Chasing the blue dot to find adventure…
For the last 48 years, hot air balloons have filled the skies in Albuquerque at the end of September and the beginning of October. Due to COVID-19, the 49th Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was postponed to 2021. Last year on this day, we were arriving four days early to get set up. This year, … Continue reading New Mexico: 2020 Balloon Fiesta Siesta
What really attracts the eye at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is all the color in the hot air balloons. Lots of red, orange, yellow - every color of the rainbow in varying combinations. Sometimes though, color is distracting. I found one of my hot air balloon photos from the Sunday night balloon glow and … Continue reading New Mexico: Hot air balloon glow in black and white (2019)
As mentioned previously, I'm counting down my top 10 Instagram photos from 2019. Here's #3! Photo #3 The backstory This photo was taken on the first weekend at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, on Sunday, October 6. I can remember the precise date because only the Dawn Patrol took off on Saturday, due to all … Continue reading 2019: My #3 photo from 2019
After I published photos of our morning with the Fractals hot air balloon, I received requests to make a video - that our post was too long with too many photos. It was in the works, but in the process, I learned a new tool: Adobe Premiere Rush. Not quite the steep learning curve of … Continue reading New Mexico: Video of our morning with the Fractals hot air balloon
I had a very early morning flight (6:40 a.m.) flight out of Albuquerque with my good friend Roger. Since I knew we'd be in Albuquerque right before LavaCon, it was easier to choose the same flights he already had booked. Our first flight headed to Las Vegas, with an almost 2 hour layover. Once we … Continue reading Oregon: Travel day to Portland
Today I'm headed to Portland, Oregon to be the official photographer at the LavaCon Content Strategy conference. Last year, I photographed the conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. My conference photos are usually not posted on this website, but are displayed in my gallery and used throughout the year on social media platforms. I'll have very … Continue reading New Mexico: Heading to the LavaCon conference
We took our time on Wednesday, but we got on the road at about 10 a.m. to head to Albuquerque. As I mentioned in New Mexico: Rolling with the (weather) changes, we were trying to get out of Logan before the season's first snowfall hit. Despite the fact that the snow was supposed to stop by … Continue reading New Mexico: Logan to Albuquerque
One of the things I like to do is capture the little details while I'm taking photographs. Not every location or event provides an opportunity, but 9 days at the Balloon Fiesta provided a few.
I promised that I would give a review of staying at the on-site RV parking at the Balloon Fiesta. Rally style This was our first time being parked rally style. Basically, it means that there are no assigned spots, and they park you as you arrive. So if you're part of a group of 10 … Continue reading New Mexico: RV parking at the Balloon Fiesta
