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Summer July-August 2006

Along the river, in the air in Central Iowa

It was balloon week, and I got down south (to Indianola)several times the week of Aug. 1-5. I took several shots at dusk with a balloon coming down. The morning of 3 August I was at the field at 6:30 AM and caught the flight of more than 100 colorful balloons. The crews take them out
into the countryside, get them into the air, and follow the wind over the target at the central site in full view of the spectators.

In the evening, the landing zone was filled with several dozen balloons of all sorts of shapes, lit up against the night sky. It was really cool.
Help me
Help me
Good tree
Good tree
Running to help
Running to help
Between a highway and a cornfield
Between a highway and a cornfield
Motion blur, not all bad
Motion blur, not all bad
Letting the hot air out
Letting the hot air out
Mushroom
Mushroom
Packing up
Packing up
Balloon rides setting up
Balloon rides setting up
Riders away
Riders away
Riders overhead
Riders overhead
Telephoto moment
Telephoto moment
Foreground and background
Foreground and background
A swarm of balloons in the air
A swarm of balloons in the air
Heading for the target
Heading for the target
In the trees
In the trees
Its a duck
Its a duck
Not usually scene on a country road
Not usually "scene" on a country road
Target hit, flame on
Target hit, flame on
Back up
Back up
Leaving the target area
Leaving the target area
Soft landing in the gentle hills
Soft landing in the gentle hills
Tossing the sock
Tossing the sock
The sock falls to the target on the ground
The sock falls to the target on the ground
Sock in center
Sock in center
Surprise move, they're coming down
Surprise move, they're coming down
Crew spings into action
Crew spings into action
Got ya'
Got ya'
Maybe, maybe not
Maybe, maybe not
Need a little help here
Need a little help here
Whoa
Whoa
It actually ends well
It actually ends well
Up and over
Up and over
Great day for a cell phone chat
Great day for a cell phone chat
Gorgeous colors 1
Gorgeous colors 1
Gorgeous colors 2
Gorgeous colors 2
Gorgeous colors 3
Gorgeous colors 3
Purple sock goes flying
Purple sock goes flying
PS 2
PS 2
Not quite a bullseye, but close
Not quite a bullseye, but close
Evening activities
Evening activities
Energizer Bunny
Energizer Bunny
Nite Glow
Nite Glow
Bright lights at dusk
Bright lights at dusk
Color and light break out
Color and light break out
Night falls, balloons aglow
Night falls, balloons aglow
All lit up
All lit up
Balloons in the night
Balloons in the night
our hibiscus
our hibiscus
our hibisci
our hibisci
Prospect Park Des Moines River
Prospect Park Des Moines River
Zoom
Zoom
Dogs in a boat getting swamped
Dogs in a boat getting swamped
More dogs in a boat
More dogs in a boat
Dogs in a boat
Dogs in a boat