Joe Kennedy
September 2023 - Little Bees
About the Image(s)
"The Little Bees" was one of the many special shapes to grace the Albuquerque skies a few years ago. I had the foresight to book passage aboard one of balloons. With four film camera and plenty of film, I was aloft with many of the main attractions at the Fiesta! Because these were slides which were poorly transferred to digital (much dust on them), I needed something to cover up the imperfection.
What about the sky option in Luminar Neo? It was more than capable of "erasing" those imperfections.
Because it was film, there is no data to share with you. . .
This round’s discussion is now closed!
9 comments posted
(Groups 45 & 65)
Wow! Amazing shot! I was just scanning this month's thumbnail images, and your image jumped out at me. When I viewed the full image, I was amazed at the beautiful, even lighting and smooth color rendering, not to mention the great composition. I would never have guessed this was shot with film. Outstanding! Posted: 09/01/2023 06:14:02
THX, David. I was fortunate to have booked a "hop" on one of the balloons and was up in the air when these balloons were launching. To see the rest of them, go here:https://www.joekennedyphotography.com/p260319822
I'm working on three other folders from this event.
Posted: 09/01/2023 07:35:27
I'm working on three other folders from this event.
Posted: 09/01/2023 07:35:27
Well-done Joe. Posted: 09/10/2023 04:16:31
What a fun shot! and well done! Posted: 09/14/2023 09:50:51
Great picture and you chose a great option to "fix" the sky. Also liked the many extra pictures on your website. You are a busy man! Posted: 09/14/2023 10:21:46
Fun shot. I love the color and details. Well done Posted: 09/19/2023 00:42:45
Joe...this is a fun photo! Great job with sky! One day I hope to get there during this festival! Posted: 09/19/2023 07:25:37
Wow! At first glance, I had no idea these were air balloons - which made the image all the more interesting. I like your choice of sky and the fact that you blurred it a little. You must have a great scanner to convert this the way you did from a slide.
Posted: 09/24/2023 11:59:10
Posted: 09/24/2023 11:59:10
Jim, thanks for the praise. Albuquerque provides a unique experience. The Little Bees were just one of almost a hundred filling the skies. As for the scanner, I did these at my local library. I don't think it was anything too expensive but easy to use. I chose this sky because of the variety of color to enhance the balloons. I just regrouped these images from ABQ into five topics - they can be found on my website:
http://joekennedyphotography.com/ Posted: 09/24/2023 12:44:20
http://joekennedyphotography.com/ Posted: 09/24/2023 12:44:20