Fire in the Sky [Nature & Landscapes ]
Uploaded: August 10, 2007 00:40:41
Last summer my husband proposed to me in a hot air balloon in San Diego. I took this picture right before he popped the question! Increased saturation, highlight, brightness, and contrast.
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: +0, Exposure Time: 10/2500, Flash: flash fired, ISO: 100, White Balance: auto white balance, Focal Length: 10mm, Camera Model: DSC-V1
Angela Azzinnaro August 10, 2007
WOW Toni!!! This is BEAUTIFUL & so very special to have been captured just before such a special moment!!! #710749Cindy Bendush August 10, 2007
GREAT colors to go with a special day! Superb capture Toni! #4626786Derek D. Dafoe August 10, 2007
Spectacular shot Toni!! Love this sky!! #4626827Dominick M. Dimacale August 10, 2007
This is beautiful Toni, lovely colours too...Dominick #4627026Toni Riggs August 10, 2007
Angela, Cindy, Ali, Derek, and Dominick- thank you so much for all of your wonderful complements and for taking the time to look at my photo! #4628537Nadine A. Lewis August 10, 2007
This is soooo BEAUTIFUL, Toni! So cool that you captured this when you did!!! <>< #4629471Toni Riggs August 10, 2007
Thank you Nadine! #4629503William Johnson August 10, 2007
Magnificent colours and lighting in this image Tony. It must have inspired fire in your hubby's heart,LOL. Bill J. #4629646Toni Riggs August 10, 2007
Thank you Bill! :) #4629726Cassie L. Woodlee August 10, 2007
Awesome capture, gorgeous Toni!!! #4629870Nemil B. Chabebe August 10, 2007
Talking about breathtaking images. Here a great one. Very romantic of your husband, I think he wants to be closer to heaven, to make sure you'll say YES. The photo is very beautiful, great work with the tools. Do not look at it for more than 2 minutes, you may pass out, LOL. #4630133Toni Riggs August 10, 2007
Cassie, Paul, and Nemil- Thank you SO MUCH for all your wonderful complements! #4630169Melissa A. McDonald August 10, 2007
SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Amazing color and a awesome story!!! #4630175Toni Riggs August 10, 2007
Thank you Melissa! #4630178Amit Sheokand August 11, 2007
very beautiful....amazing colors.... #4631575Nancy L. Green August 11, 2007
WOW!! I'm getting all chocked up here, what an awesome image and memory, this is GORGEOUS!!! <>< #4632319Toni Riggs August 12, 2007
Thank you Amit and Nancy for your wonderful complements and for taking the time to look at my picture! #4639172Jessie L. Cole August 13, 2007
Wow now that's so beautiful...! Nice job Toni...! #4639551Toni Riggs August 13, 2007
Thank you Jessie! #4639557Lisa J. Boulden August 14, 2007
Glorious sky for a fabulous occasion!Toni Riggs August 14, 2007
Thank you Lisa! #4648885Su Sana E. P August 15, 2007
Beautiful capture with great colors and wonderful visual impact, Toni!! #4649978Toni Riggs August 15, 2007
Thank you SuSana! #4652426Judy V. Kennamer August 15, 2007
Beautiful capture of a beautiful moment! Congrats on the great photo - and my congrats to your husband on his smart move!! #4653465Toni Riggs August 15, 2007
Thank you Judy! I'm glad that you liked the photo, it was a special night! #4653488Mary K. Robison August 18, 2007
Fantastic moment frozen in time to surround your memory of that special proposal, Toni! Best of luck with this gorgeous capture next month! #4663807Toni Riggs August 19, 2007
Thank you Mary! #4667612Steven E. Ray August 21, 2007
That is very cool. A visual capturing the moment is brilliant color! You can always look at the photo and relive the emotions... great idea actually! #4681333Toni Riggs August 22, 2007
Thak you Steven! #4681617Lynn Haack August 26, 2007
Toni, beautiful design quality and color sat! What a dramatic sunset image. Excellent! Lynn #4700264Toni Riggs August 26, 2007
Thank you Lynn! #4700348Alison Krylowski August 31, 2007
Beautiful colors and contrast Toni! The title is perfect. #4728647Toni Riggs August 31, 2007
Thank you so much Alison! #4729715Remi Trepanier September 03, 2007
Excelent shot Toni!!! #4740790Toni Riggs September 04, 2007
Thanks Remi, I'm glad you liked it! #4743213Lorri Shane September 04, 2007
This is so incredibly beautiful, Toni!Toni Riggs September 05, 2007
Thank yoiu Lorri! #4748156Ujjwal Mukherjee September 07, 2007
Gorgeous colour in this wonderful and a memorable capture for you! I am sure you will remember this image for the rest of your life. Best wishes!! #4759759Toni Riggs September 09, 2007
Ujjwal and Gerard- thank you so much for your wonderful comments! #4766414Toni Riggs September 11, 2007
Margy, thank you so much for your wonderful complement! #4777563Esther Smith September 21, 2007
Gorgeous! Congratulations Toni! #4824258Susan Fox September 21, 2007
Congratulations Toni! Wonderful bold colors! #4824317Lynn Haack September 22, 2007
Toni...a BIG CONGRATS of your dramatic and beautiful finalist! Lynn #4826470Carole Bruckner September 22, 2007
BEAUTIFUL. #4829737Kay E. Mahoney September 22, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4829879Toni Riggs September 23, 2007
Esther, Susan, Lynn, Carole, and Kay- thank you so much! :) #4830728Marijana Fajgl September 23, 2007
Big congratulations, Toni on your wonderful finalist! #4833364Toni Riggs September 24, 2007
Marijana- thank you so much! #4835480Chua Wee Boo September 26, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist,Toni! #4847064Toni Riggs September 27, 2007
Chua- thank you so much! #4851492Roger Fry October 03, 2007
Quite a dramatic picture for a dramatic moment !Roger #4878582
Toni Riggs October 03, 2007
Thank you Roger! It was a wonderful evening! #4879865Angela Azzinnaro October 04, 2007
CONGRATS to you Toni on this AWESOME finalist!!!! This is one of my favorite images of yours...the extra special story behind this image makes it even more TERRIFIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #4884145Toni Riggs October 05, 2007
Angela- thank you for your kind words and your support! :) It was such a blessing to have this one as a finalist! #4888432Stanley J. Contrades October 09, 2007
I can see why you chose this image for your mini-pic, Toni! Stunning and blazing colors in this beauty!Toni Riggs October 10, 2007
Thank you Stan! I'm glad you like it :) #4905563Ron Roberts October 12, 2007
VERY NICE GALLERY LOOKS LIKE YOUR DOING WELL HERE...RON... #4915196Toni Riggs October 13, 2007
Ron- thank you so much! I'm fairly new here, I think I started in July so I still have a lot to learn! #4920993Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 20, 2007
How romantic, this is gorgeous!! Congratulations!!! #4954105Toni Riggs October 21, 2007
Thank you Donna! Blessings! #4955462Rick Clark October 21, 2007
Toni- Great image, love the colors. What a great way to remember your special day! #4956147Toni Riggs October 21, 2007
Thank you so much Rick! Blessings! #4959251Hurk (Steve) Hurkett October 22, 2007
Beautiful capture, Toni, and congrats on both your finalist, and the proposal ............... steve #4960798
Toni Riggs October 23, 2007
Steve- thank you so much! Blessings! #4969858Lisa A. Car November 20, 2007
WoW this photo is AMAZING! #5103293Toni Riggs November 20, 2007
Thank you Lisa for your wonderful comment! Have a great day! #5103475Toni Riggs November 27, 2007
Thank you Darlene! It was a special day! :) #5133006Sandra Schlesinger December 21, 2007
Breathtaking image, Toni! Great title and outstanding editing too. #5241043Toni Riggs January 12, 2008
Thank you so much Sandra! Blessings! #5329600Alex T. Mizuno January 28, 2008
Oh, what a great image with a great behind-the scene-story!! High places are always good place to propose. I proposed my wife on the rooftop of a church. This is one photograph you never can forget!! #5411141Toni Riggs January 29, 2008
Thank you Alex! It was a very special night :) Wow, on the rooftop of a church! Did you still get down on one knee? Have a great night! #5411487Angela Pound January 29, 2008
Beautiful Toni congrats on your finalists. #5415339Toni Riggs January 30, 2008
Thank you Angela! Blessings! #5416460Marcel Eni February 25, 2008
Toni, very beautiful shot. Great capture ! Congrats on both: picture and ... being proposed :) #5549701Toni Riggs February 26, 2008
Thank you so much Marcel! Blessings! #5552533Gail Vitikacs February 27, 2008
Amazing colors! So beautiful! #5561868Toni Riggs February 27, 2008
Thank you Gail! Have a great day! #5564055Vladan D. Djordjevic April 29, 2008
Terrific eye catching photo. I love it. #5856277Toni Riggs April 29, 2008
Thank you Vladan, have a great day! #5858308Jean E. Hildebrant April 29, 2008
What an absolutely gorgeous sky!!! What a wonderful shot to remember your romantic moment! #5858388Toni Riggs April 29, 2008
Thank you so much Jean! Blessings! #5860657Erica Murphy May 13, 2008
Stunning image Toni!!Erica
#5919435
Tori A. Woods May 13, 2008
Beautiful colors and great image...what a wonderful story to go with the picture...congrats on the proposal and the finalist.....Tori #5919631Toni Riggs May 14, 2008
Erica and Tori- thank you so much! Blessings! #5922290Jennie A. Dillman May 21, 2008
MY GOODNESS...HOW APPROPRIATE...SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SETTING FOR A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT...J #5958989Toni Riggs May 26, 2008
Thank you Jennie! Blessings! #5977591Rod Partington April 06, 2009
Wow! This is brilliant! Wonderful capture and experience,Toni! #7379288Nancyj E. Hovey April 12, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SSign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.
BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.
Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.
The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:
I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.
You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.
Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Toni Riggs.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.
I already have an account!