Festival of Balloons by pflaume

Festival of Balloons

Every year in my town, there is a four day hot air balloon rally. About 50 balloonists come from near and far to participate The balloons launch from a city park at sunrise every day and I always make it a point to attend. This year, however, I overslept my alarm and was too late for the actual launch. Disappointed in myself, I headed out anyway in the hopes of at least getting some shots of balloons in the sky. On my way to the event, I stumbled upon this great scene. The old train station, one of the most loved and photographed buildings in town, was dotted by balloons. I had this moment almost to myself and loved it. My poor timing turned out to be perfect timing after al!
I was happy that you to three balloons at various distances in focus! Train tracks super bonus!
September 2nd, 2013  
Amazing capture and composition. The perspective is excellent. The color of the sky is fabulous, and those balloons are phenomenal. FAV.
September 2nd, 2013  
Awesome capture. The lighting and POV are nice.
September 2nd, 2013  
Awesome Capture! I love watching the balloons!
September 2nd, 2013  
Lovely shot!! Love the light!!
September 2nd, 2013  
yay. sweet sweet story and beautiful leading tracks right to the balloons :)
September 2nd, 2013  
Wonderful composition and leading lines.
September 2nd, 2013  
AC
Great dof and leading lines!
September 2nd, 2013  
yes it did! wonderful shot!
September 2nd, 2013  
this perspective makes it a unique ...love it as-is ... but acouple more balloons would have really enhanced the color quotient and festive mood ... still a FAV!!
September 2nd, 2013  
this is lovely! very cool pov... it's kind of surreal just having those balloons floating about!
September 2nd, 2013  
Fabulous composition Lisa, it is always great when we are in the tight place at the right time. Great POV|!
September 2nd, 2013  
Mac
What a wonderful set-up for this shot! Really unusual comp. Nicely done!
September 2nd, 2013  
love the leading lines---great balloons shot:)
September 2nd, 2013  
so cool!
September 2nd, 2013  
This is super cool. I like how you included the environment in this shot.
September 2nd, 2013  
I would say this was great timing - what a cute train station - love that the one balloon is coming in for a landing.
September 2nd, 2013  
it is a perfect timing. it gives a sense that the balloons nearly touch the building.
September 2nd, 2013  
Wonderful!! Fav!!
September 2nd, 2013  
Great pov. Love the way the tracks draw the eye into the shot. I can just imagine you lying or sitting on the tracks to get the shot!
September 2nd, 2013  
How wonderful - their positioning is perfect! I love the fact that there is no one else around - it's like they've appeared just for you
September 2nd, 2013  
Gorgeous pov
September 2nd, 2013  
Great shot! And perfect timing!
September 2nd, 2013  
Great shot - perfect timing. Well done!
September 2nd, 2013  
Zam
very nice capture!
September 2nd, 2013  
Fabulous!
September 2nd, 2013  
Fabulous shot!
September 2nd, 2013  
wow gorgeous against the blue sky!
September 2nd, 2013  
Absolutely stunning shot
September 2nd, 2013  
Beautiful scene and love the composition and your choice of POV!
September 2nd, 2013  
So glad you overslept - this is just wonderful - such a fab composition - the balloons are just in the perfect place!
September 2nd, 2013  
Just stunning! Love the happenstance of the balloons all rising in such a strong vertical line too.
September 2nd, 2013  
an amazing capture! gorgeous.
September 2nd, 2013  
Great capture of the balloons at different altitudes!
September 2nd, 2013  
Great shot. The balloons have perfectly positioned themselves in the composition!
September 2nd, 2013  
Wow! Really love how the balloons are in a line like that, excellent composition and colours.
September 2nd, 2013  
Amy
So jealous. Great photo opportunity.
September 2nd, 2013  
Fav. This is stunning viewed large. I love the pov.
September 2nd, 2013  
Wonderful composition and timing! Fab shot!
September 2nd, 2013  
That is brilliant - do beautiful!
September 2nd, 2013  
Great pov, composition and timing. That's not a sight you see everyday, a real fun and different scene!
September 2nd, 2013  
Brilliant pov. This is so cool. Fav for me.
September 2nd, 2013  
fantastic! love the POV,colors and composition! superb shot!
September 3rd, 2013  
The railroad tracks make great leading lines.
September 3rd, 2013  
Excellent shot.
September 3rd, 2013  
What a perfect shot--fabulous composition. Your pov is wonderful.
September 3rd, 2013  
Jo
Great shot, well worth the over sleep!!
September 3rd, 2013  
what a lucky, clever shot......they are perfectly spaced around the frame and such great colouring
September 3rd, 2013  
Super shot! looks great with the train tracks too :)
September 3rd, 2013  
A great shot, as others have commented they are spaced out perfectly round the frame and you have the perfect number of three.
September 3rd, 2013  
yes it did.... bet the hometown newspaper would love this..... FAV
September 4th, 2013  
Very nice. You are so lucky to have a balloon festival in your own town.
September 4th, 2013  
Gorgeous composition ! Love this point of view, so low?
September 4th, 2013  
Kinda trippy from this POV! Yup, just some ginormous balloons on Main Street...
September 5th, 2013  
Another fantastic balloon shot Lisa, if I were photoshopping the balloons in that is exactly where I would put them, wonderful capture and another fav.
September 5th, 2013  
This is great! We have a festival about 2 miles from our house, but we have such dense trees and iffy weather....
September 6th, 2013  
@nanalisarocks How fun! That is so close. I bet you see them flying by even - depending on the winds. You should definitely try to attend. It was so fun and lots of wonderful photo ops!
September 6th, 2013  
This looks so cool! like a fairy tale decided to visit =) this shot is perfect! =) fav every bit of it!
September 6th, 2013  
oh and this one! love it - wonderful composition lisa - fav
September 7th, 2013  
What a wonderful turn of events! I love hot air balloons and hope to get a ride in one someday. Fantastic shot!
September 9th, 2013  
How wonderful you were there to capture this! I love balloon fiestas too - sadly I missed the Bristol one but there are often balloons floating by on a clear day. Great capture! :-)
September 11th, 2013  
Everywhere......incredible !
September 15th, 2013  
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