Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Looks like a great photo opportunity which you used very well. I like the mass ascension photos especially, but all are nice. BTW, the ?Bavaria? on the Van Gogh balloon is not the German state which gave us Oktoberfest and BMWs; it is the name of the sponsor of that balloon, a Dutch brewery: http://www.bavaria.com Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 25 Oct 2018, at 07:59, Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > After the Dawn Patrol, if the weather cooperates, is the mass ascension > where up to 600 balloons lift off in about an hours time. The Green flag > goes up just before sunrise and the field sprouts balloons like mushrooms. > > View them large if you can. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f8/bf/Balloon+Fiesta+AM-9047.jpg.html > > As the sun rises, it makes for quite a sight. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f8/bf/AM+Ascention-9574.jpg.html > > With many balloon events, you are relegated to viewing from selected areas > and not allowed to mingle. At Albuquerque, probably the largest event in > the world, you have free reign to wander wherever you want. Just pay > attention and let the crews do their thing. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f8/bf/AM+Ascention-9371.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f8/bf/AM+Ascention-9396.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f8/bf/Balloon+Fiesta+AM-9106.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f8/bf/Balloon+Fiesta+AM-9105.jpg.html > > The people who control this are called Zebras, and they are the ground > flight control people. They do an excellent job. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f8/bf/Balloon+Fiesta+AM-9116.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f8/bf/AM+Ascention-9388.jpg.html > > As the sun rises, the sky fills > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f8/bf/AM+Ascention-9607.jpg.html > > There are many special shapes and they are the popular ones. And they > come from many countries. Here is Bavaria's tribute to Vincent Van Gogh, > but he has both ears. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f8/bf/AM+Ascention-9387.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f8/bf/AM+Ascention-9414.jpg.html > > And I am not sure what this one is. I think a saxophone. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f8/bf/AM+Ascention-9400.jpg.html > > That's enough for now. Thanks for enduring all these. > > Comments welcome. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information