Hot Desert Balloon by David Clark
A new tourist attraction brings people from near Dubai over my house and through the dunes. I decided to chase them the other day till they landed. There were 3 balloons with the baskets carrying about 20 passengers. They had a great clear morning. The balloons landed near a large labor camp on a Friday morning when the folks do not have to work — they came out in mass to watch the spectacle. Most of the workers pictured are from Nepal.
Featured in “dusk to dawn light” Feb 8, 2009
Comments
Hello David. This is just wonderful shot. And so warm…
Thanks Luda – dave
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brilliant captures!! quite an event!!
That hot air balloon ride over the desert looks a lot of fun, certainly makes a great photo subject, with the pin sharp focus on the colourful balloon the desert has a pleasing contrasting softness to it, well photographed Dave,
Regards, Rod.
Wow this one leaves me speechless Dave…an incredible shot indeed.
thanks Lyn – too kind – congrats again on all your recent features – dave
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Wonderful contrast of color over the sand. Love the way you composed with offset balloon and low horizon. Beautiful.
thanks again Jan — for the comment and the help – dave
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Wow, what a brilliant capture, David!
thanks again Bela — I want to see if I can catch them again on a day with less haze – dave
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Hey David.. This really works well.. Great work…
Chuck…
thanks very much Chuck —dave
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Awesome work David.
thank you Simon – very nice of you to check out my photos – dave
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breathtaking!!
thanks very much Els – dave
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Great contrasts, not just in colours and subject but also there is the “new” in an old and ancient land. Heather
Thanks much for the great comment — the dunes are really ancient and pretty much unchanged and the balloon is definitely new — a challenge for “old and new” in the middle east just ended a couple days ago — dang! thanks Heather — dave
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