Balloon Fiesta First Day
Oct 4, 2014 14:01:10 #
No crowd control at our event.
The public is encouraged to meet and get close to the balloons.
Great weather today, I hope tomorrow is as nice.
I'll post more later.
The public is encouraged to meet and get close to the balloons.
Great weather today, I hope tomorrow is as nice.
I'll post more later.
Oct 4, 2014 15:48:23 #
Oct 4, 2014 18:30:35 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Interesting, pretty photos!
Thank you Linda.
This is one of my favorite events to photograph.
Oct 5, 2014 06:55:35 #
Oct 5, 2014 13:31:24 #
peteto wrote:
Those are very cool! I have to go to one of those events.
Nice shots!
Pete
Nice shots!
Pete
Just remember that balloons are controlled by the weather.
When the weather co-operates its quite beautiful.
Oct 5, 2014 15:49:29 #
Oct 5, 2014 15:51:11 #
Oct 5, 2014 17:39:31 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
No crowd control at our event.
The public is encouraged to meet and get close to the balloons.
Great weather today, I hope tomorrow is as nice.
I'll post more later.
The public is encouraged to meet and get close to the balloons.
Great weather today, I hope tomorrow is as nice.
I'll post more later.
terrific shots on a beautiful blue sky day. the star wars balloons are so good on download! :-D
Oct 5, 2014 17:41:48 #
merrytexan wrote:
terrific shots on a beautiful blue sky day. the star wars balloons are so good on download! :-D
Thank you very much.
This was Yodas debut and I got some really nice shots of an awesome special shape balloon.
Oct 5, 2014 20:13:25 #
photojet
Loc: TX/CO
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
No crowd control at our event.
The public is encouraged to meet and get close to the balloons.
Great weather today, I hope tomorrow is as nice.
I'll post more later.
The public is encouraged to meet and get close to the balloons.
Great weather today, I hope tomorrow is as nice.
I'll post more later.
I was there many years ago, would love to go back. I stepped across one guys balloon and he got somewhat upset. I knew not to do that again.
Nice shots!
Oct 6, 2014 00:37:02 #
So neat! I'd love to go see them some day (bucket list!). My cousin and his wife went there every year to see it.
Oct 6, 2014 01:44:19 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Just remember that balloons are controlled by the weather.
When the weather co-operates its quite beautiful.
When the weather co-operates its quite beautiful.
If you get the chance to go up in one of the balloons do it. We did and while we were up the "box" quit working and we kept going and going and going. Finally made it down in a freshly fertilized field. It was natural fertilization and boy did it stink. The pilot had to work us over to the road. Had he let the balloon down in the field they would have had to get a crane to get it out. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Kathy
Oct 6, 2014 08:33:12 #
Oct 6, 2014 15:52:20 #
photojet wrote:
I was there many years ago, would love to go back. I stepped across one guys balloon and he got somewhat upset. I knew not to do that again.
Nice shots!
Nice shots!
I hope that the pilot took the time to explain to you why he was upset.
It doesn't take very much to tear the fabric on a balloon and if you had hooked it with your shoe, he would not only have to repair the balloon but he would likely not be able to fly that day.
If he was flying completion, that could have eliminated him.
I have had that happen to me and I always explain why that should never be done. In my case it was someone running to crew for another balloon and she was late. We chatted for about 5 minutes. I'm afraid she was a bit later. ;)
Oct 6, 2014 15:55:09 #
sailorsmom wrote:
So neat! I'd love to go see them some day (bucket list!). My cousin and his wife went there every year to see it.
Thank you,
I recommend it to anyone that has ever thought of it.
It is so peaceful when you are in flight. There is no wind because you are traveling with the wind and you can hear things for a long way away.
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