Of course I could just pate the whole thread !!! DUH
I haven't posted many images lately. Busy with life and pushing the shutter button, 4'k on the D2'' this year and I don't do sport!!
This morning I got up at 4.3' to be early to go out and shoot people having a balloon flight (which I charge for). The early morning was to catch the full moon. The morning was just stunning and here are a few of the 45' images shot. The first at 5.3' (I just noticed I haven't changed the camera for daylight saving!!) and the last while having breakfast with the balloonists at 8.15.
On the way to the balloon launch site the full moon was low in the sky:
And I thought my camera needed servicing for focus!! Taken with my original 3''/f4 screw drive!! In B+W
Further down the road the sun started to appear (3'' again)
While the balloon is inflating this is one of my "standard shots", the couple kissed as well but I won't post without their permission.
A standard in flight shot, today was the mid size balloon with a four person basket ( the larger one takes twelve) 7'-2''/2.8
Nearly at landing point 7'-2''/2.8
Leaving the paddock where the balloon landed I spotted some bright blue flowers on the roadside and pulled out my trusty 1'5/2.8 screw drive micro
Still had the micro on when I arrived at the cafe for breakfast and snapped one of their Xmas Lilies to finish the trip:
All in all a wonderful morning spent with some wonderful people, I am truly blessed with my life.
Thanks for looking and have a great life - because you can !! Choose it!!
p.s. Of course all processed with Lightroom using the "Adobe Standard" camera profile included in a preset of mine with a touch of clarity and vibrance. The moon shots I added a little "detail". The moon and sunrise shots are cropped, the rest are just resized.