This morning I did something I’d been wanting to do ever since I moved here—I went to the hot-air balloon festival in Provo, Utah. And, thanks to my new 14mm lens I was able to get some pretty cool photos that would have been difficult with any of my existing lenses (like the above image) … it was a very last-minute trip and a perfect opportunity to take it on a test-run. I tend to photograph a lot of tight, close-in shallow DOF photos and I’m really excited to have a crazy wide lens added to my photography arsenal.
In a few hours I’ll be getting on a plane to go visit family over the holiday weekend, but getting up at 4:30 AM after about two hours of sleep was totally worth the morning photography trip, especially since I only have a few months left here in Utah. This photo is, so far, one of my favorites … I have a feeling this will be printed and hanging on one of my walls in the near future.
This morning I did something I’d been wanting to do ever since I moved here—I went to the hot-air balloon festival in Provo, Utah. And, thanks to my new 14mm lens I was able to get some pretty cool photos that would have been difficult with any of my existing lenses (like the above image) … it was a very last-minute trip and a perfect opportunity to take it on a test-run. I tend to photograph a lot of tight, close-in shallow DOF photos and I’m really excited to have a crazy wide lens added to my photography arsenal.
In a few hours I’ll be getting on a plane to go visit family over the holiday weekend, but getting up at 4:30 AM after about two hours of sleep was totally worth the morning photography trip, especially since I only have a few months left here in Utah. This photo is, so far, one of my favorites … I have a feeling this will be printed and hanging on one of my walls in the near future.
Nicole is a photographer, published author, and educator specializing in Lightroom, Photoshop, and photography. She is best known for her books on food photography but is widely versed in various photographic genres, including landscape, nature, stock, travel, and experimental imagery.
Great shot Niki! :-)
I forgot the festival was this weekend. :-(
Nicole,
Have you been up in one with your camera yet? At early sunrise, the light is indescribable. We got this in Virginia…
Richard
this = http://www.flickr.com/photos/linda_furlong/3412447906/in/set-72157614575720102
I went this morning too! I got there after they were mostly inflated so this is amazing to see – it would look great on any wall!