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Calling all Hot Air Balloon and Kite enthusiasts as well as those who enjoy capturing the fun of parasailing, kite boarding, parachuting...any type of flying without an engine!

Featured Work

Wish You Were Here ! by PaulAlbert

Perhaps there is room for one more ! Do You Think so ! The perfect day, after the mass ascension of the special shapes, the field is cleared and the compatition begins, for the regular shapes, with bean bag tossing, to the colorful streamers, each trying to get the most exact throw to collect points for the ultimate prize, along with the poles extended above the ground having envelopes with cash and other prizes to win ! now remember these balloons do not have flying controls, they can ascend, decend, and spin like a top, the credit of course is to navigate with as much skill, and of course Luck, but the obstacles is a crowded sky ! Albuquerque, New Mexico USA. the second week of October, each year, So far this was the best day ! Camera olympus E-500 with up to 150 mm lens, with polarization filter, and of course smile presented, Hope you enjoy the view, I say Awesome ! 2009 oh Yes Sylvia ! I was thinking of You ! :-)) paul
Hi Mom! by Dyle Warren

Plano Annual Balloon Festival – Plano, Tx / Sept. 19th, 2009 Nikon D200 18-200 Nikkor Lens / Handheld 3 exposures, HDR processed in Photomatix /
Peace by Jeannette Sheehy

Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival 2009, Queensbury, NY This balloon made it up through the mist into the clearing sky. The balloon almost looks superimposed onto the photograph with the contrast of the brightness and sharpness of it’s outline compared to the soft layered mist below. / AS IS
margate kite festival by iwasframed

this was taken at the margate kite festival,it was a shame because it was a bit of a misty day.
Public Art by PaulAlbert

During the early days of the Albuquerque, New Mexico Balloon Fiesta, there appeared a most appealing New Balloon in the skies, the amazement was of course that this balloon had a double painted scene on the outside so as it rotated one could observe this hand painted creation, bear in mind the size of the balloon is compared to an average home, somewhere in the cobwebs I recall the price of the painted effort around $15,000.00 US, and then it was seen a couple of times at other shows, then disappered ! captured on film the year I don’t recall, possibly in the early 1990’s but it was a marvel, there were few special shapes in those days, but it stands out as one of the outstanding memories ! Camera Yashica Electro X -TL, as best recalled slide film, but other specifics not remembered or documented, Albuquerque beauty in the skies !
"The Parachutist" by Dyle Warren

Taken at Plano’s Annual Balloon Festival
HOT AIR BALLOONS' by MsLiz

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND SIGHT AT PROSSOR, WA. WITH THE BALLONS COMING DOWN INTO THE WATER…

Recent Work

Liftoff by Victoria Jostes

Hot air balloon lifting off. Notice American flag on the left! valparaiso, IN USA Must view large. /
Aloft by Bezay

Albuquerque New Mexico International Balloon Festival Downtown Albuquerque is in the bottom left half Check into Rainbow Riders if you wanna go up, costs 200, be sure to ask for second hop, the ride is twice as long as the first one Photoshopped the hell outa it, yeppers I sure did
MT. BAKER & HOT AIR BALLOON FLYING by MsLiz

WHAT A DAY AT MT. BAKER, WITH A HOT AIR BALLOON IN THE SHOT TOO. ABOUT MT. BAKER BELOW / Mount Baker, or Koma Kulshan, is an active9 glaciated andesitic stratovolcano [4] in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington State in the United States. It is the second-most active volcano in the range after Mount Saint Helens. It is about 31 miles (50 km) [10] due east of the city of Bellingham, Whatcom County, making it the northernmost volcano in the Cascade Range but not the northernmost of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, which extends north into the Coast Mountains. Mount Baker is the youngest volcano in the Mount Baker volcanic field.[5] While volcanism has persisted here for some 1.5 million years, the current glaciated cone is likely no more than 140,000 years old, and possibly no older than 80-90,000 years. Older volcanic edifices have mostly eroded away due to glaciation. After Mount Rainier, Mount Baker is the most heavily glaciated of the Cascade volcanoes; the volume of snow and ice on Mount Baker (0.43 cubic miles or 1.8 cubic kilometers) is greater than that of all the other Cascades volcanoes (except Rainier) combined. It is also one of the snowiest places in the world; in 1999, Mount Baker Ski Area, located 14 km (8.4 mi) to the northeast, set the world record for snowfall in a single season—1,140 inches (95 feet or 2,896 cm).[11] At 10,778 feet (3,285 m), it is the fourth-highest mountain in Washington State and the sixth-highest in the Cascade Range.4 Located in the Mount Baker Wilderness, it is visible from much of Greater Victoria, Greater Vancouver and south to Seattle in Washington.
Rise n Shine by doubleheader

Canon EOS 500D w/ Canon 55-250 zoom IS lens…. thanks for lookin…=D
a nu invasion from the sky by BlueSpirit

“festa dell’aria” kite contest in rosolina (rovigo) – 2009
Freedom by Lukas Uskrt

Paragliding / Donovaly tourist resort at Low Tatras National park. / Slovakia (FZ28LumixPanasonic)
Lets Go Fly a Kite by Michelle Lovegrove

Kite flying on Gwithian Beach in Cornwall
In Orbit II by doubleheader

Canon Rebel T1-i…minor post work in psppX2.Thanks for your views and comments…..=D
God Bless America by doubleheader

The National Anthem played while these guys came down.( and yes I did wait til the anthem was over before getting this image).. The other jumper had the Nevada state flag hanging below him..Taken at the Reno championship Air Races last month…Canon Rebel T1-i w/Canon 55-250 zoom IS lens.. thanks for your views and comments…=D
Of Pride & Glory by Jim Sugrue

Skydiver comes down with huge American Flag at a car show in New Paltz NY. / Taken with Canon EOS Rebel Xti and Canon 55mm lens and 1A filter

About This Group

Hot Air Balloons, Kites, Parachutes, Parasailing, Kiteboarding – if this is what you love to capture, then this is the group for you. Come fly with us!! Show us your vibrant, vivid, colourful side.

Sorry, this is not for insects, birds, planes, helicopters..anything with an engine or that is an animal, mammal or insect. There are groups for them already. We appreciate your help on this! :)

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