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Posted by Brent Murphy on May 20, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Got up bright and early Saturday morning and took my 4-year-old daughter to the Balloon Launch at the Erie Town Fair. Had some good daddy/daughter time and did a little shooting, as well.
Photos HERE.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on May 20, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Great series, Brent. Love those balloon graphics.
Posted by Todd Caudle on May 20, 2008 at 12:48 PM
That's an EXCEPTIONAL series, Brent! A nice aside is that there are no tacky, corporate-sponsored balloons like you see in the Springs on Labor Day weekend. Just lots of pretty patterns. Great job!
Posted by D J Kuklinski on May 20, 2008 at 2:27 PM
Looks like you had a good time. Great series!
Posted by Erik Stensland on May 20, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Wow, these are really nice Brent!!!! I absolutely love them! Bravo! :toast:
Posted by Michael Renner on May 20, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Great stuff Brent! Lots of good comps in there! Nice that you also had some puffy clouds out there to break up the blue skies.
Posted by Dave Gill on May 21, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Nice eye for some colorful patterns!
Posted by Jesse Speer on May 21, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Nice set for sure. Really great comps and use of the great clouds.
Posted by Don Grall on May 21, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Hot air balloons are always fun to shoot and it looks like you had a great time doing it. Love the compositions!
Posted by John Mumaw on May 21, 2008 at 8:06 PM
There are some amazingly creative balloon shots there!
It was a real joy to view them. Thanks!
Posted by Brent Murphy on May 21, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Thanks for the comments, everyone! It was a ton of fun, especially with my daughter. As much as I tried to explain it, she couldn't comprehend that people would actually ride in the balloons until she finally saw it. She'd only seen hot-air balloons from a distance, and never really understood how big they were. I pretty much had to pick her jaw up off the ground when the first balloon was inflated. Although I'm sure I would have enjoyed it anyway, it was a lot more fun with her there.

Thanks again for looking!
Posted by Jeff Hackett on May 21, 2008 at 11:47 PM
Very nice Brent! I wonder how Albuquerque is in the fall?
Posted by Rene Pirolt on May 21, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Great shots Brent! Sounds like you and your daughter had a good time.
Posted by Nick Moore on May 22, 2008 at 9:11 AM
Very cool series Brent!!. I very nearly went along myself, should of!. I actually crewed for one of the ballonist at the festival one year, the company I worked for was a sponsor.
Posted by Joseph Finn on May 23, 2008 at 1:09 PM
great stuff Brent, I saw them all over the sky, a few landed real close to the house, unfortunately I did not know this was going on until it was over (typical with me). Glad you got in some daddy - daughter time, never enough of that.