Citrus Classic Balloon Festival

Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
edited August 6, 2009 in Landscapes
The second annual festival of hot air balloons that takes place just north of Los Angeles at Santa Paula. They fire up the balloons at night on Friday for the festival's opening. I thought it may provide interesting lighting so I decided to check it out.
1. Getting ready, demonstrating the fire that heats up the balloon.
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2. Firing it up.
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3. More fire.
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4. Nice and close up.
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5. Shadows.
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6. Evil Panda.
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7. All lighting it up.
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  • thapamdthapamd Registered Users Posts: 1,722 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2009
    Great series! 6 and 7 are my favorite. The evil panda is kinda scarry which I think is totally cool. :Dthumb.gifclap
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2009
    Hey thanks,
    Evil Panda isn't my fav. but I thought I'd share.
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  • aj986saj986s Registered Users Posts: 1,100 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2009
    Great pictures! #4 and #7 are my favorites. Great colors and moment in time.

    I've been wanting to attend a balloon festival one day. The sights are captivating.
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2009
    Thanks Tony,
    The piro in me like those big flames.
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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2009
    #7 is spectactular

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  • coscorrosacoscorrosa Registered Users Posts: 2,284 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2009
    Pretty awesome subjects, #7 is my favorite as well.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2009
    Great series, Tom! thumb.gif
    Santa Paula? Damn, I wish I knew, it's very close....
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2009
    Hey thanks Nick,
    There's always next year. This is only their second year so I guess it's not as well known as it will be in the future.

    We were talking about it on the lashooters site so I thought I'd check it out seeing as I never shot balloons before.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2009
    Tee Why wrote:
    Hey thanks Nick,
    There's always next year. This is only their second year so I guess it's not as well known as it will be in the future.

    We were talking about it on the lashooters site so I thought I'd check it out seeing as I never shot balloons before.
    Yeah, I put a reminder for myself to check for it next summer...
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2009
    nice series!
    Aaron Nelson
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