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28-AUG-2004

1st Place Winner
Over Suburbia
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Wojtas 28-Dec-2005 18:46
Wow! Exceptional perspective, wonderful framing, rich colors. I love the long shadows cast by "little" houses and how they're all line up in diagonals! My opinion - it's a winner!
Helen Betts22-Dec-2005 22:52
Exceptional shot, Sonny. I love the diagonals of the blocks and the shadows cast by the low sun. I agree with Jerry, it almost looks too perfect to be real! Helen
Guest 20-Dec-2005 05:05
Wow, perfect focus and composition. Great shot Sonny!
Sony Forums Challenges18-Dec-2005 19:32
Nice shot, Sonny...it certainly says "suburbia" :) Well composed/cropped...good placement of the balloon within the scene. I like the repeating patterns here too... and those loooonnng shadows. Nice capture...& from a "bird's-eye view". I bet this would also look good seeing the colorful balloon against a B&W suburbia. MFC
Guest 18-Dec-2005 08:08
Thanks, for the comments, y'all. Roberta, yes I was in another balloon when this shot was taken. It was my first balloon ride ever and It was so much fun! :)
roberta18-Dec-2005 05:38
Sonny,
Wow! What a great perspective! Were you in another balloon? The repeating patterns created by the houses, shadows, and roads really enhance the background and provide lots of interesting things to look at. Excellent composition and very sharp.
Arn18-Dec-2005 00:48
Well, there's an angle you don't see every day... The low angle of sunlight gives such a nice atmosphere and the framing combined with the colors and placement of the balloon make this image. Very nice.
Jerry Curtis17-Dec-2005 19:12
Very nice composition, Sonny - the diagonal line patterns of the streets and houses and the brightly-colored balloon in that LL sweetspot. It looks almost too perfect to be real - like an artist's sketch or a computer-generated image (which I'm sure it isn't).