| ChristChurch park, New Zealand |
Balloon tethered at the park |
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One of my favourite shots of the balloon over the lake
in ChirstChruch park. Taken with a Minolta XE-1 Kodak Gold 100.
Enhanced with a polaroid filter to bring out the sky and water.
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Here the balloon is tethered to the ground.
Onlookers are given a free quick ride to give them
a feel of the ballooning experience and promote the
sport to the public.
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| The Absolut balloon |
The Absolut balloon 2 |
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Not all the balloons have the same geometry
that forms the balloon shape. Some use more than 450
pieces of fabric while others use only 180 pieces.
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While others balloons get really imaginative to
form 'Castles', 'Mr.Peanut' and other company mascots.
Unfortunately the one photo of a hot air balloon
in the shape of a 'Kiwi' isn't shown here.
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| Inside the gondola it gets hot! |
Translucent balloon at sunset |
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Flying high over the New Zealand landscape it can
get a wee bit cold during the winter. A good blast
of hot gas warms up the gondola.
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Right before the sun sets, I caught this shot of the
tethered balloon. Notice how thin the fabric of
the balloon is to allow light to pass through.
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Photos of Hot Air
Balloons
