DP Theme Day: The Color Red

It's that time again... the City Daily Photo theme day. This month's theme is "the color red."
My photo is of a balloon, but you probably already knew that. The balloon was whipping around outside Postal Connections. I did a "cutout" and made the background black and white so the red of the balloon would stand out.
A whole bunch of other DP bloggers are also doin' the red, so give 'em a look:
Shanghai, China - Mumbai, India - New York City (NY), USA - Manila, Philippines - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Hamburg, Germany - Stayton (OR), USA - Los Angeles (CA), USA - Hyde, UK - Oslo, Norway - Brookville (OH), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Stavanger, Norway - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia - Joplin (MO), USA - Singapore, Singapore - Selma (AL), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Chandler (AZ), USA - Stockholm, Sweden - Seattle (WA), USA - Boston (MA), USA - Arradon, France - Evry, France - Baton Rouge (LA), USA - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Boston (MA), USA - Grenoble, France - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Greenville (SC), USA - Hilo (HI), USA - Nelson, New Zealand - La Antigua, Guatemala - Brisbane (QLD), Australia - Singapore, Singapore - Tel Aviv, Israel - Hong Kong, China - Sequim (WA), USA - Paderborn, Germany - Saarbrücken, Germany - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Tenerife, Spain - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Sydney, Australia - Naples (FL), USA - Cologne (NRW), Germany - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - Ocean Township (NJ), USA - Mainz, Germany - Toruń, Poland - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Singapore, Singapore - North Bay (ON), Canada - Jakarta, Indonesia - Montréal (QC), Canada - Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Baziège, France - San Diego (CA), USA - Prague, Czech Republic - Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia - New York (NY), USA - Kajang (Selangor), Malaysia - Sharon (CT), USA - Newcastle (NSW), Australia - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Nottingham, UK - Villigen, Switzerland - Chicago (IL), USA - Torquay, UK - Brussels, Belgium - San Diego (CA), USA - Mexico (DF), Mexico - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Cape Town, South Africa - Paris, France - Seoul, Korea - Manila, Philippines - Milano, Italy - Austin (TX), USA - Chennai, India - Madrid, Spain - Seoul, South Korea - Wailea (HI), USA - Toronto (ON), Canada - Ajaccio, France - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Silver Spring (MD), USA - Zurich, Switzerland - Sydney, Australia - Budapest, Hungary - Moscow, Russia - Auckland, New Zealand - Torino, Italy
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33 Comments:
That is just so sweet! Good editing job, too.
I love the effect you did on this picture, it looks very professional!
Maraï from Brisbane
http://brisbane-dailyphoto.blogspot.com/
You did a great job with the "cut-out"--I'll have to learn how to do that. Is it part of photoshop?
that is interestinghow you made it stand out...so much to learn on my part..so little time.
Nice way to make the balloon stand out.
Clever! I like the idea!
Happy theme day!
great shot. black, white and red. simple but effective.
love your picture. The balloon perfect in the middle and offcourse RED
Great shot. I still need to learn how to do this. It's a great effect.
Wonderful! Great treatment of the photograph. Reminds me of a film (French I think?) about a boy with a red balloon.
Kate, I don't have Photoshop, so I don't how do it in that program.
I used Paint Shop Pro, selected the red of the balloon, then converted the rest to black and white. I'm sure there are better ways to do it, as selecting the red was tedious using the magic wand tool.
Thanks for the comments, everyone. It was fun effect to do.
Great editing...very dramatic!
I use Paintshop pro too and that magic wand can be a bit tricky to use.
You did a nice job on your photo for theme day. The balloon snaps.
Abraham Lincoln
—Me as Moses—
and I like it very much!! Great shot!
ohh this is cute!:)
Very nice touch. Nice editing, too.
tout dans la simplicité, une tres bonne idee, bravo
all in simplicity, a very good idea, cheer
A very nice work every thing in B&W and just this red touch.
Beautifully simple.
I hacked the "virtual porch" today on New Orleans Daily Photo
Simple and nice.
What?! Does no one else have the 80's song "99 Red Balloons" running through their head after seeing this?? I don't believe I could be the only one!
Great shot - love the sheer simplicity of it.
I really like the effect you've created here. I have another special reason for liking this shot though - the name of my business is The Red Balloon Craft Junction (www.redballoon.co.za), so anything with red balloons always attracts my attention! :)
Reminds me of the kids film about a little lad & his red balloon. Or the song by Nena.
Glad you chose to make the red stand out like that; it certainly makes the color pop.
Absolutely love it !!! It's so original and simple. Really wonderful !
And it does standout. I have not tried a cutout and will have to give the technique a try.
Very nice. I like when an object is left in color on a black and white backround. Awesome!
Great choice for the red theme. I love that shock of colour against teh black and white.
I like the photo, so simple.
One perfect balloon - nice!
Wow, I can't believe how many comments today's photo received. I love theme days. :)
Thank you to everyone for your kind words. I really appreciate it.
simple, effective, great!
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