Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

TomaSTomaS Registered Users Posts: 314 Major grins
edited October 16, 2006 in Landscapes
There are some grab shots i got while getting supplies for a remodeling job at Lowe's. The first gives a sense of how many get in the air over the city at one time. Actually there are days when are there are many more. The day before this, 800-900 launched. Kodak used to sell film at these events by the truckload.

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these next two (and others) were inflating in the parking lot of Lowe's.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2006
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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2006
    Lucky Duck!
    Wife and I went up a bit over a week ago (her birthday present) and we wanted to hop on the bike and go down for that big event...would be serious photo opp. Anyway...nice shots...should you like to see our ride go to my galleries and check out the hot air balloon ride.....awesome up there in the air.

    I really dig that one with the moon.
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  • DavidSDavidS Registered Users Posts: 1,279 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2006
    Nice shots!
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  • TomaSTomaS Registered Users Posts: 314 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2006
    Thanks guys. Hard to take a bad picture during the balloon fiesta. mwink.gif

    Always something colorful going on.

    Shwartzy - your ride looks like a blast. I have never gone aloft in one. Don't like the idea of the pilot having so little control. I used to fly a hang glider tho. Young and fearless. No longer the case.
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  • W.W. WebsterW.W. Webster Registered Users Posts: 3,204 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2006
    That last one's a little ripper :wow
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  • photogmommaphotogmomma Registered Users Posts: 1,644 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2006
    How awesome! The year I went, it was too windy the morning I could make it... :cry I was hoping for photos half this good!

    Great shots!
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  • BeachBillBeachBill Registered Users Posts: 1,311 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2006
    Nice moon shot and I love the color of the last one. Anyway, thanks for posting. We were thinking about going this year but other priorities got in the way... I had a good time shooting the Temecula Balloon Festival in June and look forward to visiting Albuquerque again in the future.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,941 moderator
    edited October 16, 2006
    Man there are a ton of balloons in the air! Wow!
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