Look Up.....

Floating By

Around 8:20am this morning I heard an unusual noise outside so I asked my husband what it was. He was standing at the blinds with a smile like he had planned a surprise. He said, "Look, it's your balloon friends." I could not believe my favorite hot air balloon was right outside our window. I wish they were my friends and they would have called first before they decided to go floating by, ha! As I darted off off the camera and memory card so I asked him to open the window.  When I returned, I pulled out the screen to get this last glimpse of the hot air balloon as it passed by.

After I took this photo, I headed south in hopes of a few additional photos. I discovered they were actually trying to find a place to land as the wind (...or lack of) was not cooperating with them this morning. I managed to get a few more photos before they landed in a cul-de-sac.

Some of you may recall one of my hot air balloon photos Up, Up and Away that I took last summer. Here is a link to my RedBubble page: Up, Up and Away where I have more on the adventure I had taking that photo!

I added Floating By to my Summer's Simple Pleasures album in my Photography gallery on my website: www.tscpgraphics.com

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Lightning Never Strikes in the Same Place Twice...

Electric Shock

Electric Shock

This image is straight from the camera.  I have tried capturing an image of lightning for some time. I usually end up with small glowing bursts of light that end up looking like a lightning bug flew in front of the lens. Other times I have entertained myself while on the rode by taking traveling lightning shots. I have never ended up with anything I have ever considered a true lightening capture. 

This evening was finally my perfect opportunity. We had an incredible lightning storm so I jumped at the chance to set up the tripod up right in front of our house. I do not mind a tree line, in fact I think it give perspective but I am not a fan of power lines. I strategically pointed the camera on this brilliant night display of lightning that jetted across the sky without it looking residential. Since it was so late, I really did not want to pack up and head to the prairie though I am sure it would have been a spectacular sight.

I am glad I stayed put because chances are I would have ended up missing out and finally ended up with a lightning photo I am pleased with! 

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I added Electric Shock to Night & Day in my RedBubble portfolio: tscp profile

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