Hide and Seek Photo

Photographer’s Note

Just at sunrise, the huge balloons were going up and down behind a range of fairy chimneys in Cappadocia, playing hide and seek for the specators like us : another way to enjoy...

Heating up the air

Balloonization

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pandoraTE (2317) 2007-10-02 9:35

such an interesting POV that it seems like a photoshop. Very nice photo. Congratulations.

japiey (9531) 2007-10-02 10:35

Dear Cath.

Fantastic is this shot..
A different style from you, dear friend.
Good tones and lights.

Salutes, and enjoy the days.

jean paul

suhan (3552) 2007-10-02 12:03

çok ilginç ve farklı bir Kapadokya-balon-peribacası fotoğrafı olmuş
tebrikler
merve-süleyman

dokadak (11492) 2007-10-02 12:11

Hello Cath,

Its an interesting contrast betwen fairy chimneys and nature... colors, detail and light is great... good work.. very well done

cheers
hasan

ahaberal (6455) 2007-10-02 12:11

merhaba
bence en iyi kapadokya fotoğraflarından bi tanesi,hem hem peribacaları,hem balon ön planda
tebrikler
selamlar

MarcT (21105) 2007-10-02 12:27

Salut Cath,
très bel angle de vue. On dirait que le ballon va éclater sur ces pics rocheux.
Amusez-vous bien.
Marc

jcdurka1 (1940) 2007-10-02 13:00

L'effet est surprenant comme les contrastes. Le magicien tire un lapin de son chapeau et la un ballon d'une montagne. Magique...
Jean-Claude

maloutim (4117) 2007-10-02 13:58

Bonjour Catherine!
J'aime beaucoup les Mongolfières, qui ont souvent des couleurs vives, et qui ornent bien le paysage .
Ici, le contraste est saisissant entre le ballon et les cheminées de couleur plus terne. Il semble vraiment jouer à cache-cache ou prétendre être un OVNI.
Belle réussite et les WS sont aussi très intéressants.
Bonne soirée!
Marie Louise.

sabanuluca (5170) 2007-10-02 14:34

merhaba,
peri bacalarının ardından yukselen balon cok ılgınc bır komp. olusturmuş. elıne sağlık
selamlar
şaban

axiotea (16359) 2007-10-02 21:54

Salut Cath
Un petit tour en ballon! Ça ne me déplairait pas du tout!
Surprenant de voir cette montgolfière derrière les 'cheminées de fées'. Spectaculaire! j'aime bien aussi le rayon de soleil saisi à la droite du ballon aux couleurs vives. Es tu allée faire un tour?
Amicalement
Marilyn

sabyasachi_d (413) 2007-10-02 23:14

haha!! very funny indeed!! i really love the way u placed the baloon. Straight out of some sci-fi thriller. looks like a monster is waking up from behind those rock formations. Though Cappadocia and baloons have been overused as a subject together, this definitely is a refreshing view. Thank u for sharing this funny pic.
regards
sabya

toto (18783) 2007-10-02 23:15

Belle photo de ce bollon ainsi placé derrière ces rochers, l' effet est superbe, belles couleurs et grande netteté, bien cadré,et beaucoups de détails des rochers et du ballon. Amitiés Thomas

hatti52 (12654) 2007-10-03 0:42

Hello Cath,
Fantastic.
it is like a photoshop
grat light and colours
compliments

vincz (19075) 2007-10-03 0:49

Une vue incroyable, melange d'epoques si differentes, melanges de couleurs et de tons si opposes. Tres bien vu, superbement attrape avec le soleil sur le ballon en haut a droite. J'aime beaucoup.

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-10-03 1:13

Hi Catherine,
Instead of a sun rising, it is the balloon... well seen and captured. Very good POV and intriguing scene. Cappadocia must be a theme park? ... just puzzled what the structures are. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

sedaeristurk (447) 2007-10-03 2:15

Wow!It is amazing!Very nice shot.Congratulations!Seda

jonathan_hart (22739) 2007-10-03 4:04

terrible !
spectaculaire !
unique :)
incroyable même !
un instant très bien capté bravo
jo

xramm (745) 2007-10-03 12:16

Good work, very impressive ,colorful composition.
TFS

Hakki

hattori (2) 2007-10-03 14:52

sevgili catherine,
you have succeeded in creating a canvas which merges pale ancient texture with bright modern style perfectly
very very well done
cheers
nezih

manatee (4299) 2007-10-03 17:44

Wow this picture is amazing I like it so much, exelent contrast of the ligth the colors and culture too.

AS usual very nice pic and different too

Ciao Cath

Bruno40 (6442) 2007-10-03 19:54

Hi Catherine
Very smart composition. Sharp and with a good exposure to capture shadows and highlights well.
Good work
Jorge

pcp (3368) 2007-10-03 22:50

Wow, Title is very good, Which matches perfectly to image.

Great composition and POV. Colors are good sply.. Sunlight from the right.

TFS

Senthil

rigoletto (27082) 2007-10-04 0:29

Hi Cath,
Is it uploaded before raki or after raki? ~:oD
The title is splendid and i can imagine the brainstorm which led before finding an appropriate and a genial title as well. The photo has a magnificent cadrage or a crop, which makes the balloon look like a giant full moon, rising slowly after sharp peaks of mountains. I can see the effect of some layering, not much maybe, because i have a similar photo in which the chimneys are badly silhouetted. The splash of warm morning light on the face of the balloon is truly the point of attraction, and as always, red color turns me on :)))
Cheers, kisses and hugs...
Deniz

UnTrained (0) 2007-10-04 0:58

Hi Catherine,
the light on that colourful rocks would be interesting enough, but the hidden balloon is a great addition. The writing makes it clear in a moment where you are. I like the contrast of the soft foreground against the strong red.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

feather (50560) 2007-10-04 1:52

What a wonderful image of contrasts - colours; nature/man-made; old/new. It seems an incongruous sight to see the vivid red balloon anmongst the fairy chimneys. Excellent shot.
Kath

tehanu_f (6874) 2007-10-04 7:00

Hi Catherine,
I love the idea a lot. You captured the two symbols of Kapadokya together. Very clever composition. Eline saglik.
Fusun

PierreMorel (1168) 2007-10-04 8:34

Bonsoir Catherine,
Celle-ci est presque surréaliste! En plus, le thème de la mongolfière est très intéressant et ajoute au contexte.
Bravo,
Pierre

riclopes (33143) 2007-10-04 22:05

I remember the huge contrast of these beautiful colorful ballons going up every morning in Cappadocia. I could never afford a trip, but observed them everyday from the terrace of my lodge, while eating a very early breakfast. You made an amazing effect of scale and contrast here.
Regards from a very rainning Laos,
ricardo

mesutilgim (37583) 2007-10-05 3:19

Hi dear Cath,
Wonderfull pov ! Very nice compo and wonderfull details.
As I repeat often in my critics, this shot is a good sample for an eye which does not only look, but can also see.
Great colors and very good sharpness.
TFS and best regards
Have a nice weekend
MESUT ILGIM

claudeD (11564) 2007-10-05 8:30

Hello Catherine,

very good picture which I like very much because of the excellent contrast between nature and technics.Well seen and well done.Bravo.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

konok (2006) 2007-10-05 11:48

The balloon is like the rising Sun... Very impressive!
TFS
Janos

kagemusha (1276) 2007-10-06 1:55

Hi Cath,
All i want to say; aMAAAAzing, INNNNNcredible! but it smells like a layers in this photo :P
cheers
mali

ps:my mike is working :)

Stepan (27175) 2007-10-06 4:52

On y est presque donc...
Cette compo est superbe, avec ce ballon qui sort des entrailles de la terre. Très beau contraste de couleurs, de formes et de matières également.
Stéphane

Mondaychild (1513) 2007-10-06 9:29

Hi Cath,

in front of the huge air balloon, the fairy chimneys look like toys! It´s amazing ... The balloon colors the sky behind in a very interesting way - looks cool!

keribar (42760) 2007-10-07 22:33

Salut Catherine,
j'avais vu certaines photos de Henk et je suis heureux de voir lee tiennes. Tres impressionant ton ballon géant qui semble sortir de son antre, comme dans un film d'épouvante. Il semble que le sujet présente des images qui ne tarissent point. Bravo- et a bientôt - Izzet