Today's Blog is all about last weekend's Lake Havasu City Balloon Festival. It is my favorite event of the year. My Photo Buddy, Tina, flew in from Minneapolis, Minnesota to go shooting with me. We had a fabulous time.
Friday was the first day of the Balloon Festival. We got up at O Dark Hundred and headed to the first early morning ascension. It was a cold morning but getting shots of the balloons as they were inflated was totally worth the suffering. It was a sensory overload with all the bright colors in the early morning sun.
Friday night we headed down to catch the Balloon Glow. We ended up stuck in traffic so by the time we got there the balloons were starting to come down. The pictures we did get we were not happy with but we had one more night to try and get the shots.
Saturday morning we were up at the crack of dawn once again. We were lucky enough to be invited to a friend's house who has house that overlooks the bay and the Nautical Inn where the Balloon Festival is held. She puts on a pot luck breakfast buffet complete with Bloody Mary's and Mimosas. We had a great time shooting the balloons as the took off that morning. Great friends, wonderful food, drinks and shooting the balloons, what could be better? Thank you, Donna, for a great time.
Saturday afternoon we went to the Balloon Festival a lot earlier and had a much better experience shooting the Balloon Glow. It was a great experience seeing them light up. We, also, got some shots of the Carnival rides.
Sunday morning we up earlier again so we could go down to the Channel to see if we could shoot some pictures of the balloons reflecting in the water. We got there at 7:00 AM and it was still pitch dark so we went and got some coffee to drink while we waited for the sun to come up. By 7:30 we had enough light to wonder down to the London Bridge and get some shots of the bridge in the beautiful morning light. We walked down to the end of the channel and took some shots of the balloons as the floated over the bay. It was a fun morning.
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