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SammyC
12-08-2005, 10:06
Good fun, fired off 244 photos of which only 66 made the cut!

A selection is below:

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/IMG_1630.jpg

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/IMG_1642.jpg

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/IMG_1659.jpg

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/IMG_1681.jpg

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/IMG_1713.jpg



and my choice:

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/IMG_1699.jpg


:)
SammyC
12-08-2005, 10:14
The full album is here http://www.brissol.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bbf/
CT
12-08-2005, 10:27
Nice shots!

This would be great for getting the pigeons of the caravan roof! :lol:

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/IMG_1699.jpg
Marcel
12-08-2005, 10:28
I like the last one (in this thread), of the dude firing the, er, flamey thing.

I went to the balloon show in Burnley a few weeks ago, and also took lots and lots. Unfortunately, most of mine didn't make the cut either. Very hard to get aesthetically pleasing shots from there. The whole thing looks nice to the naked eye, but very hard to capture that on camera.

Too many bloody people in the way for a start...lol

Nice work! :)
SammyC
12-08-2005, 10:52
I think it'd take the roof off as well!!! :D

I got loads of shots that look like they'd be good as we actually has a very good view but the 300mm lens just was too much most of the time for being hand held.

Oh, and the obligatory to$$er in front who kept jumping up to get a better view as I was taking a photo! Eeeejit!
Gandhi
12-08-2005, 15:22
forget my question in my other post! Just found em! lol

Good caps, but I can see I'm goin to be alot of weedling to get close enough!
SammyC
12-08-2005, 15:34
Depends on the lens, the 300mm got me plenty close enough I just couldn't hold it steady most of the time.

MTW, I had the camera set to P mode most of the time and it seems to have worked quite well.
SammyC
14-08-2005, 16:32
Ok, a few from yesterdays fly over of my house. Very nice of them to pass this way :D !


http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/balloon.jpg

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/Nokia_Balloon.jpg

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/balloon_close.jpg
http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/balloons.jpg

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/albums/Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/balloon_sil.jpg


I really like the last one! :)
matty
14-08-2005, 16:59
nice shots, i went to balloon festival a few weeks back, got that sloggi balloon too!
SammyC
14-08-2005, 18:41
There was a whole underwear section that came flying over at one point! :D