Goodness Gracious....Great Balls of Fire! [Hot Air Balloon Pictures]
Uploaded: July 28, 2012 02:26:00
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When I saw just WHERE on this hot air balloon the flames were being shot, all I could think of was the Jerry Lee Lewis song!
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This was shot yesterday at the New Jersey Balloon Festival in Whitehouse Station, NJ. This balloon, T-REX, is 120 feet tall, and difficult to fly.
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It was "Press Day" and photographers had a field day. I was actually allowed INSIDE one of the large balloons as it was being inflated. Now THAT was a neat shot!
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The event is open to the public today and tomorrow (also at night). Admission is $30 per person (YIKES!) and parking $5.
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Exif: F Number: 4.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 45.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Mary K. Robison July 28, 2012
You're naughty.Gord MacEachern July 28, 2012
LOL.... Still chuckling here! #10247463Renata Gusciora July 28, 2012
Ha!Thats an awesome balloon!Great shot, Michelle! #10247485Jack Gaskin July 28, 2012
Thats some Balloon Did you have to leave the grounds to get it all in ???Jack #10247520
Karen Bacon July 28, 2012
Holy cow that is one big inflatable dinosaur! Cool shot Michelle and I love your description!Made me smile! #10247551DICK SELF July 28, 2012
WOW !!!!!!!! MICHELLE--JERRY"S SONG-VERY FITTING. NICE JOB !!Barbara Budzinski July 28, 2012
Amazing photo, love the title!!!! Excellent shot, Michelle. #10247654Tiia Vissak July 28, 2012
a cool capture! #10247670Ellen Hodges July 28, 2012
Wow capture, Michelle!! Woke me right up!!! lol. Will have to ask about the ore in Galena Illinois. Have a great day!! #10247681Patrick Rouzes July 28, 2012
The colors, clarity, & scale are captured to perfection, Michelle! Your title & descpiption cracked me up! Thanks for the big laugh!Monnie Ryan July 28, 2012
Balls? I see no balls! Ah, they must have gone up in smoke already. ;-D Neat capture, Michelle! #10247851Ann H. Belus July 28, 2012
Terrific capture, Michelle; must have been a great day to experience all those balloons! #10247937Lorna Shutter July 28, 2012
Wow!!! How incredible! He looks so humongous in contrast to the tiny people below! Fabulous sky too ... It fits perfectly with this image! Awesome capture and title, Michelle! I would love to go to a Balloon Festival! Bet you got lots of amazing shots there! ... This being one of them! :) #10248001David Phalen July 28, 2012
LOL your title!! Excellent colors, sky and details!! The people certainly create a sense of how large this balloon was!! #10248253Robert K. Bemus July 28, 2012
Great capture and title, Michelle!! #10248428Joyce S. Court July 29, 2012
These balloons are much larger than I expected. Great title on this one! #10248791Deborah Lewinson July 30, 2012
When I left poor T-Rex was back on the gound.Awesome image, Michelle!
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Jack Nevitt August 01, 2012
Looks like you had some great sky on Friday. We were there Sat morning and left Sun morning. Unfortunately, we got rained out for Sat afternoon and night. Really wanted to see the balloon glow Sat night.Patricia A. Casey September 28, 2012
Hi Michelle...was searching the internet for "how to shoot a hot air balloon festival" and came across this BP blurb.....then started looking at the photos for insights & information and came across your name....LOL LOL LOL...GREAT SHOT & BETTER TITLE (and story)! We're heading to Albuquerque the mother of all balloon festivals....hope the weather cooperates...if not I'll have fun anyway....Have a terrific day!!! #10345158Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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