Reno Ballon Races 2006

pete w

Taking Pictures of balloons is great fun and particularly easy when you have bright blue skies in the background.

The Balloon race consists if two BEE shaped balloons that take off first and place strategic crosses on the ground, all the other Balloons take off and try to drop their markers as close as possible to the cross.

Here is a pic of the Bee Balloon taking off

Then we have mass ascension



The festivities begin with a 5.00am Dawn Patrol.



More can be found here

http://www.wraight.smugmug.com/gallery/1885403/1/94990918

Enjoy.

botanist

Great shot, would like to have seen more of their reflection in the foreground water/pond/etc, but still awesome : I also dig the perspective on Mass Ascension!

Awais Yaqub

: very nice photos !

Skippy

pete w wrote:

Taking Pictures of balloons is great fun and particularly easy when you have bright blue skies in the background.

The Balloon race consists if two BEE shaped balloons that take off first and place strategic crosses on the ground, all the other Balloons take off and try to drop their markers as close as possible to the cross.

Here is a pic of the Bee Balloon taking off

Then we have mass ascension
The festivities begin with a 5.00am Dawn Patrol.
More can be found here
http://www.wraight.smugmug.com/gallery/1885403/1/94990918

Enjoy.

Hi there Pete....... it's hard to describe a hotair balloon race to someone who has not been to one...... to even grasp the size of these Balloons is something else..... photo's make them look so small yet they are so big.

So magnificent colours and shapes to be found at these events, and who would think that such a silent sport could be so much fun

Thanks for sharing your images......... Skippy (Australia)

pete w

Awais,
Thank you for your comments

pete w

Skippy,
Agreed sometimes it is difficult, we have guests this year and until they actually see over 100 balloons going into the air at once it is something that is very difficult to imagine.

Thanks for looking in.

gus

pete w wrote:

Then we have mass ascension




Enjoy.

I opened this post & just said aloud " WOW ...look at that !"

pete w

Thanks for the note.
I agree but due to low light i was a little to close with the 50mm to get it all in.

Maybe next year i will find a different shooting spot a little further back.

Thanks again.

pete w

Thanks Gus,

Gus wrote:

I opened this post & just said aloud " WOW ...look at that !"

Yep, quite an impressive sight, i believe there were about 115 balloons altogether and i managed to capture about half of them here. An awesome sight and i cannot wait to till next year.

Thanks for your comments.