Blowing up:
Almost there:
It's upright:
It's airborne (and the crowd applauds):
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Up up and away
More photos from the balloon festival. These were all taken with my 24-70mm lens. You get to be really close during the launches. So close that when the balloons are blowing up and on the ground, I can't get a whole one into my frame even at the widest angle. So close that when they're blowing them up, you might randomly have part of a balloon bop you on the head. It's awesome.Blowing up:
Almost there:
It's upright:
It's airborne (and the crowd applauds):
Blowing up:Almost there:It's upright:It's airborne (and the crowd applauds):
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8 comments:
I love that balloon and your captures of it!
Wow!! I can almost feel the hot air!! Gorgeous shots!
Oh, Becky, I just checked your last few days of photos, and OMG, OMG! The Balloon Crack Guy is over the top! I'm glad your dad is doing well. . . such a scare! I really love the coneflower photo the other day. It's absolutely gorgeous! I'm excited/freaked out by your balloon photos, partly because we're planning on a trip to Seattle in September, to meet with my son in the Navy who's coming back from Japan, and are going to wander around a little with him, take a balloon ride. The problem is that this is a dream of my husband; I hate heights. I don't like mountains (or even parking garages.) I like flat. Prairie flat. ND flat. Maybe the excitement of getting to photograph stuff will carry me through. . . .
Awesome! I can hear the heaters and the swoosh of the air rushing in. I LOVE LOVE that first shot! What a stunning POV.
So cool! I love all of the bright colors and the puffy clouds of the first two!
VERY cool! I keep meaning to get to a balloon festival they have about 40 miles south of here but I miss it every year.
Very cool. I love hot air ballons. I'd like to fly in one, one day. :)
Becky - awesome, fabulous, spectacular! What color and clarity! I like them all, with your different and interesting perspectives, but my favorite is #1 with its head-on, smack-o color! ML
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