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Black Balloon

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Model: Me
Photo: Timer

This is probably one of my favorite songs in the world. I wanted to do a series based on it :D

Ooh my hair is black again!!! WOO! I cannot tell you how happy I am I finally dyed it!



Goo Goo Dolls-Black Balloon
Baby's black balloon makes her fly
I almost fell into that hole in your life
You weren't thinking about tomorrow
'Cause you were the same as me
But on your knees

A thousand other boys could never reach you
How could I have been the one
I saw the world spin beneath you
And scatter like ice from the spoon
That was your womb

Comin' down the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
Or are you someone's prayer

You know the lies they always told you
And the love you never knew
What's the things they never showed you
That swallowed the light from the sun
Inside your room, yeah

Comin' down the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
Always someone there

And there's no time left for losin'
When you stand they fall, yeah

Comin' down the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder

All because I'm
Comin' down the years turn over
And angels fall without you there
And I'll go on and i'll lead you home and
All because I'm
All because I'm
And I'll become
What you became to me
Image size
2404x3172px 736.15 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot A560
Shutter Speed
1/79 second
Aperture
F/2.6
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
80
Date Taken
Jul 2, 2008, 12:22:45 AM
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:star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star: Originality
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Impact

I love this image! It seems to have more layers than I have days left to consider. I'm a big fan of questions, and this one has them in spades: What's with the balloon? Why are the model's legs so unnaturally bent? What's she looking at, or are her eyes rolled back from oncoming unconsciousness or rapture?

I can't imagine a better angle to catch all this mystery. The scarlet carpet offsets the model's very fair skin, very red lips, and very black hair and attire wonderfully. The model's pose is intriguing, as I pointed out earlier.

It also helps that the model is "upside down," with her head toward the bottom of the picture. The whole thing looks wonderfully absurd without being unrealistic.

My complaints are few,and more to do with what more could be done: In contrast to the wild angles of the model's legs, her arms seem simply to be holding the balloon. The fact that the lighting seems off-center is wonderful in keeping with the off-center nature of the image, but it seems to get too dark too quickly, so that I cannot make out the model's hair or the lower left part of the balloon.

And, while speaking of hair, I know that the model has very long hair. The model's hair could also have been arranged in some way to add to the bizarre angles of her legs.

However, before continuing, I want to note how impressive this work is when one considers how it was made: with a timer. The model/photographer seems to have a great gift for composing and image, posing in that image, and working with light and shadow, all without looking through the viewfinder. What a real talent!