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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: tom b on January 12, 2013, 05:59:14 pm

Title: Alice Springs from a balloon
Post by: tom b on January 12, 2013, 05:59:14 pm
Just opened up Adobe Bridge as I was looking for an image and it opened up with images from Central Australia.

The balloon ride was great but it is getting expensive now. I was told that the spinifex was planted in concentric rings to prevent dust blowing onto the nearby airport but I haven't been able to find any information to back it up.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NngPKo7Yezo/UPHnrg-OhjI/AAAAAAAABJg/ZqiKddp0CNg/s1600/ballooning_01.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eMWIxi6jF68/UPHn5pdW_0I/AAAAAAAABJo/70DOf-581Oc/s1600/ballooning_02.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yEZssQXfFDE/UPHoF5fyFuI/AAAAAAAABJw/BvMZc7e3Rfc/s1600/ballooning_03.jpg)

Cheers,
Title: Re: Alice Springs from a balloon
Post by: Tony Jay on January 13, 2013, 06:01:53 am
Nice images Tom.
The third in particular stands out for me.

Tony Jay
Title: Re: Alice Springs from a balloon
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on January 13, 2013, 02:51:09 pm
Quote from: tom  b on January 12, 2013, 05:59:14 pm
I was told that the spinifex was planted in concentric rings to prevent dust blowing onto the nearby airport but I haven't been able to find any information to back it up.

They look like spirals to me.

Jeremy
Title: Re: Alice Springs from a balloon
Post by: tom b on January 13, 2013, 03:22:20 pm
You are correct, they are spirals.

If I did another balloon flight it would have to be in Cappadocia (https://www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1301&bih=1138&q=hot+air+ballooning+cappadocia&oq=ballooning+cap&gs_l=img.1.0.0i5j0i24l2.2321.8005.0.11086.14.13.0.1.1.0.374.2502.2j1j9j1.13.0...0.0...1ac.1.cV9JioUDh2E#hl=en&tbo=d&site=imghp&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=hot+air+ballooning+cappadocia&oq=hot+air+ballooning+cappadocia&gs_l=img.12...0.0.0.198490.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1c.vsiKHDA9F3w&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.1357700187,d.aGc&fp=9aef73f26938e93&biw=1301&bih=1138), Turkey. Images from there look spectacular. I've been there on the ground and it is a very special place. From the air it would be something else.

Cheers,
Title: Re: Alice Springs from a balloon
Post by: wolfnowl on January 14, 2013, 02:39:50 am
I may be the only one, but I read 'Alice springs from a balloon' and wondered if she had a parachute for the descent and whether your frame rate would be high enough to capture some usable images if it didn't open.   ;)

Mike.