Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Festival

[larryj]

A few shots made at the hot air balloon festival held in Albuquerque the first weekend in October each year. We spent 2 days at the festival and were treated to a great feast of color and interesting balloon designs. THe sheer number of balloons going up into the air was mind boggling!

Funny Balloon

My favorite balloon at the festival!

 

[DES]

It's a great event, and you have some really good photos that capture the spectacle!

 

[AlanLichty]

Wow - quite the variety of colors and patterns on these balloons. It would be hard to compose a shot with an array of distractions like this.

 

[larryj]

It's a great event, and you have some really good photos that capture the spectacle!

Thanks DES for the nice comments, appreciated!
I was out in the takeoff field and the balloons were going up 360 degrees all around me, I almost got dizzy turning and shooting. The colors were outstanding and the balloons were popping up like colorful mushrooms!

 

[larryj]

Wow - quite the variety of colors and patterns on these balloons. It would be hard to compose a shot with an array of distractions like this.

Thanks Alan it was like nothing I have ever experienced before. After 2 days of shooting I was worn out and my senses swamped with all the shapes and colors.