This is not my most interesting Sky but certainly an interesting capture. A hot air balloon was in the sky and heading for me. I reached out to capture it but ended up that I didn't have to because it was coming at me.
I was at a park on island in a stream near a dam.
It continued to get closer and I kept shooting.
I got a real treat as it continued toward me.
It went directly overhead and I was able to get the burns.
I was even able to get a reflection shot in the stream.
It went about 100 yards and on the other side of the stream it landed.
That wasn't what I came to the park to capture but was very happy with what I did capture.
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The reflection is my favorite! Aren't they sooo much fun to watch? Neat that you were able to catch the fire in there :)
I have to agree, I like the reflection one the best also. It brings a different aspect to skywatch.
Beautiful balloon sequence. Great subject.
Wow. That reflection of the balloon in the water is really special. All of the photos are nice but I favor this one.
Abraham
FG, those are wonderful! And congrats on getting the great reflection!
The reflection photos are fabulous, especially the one with the fire. I live in the land of the world's largest balloon festival (in October). No water here, so no reflections, but I still know that getting the fire at just the right moment was tricky. Lovely post!
Fabulous shots! How come I'm never there when things like that happen? ;)
Cheers, Klaus
These are just wonderful. I esp. like the landscape and water shot. Really nice.
very nice series of pictures. I love the one of the reflection only.
Liked all of your entries FG. Some nice camera work. Pappy
Great shots! I especially like the one with the balloon reflected in the water. I think it would be neat to go up in a hot-air balloon, but at the same time, it would scare the daylights out of me!
Lisa
I like the ones with the actual balloon and the reflection. It is more at a distance, but I like it. It is so great when the unexpected happens, nicely!
The hot-air balloon steals all attention from the skies, no wonder: those colours... Very nice.
Happy Weekend..I love the balloon photos especially the reflection. Michelle
You were a lucky dog to get those shots. I love the reflection one-but they are all great.
I love the reflections in your SWF. Very nice. And thank you for your comment on my blog :-) Have a nice weekend
Wow. I like reflection one. They are all very neat.
How cool to think of getting the reflection! What a fun set of shots.
wow, great shots especially the reflection.
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Great images! I see a lot of hot air balloons around here, but never close enough to see the burners. Very cool.
FG these are great! You were definitely in the right place at the right time.
Very cool pictures!
I like the first shot of the balloon reflected in the water the best of all!
I have some Sky Watch pics up too!
Junie
Very nice. I love the two with the balloon in the sky but the reflection on the water. Wow!
Great photos!
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I like the reflection in the water & the one where you can see the flame. Cool shots!
Awesome hot air balloon shots! very nice!
Just beautiful as usual I visit and comment on your site so much I am running out of nice things to say. I finally joined sky watch today.
Every picture is great here. The hot air balloon's reflection on the water is beautiful :)
Love the balloon photos. They're all wonderful but I like the one with the burns the most. Thanks for stopping by to visit!
Isn't it amazing what comes our way when we least expect it? Lovely shots above as it is below! So often opportunistic shots turn out to be the best.
Thanks for dropping by.
Wowzas..you've done well to capture the balloon and the vibrant colours..esp on a cloudy day! What a treat! :D
Beautiful shots. I enjoyed our other posts, especially the horses. My pictures are of a mackerel sky before the storm. I invite you to come see. - Margy
FG this is great.. I have always wanted to ride in one of these.. thanks for the pictures..
What great shots of the hot-air balloon. Those reflection shots are wonderful. Happy SWF.
Funny how that happens, heh? I am always finding photos that I was not there to take...goes to show, never leave home without your camera...my best photos are the accidental photos that I take...
Great SWF, and thanks for your flattering comments in my blog.
Cheers,
Scotty
FG, what a great compilation of hot air balloon photos!
Have a nice weekend.
Great sequence of pics!
and the Fifth Dimension sang "wouldn't you like to ride in my beautiful balloon..." I know I would. :)
A beautiful ride and fantasic captures.
Really wonderful pics and these are just great.
I bet you had fun while you took these 'coz it showed in your post.
Have a great weekend FG.
I too, love the reflection! The hot air balloon is so colorful against the gorgeous sky! Well taken!
Nice shots on the reflections! The air balloons really have some nice colour.
That is one colourful balloon! I really liked the reflections on the water too.
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Indeed, I would be very happy if I could capture images like these. I do very much like the ones with the reflections in the pool. Nature at its best ...
pretty neat esspecially the reflection ..Where is your fiorst post what state??
I missed you Sky Watch series earlier, but am glad I caught it today while I’m here. These would have made wonderful shots for this week’s Photo Hunt too because the theme was COLORFUL ;--)
Hugs and blessings,
These are just wonderful! Thanks.
Sorry for the late post; my waggin' is draggin' this week. Love your 'on an island in a park by a dam' photos. Hot air balloons are great subjects. I love the shot where you're looking almost straight up into the center of it and the reflection photo. Wonderful captures.
See you next week.
Nice! The reflections are my favorites of the group, also.
I was just going to skim through but I had to comment on this one. Great shots and that reflection one was pretty cool. :-)
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