Liftoff

Majeed Badizadegan · Apr 28, 2013

This balloon was the second of the two launches on the same morning. This one made it about 20 yards, had some technical difficulties, and had to land. This was basically the glory of it's 20 second flight.

Liftoff by Majeed Badizadegan (Rotanimod), on Flickr

TATTRAT · Apr 28, 2013

Nice shot. Great luck in that the Balloon colors worked so well with the windmill!

I have an old film shot from flying into The Netherlands, coming in over tulip fields, one of the most awesome sights ever, rows and rows of color.

Majeed Badizadegan · Apr 28, 2013

TATTRAT said:
Nice shot. Great luck in that the Balloon colors worked so well with the windmill!

I have an old film shot from flying into The Netherlands, coming in over tulip fields, one of the most awesome sights ever, rows and rows of color.

They coordinate the colors that way, I think. The luck involved here was catching the balloon right by the mill as it passed by. Very small window of opportunity.

I bet the shot would be awesome, convert and share it!

TATTRAT · Apr 28, 2013

Well that works out pretty well then!

I have shared it before, actually I have a thread here somewhere with my Amsterdam shots, a lot of views, no comments, iirc. . .

Please excuse the scratches. This was framed and fell, brushing/blowing the glass shards off it didn't look too bad in it's size, but when scanned and blown up, they become quite apparent. . . I still like it though, even after well over a decade and many pics after it:

Note the canals, and canal house. Quite a HUGE operation. If you find yourself in Holland, the early morning flower market is worth getting up for. It's AMAZING how many of the worlds flowers are brokered through that place, you will never think of flowers the same way.

Majeed Badizadegan · Apr 28, 2013

TATTRAT said:
Well that works out pretty well then!

I have shared it before, actually I have a thread here somewhere with my Amsterdam shots, a lot of views, no comments, iirc. . .

Please excuse the scratches. This was framed and fell, brushing/blowing the glass shards off it didn't look too bad in it's size, but when scanned and blown up, they become quite apparent. . . I still like it though, even after well over a decade and many pics after it:

Note the canals, and canal house. Quite a HUGE operation. If you find yourself in Holland, the early morning flower market is worth getting up for. It's AMAZING how many of the worlds flowers are brokered through that place, you will never think of flowers the same way.

Very cool shot.

TATTRAT · Apr 28, 2013

Thanks, sir.

I always look forward to your shots. I really miss the Pacific NW, and wish that I was more into photography (besides just snapshots and parties) at that point in my life. I learn with almost all your posts just how much I missed out on.

kathyt · Apr 28, 2013

Nice. You should have told those people to get out of your shot.

kathyt · Apr 28, 2013

TATTRAT said:
Well that works out pretty well then!

I have shared it before, actually I have a thread here somewhere with my Amsterdam shots, a lot of views, no comments, iirc. . .

Please excuse the scratches. This was framed and fell, brushing/blowing the glass shards off it didn't look too bad in it's size, but when scanned and blown up, they become quite apparent. . . I still like it though, even after well over a decade and many pics after it:

Note the canals, and canal house. Quite a HUGE operation. If you find yourself in Holland, the early morning flower market is worth getting up for. It's AMAZING how many of the worlds flowers are brokered through that place, you will never think of flowers the same way.

Wow. These are flower fields? Where you in a plane?

Majeed Badizadegan · Apr 28, 2013

kathythorson said:
Nice. You should have told those people to get out of your shot.

I could've clone stamped the hell out of them. But decided since they were photographing the scene too, better just leave them.

Us photogs gotta stick together, right?

SquarePeg · Apr 28, 2013

Stamp the hell out of them.

Great shot - as usual. Did you get to go up?

TATTRAT · Apr 28, 2013

kathythorson said:
TATTRAT said:

Well that works out pretty well then!

I have shared it before, actually I have a thread here somewhere with my Amsterdam shots, a lot of views, no comments, iirc. . .

Please excuse the scratches. This was framed and fell, brushing/blowing the glass shards off it didn't look too bad in it's size, but when scanned and blown up, they become quite apparent. . . I still like it though, even after well over a decade and many pics after it:

Note the canals, and canal house. Quite a HUGE operation. If you find yourself in Holland, the early morning flower market is worth getting up for. It's AMAZING how many of the worlds flowers are brokered through that place, you will never think of flowers the same way.

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Wow. These are flower fields? Where you in a plane?