Hendrik
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In September 2014 my wife and I travelled to Turkey to visit our son, who was studying there. We talked him into a side-trip to Kapadokya and allowed him to talk us into a balloon ride. This image was taken at the start of the ascension, around 25 minutes before sunrise. It was the point at which we began to realize we were going to have a lot of company in the air. They launched the limit that morning, 99 balloons. There was a second wave happening, as well, once the first was landed. The E-M5 and I did as well as we could with this one, considering, but that still leaves plenty of room for improvement. Strut your stuff and have fun!
The orf may be found here
The jpg may be found here
The contest will run until about noon on Wednesday, September 30, (Boston time, EDT, UTC-4).
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The orf may be found here
The jpg may be found here
The contest will run until about noon on Wednesday, September 30, (Boston time, EDT, UTC-4).
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Post-Processing Challenge Rules:
- The Challenge Master provides an image or images to be "improved" upon by way of post-processing, as well as a closing date for entries.
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- "Improve" is a subjective term, and may include many creative ideas, as well as traditional "fixing". The Challenge Master agrees that Entrants may make any changes they deem fit in their entries.
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