The lord smiles on the righteous and the devil looks after his own. We went out to the lakes only to find the camera battery was flat. Not a problem I’ll delve into my camera bag for my spare battery. Oh! Bother! The spare battery that should have been charging Saturday night…………That’s the one! So two flat batteries. No pictures today then. Could have been but as they said on Blue Peter Here are some I did earlier in this case just after breakfast.
So it’s the lakes and woods tomorrow. Batteries are charging away as I type.
Wow!
ReplyDeleteI missed this again!
I think that it is a brethless experience!
To fly in silance... slowly, to see the baloon's shadow on the field, following you... mama mia!
Wonderful post, Adrian.
Anyway, not so silent I think!
Best regards from Romania!
Will you be going up?
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Really good series of pictures. I've never seen that up close. (And I'd never dare go up in one.) Those last photos are really good, I wouldn't have thought the fire would show so well against the red balloon.
ReplyDeleteGreat series of suspenseful pictures, I have some Balloon pictures that I took last summer that I'll have to find time and an excuse to put on !!
ReplyDeleteI saw recently that there was a new style basket with a clear base in it... not for the faint hearted !!
Really great, away they go. I would have been good at that sport, dare I say it, I can't do it now. (Big coward).
ReplyDelete:-) I have recognize it from the first shot, really a great sequence
ReplyDeleteA great story in pictures! Now we need the shots from "up there"!
ReplyDeleteYour narration is such a great accent to your series of photos. I saw my first ballon inflation and flying this summer. http://beyondmygarden.blogspot.com/2010/09/not-in-nature.html
ReplyDeleteNothing like it, right?
I've always wanted a ride on one of those. Great pix!
ReplyDeleteWind it is a great experience. I've not flown for years but was tempted.
ReplyDeleteLucy, I doubt it but was tempted. An early morning flight over the Lake District appeals.
Dawntreader, wouldn't it look superb in the dark.
J_on_Tour, suspended pictures. Photogenic things are hot air balloons.
Bob. I bet you could. You could get a birds eye view of the birds make a change from a Bob's ete view.
Laura thanks. Difficult to fool ladies.
Pauline, I'll work on it, probably mean a diet of stale bread for a month though.
Jolynne, they are good tyhe ride is wind free and very peaceful....Landings are controlled or less controlled crashes depending on how lucky you are.
ReplyDeleteLike your choice of five words I'll keep them if you don't mind. Your comment feed is firing me towards Facebook, Twitter etc. I don't do those.
Beyond the Garden, thank you, I'll pop off for a look now.
I didn't know the baskets had compartments. I suppose it stops Corporal Jones rushing round shouting 'Don't panic!' The mind boggles at what the small square holes in the side are for.
ReplyDeleteA flight must give spectacular views but I prefer to stay in contact with terra firma.
John, the small ones don't have compartments. It is like packing sheep or cattle in a lorry jam folk in tight and then when it crashes, the balloonists insist on referring to the crash as a landing, no one gets hurt. The little square holes are steps. I'll have you know this is a family blog.......most of the time. I can see why you were confused a higher and lower hole just like the gents in Tesco.
ReplyDeleteWonderful way to get to see things. I see them all the time where I live in NZ but whenever I've tried to go up in one the weather's not been kind. As you say, though, it's not a cheap experience so it might never happen now given the parlous state of the £ against the NZ$.
ReplyDeleteGB they are a good platform for photography but sorting a takeoff site upwind of ones objective and a landing site downwind of is all a logistical nightmare. I would love a helicopter for an hour over the Lake District Early morning. That requires three like minded people to split the cost.
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