Thanks, Bob! Fortunately, the festival is at a small airport just a couple of miles from our home. That way, I could make the 6:00 AM mass inflation and 6:30 AM mass ascension, rather than fighting the traffic to get to the ones at 6:00 -- 6:30 PM.
Yes, the other balloon behind his head is a bother to me as well, but with 125 balloons, and 150,000 spectators over the three days of the festival, it is not always possible to get everything lined up. In addition, the balloons rotate once they are airborne, and with a balloon like this one, a shot of the back or side of the balloon just is not as satisfying. I did get one of the fireman alone, but the light and color are not as good, and the badge on his hat, showing the twin towers of the old World Trade Center, is not visible: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17479900 Right after he took off, I grabbed a shot of the Fireman next to the American Flag Balloon, but again the light, the color and the angle are not as pleasing: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17479901 It was a beautiful day, and I had a marvelous time, as you can probably tell. <G> Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dan, > What a wonderful thing to be at, a balloon festival! > I'm enjoying your shots. > I wish the Fireman was a bit more separated from the one behind it. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> From the New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. >> A tribute to the Firemen who responded to 9/11: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17481532 >> Comments are invited. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
