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Bagan's balloon ride


Bagan's balloon ride
Photo Information
Copyright: Thien Tran (thien) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 497 W: 152 N: 206] (2082)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-11-26
Categories: Ruins
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark II, Sigma 70-200 f2.8EX, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/500 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Twins? [Part XX], Asie, mes préférées [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-12-13 15:25
Viewed: 2895
Favorites: 5 [view]
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The ubiquitous balloon ride over the Bagan plains. The sight must be astounding and so is the price. At $250 a head, you can be the envy of everyone down on the field and the champagne flows at the end of the trip. They accepts credit cards too, Visa don't leave home without it.

Back to cliché landscape again. A moment before, you were cursing that crappy bottle's end that you call a lens, a second later, its flare was your best friend.

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  • Great 
  • rithi (111)
  • [2004-12-13 15:27]

Wowwwww. Great pic.Many compliments. Perfect place and perfect timing

Uma foto impressionante, dá a impressão de uma infinidade de templos... O único comentário é que a mancha vermelha (será meu monitor?) na frente do templo a direita mais próximo da câmera poderia ser retirada de alguma maneira, ou ao menos suavizada um pouco...

  • Great 
  • alimo3 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 489 W: 112 N: 97] (6696)
  • [2004-12-13 15:35]

hi Thien,
this is a beautyful image and you've got a terrific light.
composition is very good,and colors are great.
Bravo.

Tom
10 pts if i could !

I really like the composition, it almost looks like the baloons are dripping down and creating the towers of Bagan. Excellent job

Brilliant photo, Thien. The way the temples rise up out of the haze is magical. The colours are superb and the silhouette of the ballon is perfect. Excellent.

  • Great 
  • naxius Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2499 W: 96 N: 2344] (16673)
  • [2004-12-13 17:09]

Waouw! Thien, your composition is outstanding....I like the colors and the way you have managed the light. This is an excellent composition, one of my favourite in TE, really!
Compliments
Alexandre

Extraordinaire composition , j'aime les couleurs , un grand spectacle .

Layers and lights are my favourites in this picture. (But the lens flare is a little bit annoying.) Congrat!

This is what I call to be at the right time at the right place with camera. Great moment.L.

  • Great 
  • alford Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 812 W: 42 N: 1017] (3763)
  • [2004-12-13 18:26]

Hi Thien! I agree with the others, you captured this at the right moment at the right place! The sunset lasts only for a few minutes, so you really had a very good timing here! The colors, the temple silhouettes and the baloon really make your pic lively! A poster-like photo! very good work! rgds.

Hi Thien,
Very good picture.Very good compositon.Light is perfect and perfect exposure, very clear in details.

suPPerb!
well composed. you must have experienced a divine feeling here.
Firstly what catched the eye is the sunrays, just past the balloon and over the near temple.
Secondly, the intricate detailing of the different layers of the landscape and so many temples therein, rendered by the different shades of the setting sun.
thanks for sharing
Arnab

  • Great 
  • jp80 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1073 W: 181 N: 1002] (8427)
  • [2004-12-14 5:00]

Waho ! What a light ! Wonderful shot, nice croping and absolutly great colors... One of my favorites ! Thanks,

Pascal

  • Great 
  • sohrab Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1360 W: 255 N: 1175] (7405)
  • [2004-12-14 15:36]

great photograph thien
i've always imagined bagan to be heavenly, especially during the winter months..
this is a very good photograph.. the hot air balloon seems a little out of place on one hand , but on the other.. i think it becomes a very interting element in the photograph ... it contrasts very well with the ancient temples..
it's a pity about the flare though .. i think i might have liked it more without it
anyway here's another photograph for you
take care:)

mesmerising landscape and lighting. it must be breath-taking there. Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful scene
Very well captured
Nicely composed

What a great colors and superb light for a shot perfectly composed.
Add to my favourite.
One regret however : by giving the price of the tour, you killed one of my dream to fly one day over Pagan :( !

Superbe !!!
Marie

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  • Albrecht Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1940 W: 151 N: 904] (10744)
  • [2007-05-21 12:47]

Hi Thien
Very impressive shot;wonderful sunlight and silhouets and a beautiful place there.
greetings Albrecht

Just Fantastic!

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