Mass Ascension at Albuquerque's annual Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico. Until the sun peeks over Sandia Mountain, it is still dusky on the field, but when it does, you get these gorgeous views! It is amazing to be there and see it all. During Balloon Fiesta, this IS morning!
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This is an awesome photo! I really like allof the vibrant colors against the blue sky. I have always wanted to go to one of these events and try for a shot like this.
I happened to see this when I looked at your profile. I was there with one of the teams that day too, and had been up the day before. It was the best day ever for having that kind of event.
The colors and the solid blue sky make this a stunning shot.
Excellent, just excellent, image. I must have been away when this entered competition, because I didn't vote on it then. But I'm delighted to see it now. While I have seen many balloon shots, this one is really out of the ordinary. Keep up the good work.
The colors of the baloons are fantastic and the composition of the shot is as well. But the image as a whole looks rather flat and does not give the depth needed to see where balloons are in position to one another.
What an exciting composition and event you have captured. The early morning light really shows the time of day by its angle. I find the colours a tiny wee bit on the dull side. I wonder if that's because I get exposed to too many bright images which are unaturally bright and colourful? 8.
This will probably do very well, as hot air balloons always do.
There's a big balloon event in town next weekend, so that was bad timing for this Challenge.
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