schrok van de prijs! En als Ik ga, willen m'n kinders ook, dusse.... duur grapje. We zijn maar weer naar huis gegaan.

Janneke

Hallo Niek,
mooie nacht opname en verbazend scherp.
Groet
John

Hello Niek,

Nice shot from balloon festival.
Beautiful visual and colors. TFS

Vandana

Lovely photo and POV. Like the exposure and light. Different feeling to seeing photo's of balloons during the day / early morning

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  • rater Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 201 W: 52 N: 111] (957)
  • [2007-09-04 17:30]

Hoi Niek,

great composition in this image, the succession of baloons makes a great diagonal that atract the eyes. Also bravo for the exposition time, just perfect!

r.

Hi Niek...
This is surely an amazing event to witness.The palce where you have taken this shot from is perfetly suited for the magnificient look it gives. Beautiful warm colors and a very sharp and interesting visual.
Congrats and thanks for sharing :D
Cheers!

NICE!

I'm impressed with this shot. I love the glow you captured and the sharpness. Very nice work!

TFS
Evelynn : )

Looks pretty cool. Composition looks good with a nice diagonal line and the fire in the dark looks nice.

TFS,
Pedro

Hello Hans,
Great scenery - I also like the landscape framing ;-)
THis must have been a absolutelly fantastic experience and great shooting opportunity! TFS Thomas

Great sharp photo. well done
TFS
Cynthia

Great shot Niek, not one you would see on Tn :) Very nice work.

Great night scene. You chose the perfect angle and got a wonderful triangular composition were the balloons are lining up in an interesting perspective. Exposure was right on. Sharpness is excellent. I guess that night, it was not very winding. Informative note too. Well done, Niek.

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