Hot Air Balloon 1

Posted by TV Guy (Denver, United States) on 11 February 2008 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.

My wife when we were first starting dating bought me a hot air balloon ride for my birthday. I was born on Xmas day, so we did it a few days before that... it was really really cold, and I have a fear of heights.. other than that it was great! This was a shot from inside the balloon as it inflated...

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Comments (15)

pLusOne from Cheonan, South Korea

Well Done!

I like the colour pattern of the balloon and the perspective. :)

11 Feb 2008 5:24am

@pLusOne: thanks... :)

Judit from Montbui, Barcelona, Spain

Great colours and composition

11 Feb 2008 8:18am

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Great perspective and composition.

11 Feb 2008 11:57am

Fred from Easton PA, United States

Ha !
I'm impressed , yours is a lot more geometrically composed then mine . What a great effect !

11 Feb 2008 2:28pm

@Fred: well it looks like your balloon wasn't blown up all the way yet... did you take any later of it?

Eleftheria, 9 years old, from Athens, Greece

Beautiful colors!

11 Feb 2008 3:23pm

JosefQ from Quebec City, Canada

Very cool geometric shot!!

11 Feb 2008 5:52pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Nice colors. A hot air balloon ride when you're afraid of heights? What was she thinking?! I suppose we won't find many photos taken from when you were up in the air above the city? :-)

11 Feb 2008 7:00pm

@Steven: In her defense, she didn't know of my fear of heights when she bought the trip... I'm okay if I've got something under my feet (building, mountain) but not so much other times... since I was standing in the basket, it was only half terrifying.. :) But I gutted through, and yes, there will be many photos from up above later on...

Fred from Easton PA, United States

I have a few more tucked away in the computer someplace .

11 Feb 2008 7:25pm

@Fred: look forward to seeing them..:) I have about 50 left from this series so they should all be posted sometime around the year 2012... :)

Helma from Tehran, Iran

vivid subject ! well done and good composition , thanks.

11 Feb 2008 8:00pm

Oddiy from Paris, France

Amazing picture!

12 Feb 2008 12:12am

Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom

Looks like a mosaic, love it

12 Feb 2008 1:24am

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Neat!!!

12 Feb 2008 1:56am

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

Very geometric with nice colors. I like it.

13 Feb 2008 12:52am

@akarui: Thanks akarui!

Samuelw from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

good abstract, really colourful....brightens up the day

14 Feb 2008 12:36am

@Samuelw: Thanks Samuel.. :)

debra from Sandy Springs, United States

Lovely colors and composition!

20 Feb 2008 3:21am

@debra: thanks Debra!

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