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This shot haunted me for a long time. I tried and tried to get directly under this balloon for about a year, as I knew the top had a smiley face on it that you ...
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This shot haunted me for a long time. I tried and tried to get directly under this balloon for about a year, as I knew the top had a smiley face on it that you could see from below.

So, after countless tries, I finally got it.
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Oct, 2013

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