Balloon Photography

**Duolab123** · 7-Feb-2023, 22:42

Originally Posted by ic-racer

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Amazing photos

**Tin Can** · 8-Feb-2023, 05:00

Great link!

Originally Posted by John Kasaian

This caught my attention and I found it intriguing, so I thought I'd share:
https://sarahemilybond.com/2016/03/2...omment-page-1/
These were large format photographers and cameras given the time period
(if this crosses the line, please delete.)

**BrianShaw** · 8-Feb-2023, 07:39

https://youtu.be/k8qjxT1iIAM

**Alan Klein** · 8-Feb-2023, 18:50

Originally Posted by Leszek Vogt

Saw *Elvis* few years ago over ABQ. Ha ha ha, never seen him in Vegas (Hilton) when he was performing & I was there next door at Nellis. Don't mean to derail anything, but those days one could rent horses and check out various venues even one block from the strip. But, we progress.....

People are still seeing Elvis today.

**Drew Wiley** · 8-Feb-2023, 20:59

Hot air balloons also revolutionized geology.

**Leszek Vogt** · 8-Feb-2023, 22:07

Originally Posted by Alan Klein

People are still seeing Elvis today.

One can spot one in Oct in ABQ without going to Graceland.

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**John Kasaian** · 16-Feb-2023, 09:35

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**Drew Wiley** · 16-Feb-2023, 10:38

Don't dismiss the threat of that, John. One never knows just exactly who those birds are working for.

**jnantz** · 16-Feb-2023, 14:18

Originally Posted by Richard Wasserman

Plus, he invented airmail

"The Great Nadar" by Adam Begley is a fascinating read. Nadar was quite the character and endlessly inventive, and self-promoting. I think he would have loved today's social media.

He might just be my favorite photographer, and he had a great sense of humor.

**Willie** · 16-Feb-2023, 16:24

Dead Horse Point overlook a guy had a bunch of helium filled balloons tied to a chair. He had a tank of Helium and would fill the balloons as he sat in the chair. Chair was tied with a climbing rope to the bumper of his jeep. As they filled he started rising and finally got airborne. He floated more than 100 feet out over the scene and sat there photographing for a bit. Then would cut the string on a balloon, one by one until he started to descend. Then pulled himself back over solid ground and landed.

An interesting way to get a different perspective.

Similar to when an airline pilot radioed the tower at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) to report a guy in a lawn chair in the glide path of landing airplanes. Tower thought he was crazy and then more planes reported it. Seems the guy had attached a bunch of helium balloons to his chair and took a ride. Police helicopter got involved and ordered him down. He got down, had a BB rifle and would shoot a balloon at a time until he started descending. Was arrested when he made landfall. Don't know if he took any photos or even told his buddies when he started... "Hold my beer".