Balloonzzzz...!!!

I have seen hot air balloon in movies, books and cartoons. This was my first time encountering such an event. I went for the Hot Air Balloon festival in Putrajaya over the weekend .It was amazing as you could see people from all walks of life cheering the day with their family and  kids as it was also the last weekend of school holidays .

This year there were about 29 balloons participating from all over the world. It all started very early in the morning. It was really an amazing event as you could see different shapes of balloons rather than the normal classic ones. The colours were brilliant and the shapes were unique and amazing. The designs of some balloons were rather interesting. The crowds favorite were the Darth Vader , the Doraemon a Japanese Icon , the Tree , the Upside down , the Clown and many more.

The weather was brilliant, clear sky with lovely clouds hanging up high .The sun made day more beautiful.

Setting up the balloon is not an easy task it really needs a team work. The initial fabric has to be filled with air than had to be balanced up right with alots of energy before filling further with the hot air and then finally take off into the air.

It was really wonderful to see them take off as they fly above my head into the sky as the light wind carries them higher. The entire sky view was spectacular with extra para motor glider.During the event there were also para motor gliders going around the balloon ground in their parachute and little machine. The gliders were amazing too; they were showing their talents in the sky in different formations.

Most interesting of all were people with cameras. This has become a past time or hobby from professionals to beginners. They were all equipped with all types of high end equipments. Many came to capture every aspect of the event as far as the lenses could extend.

It’s an eye opening event for myself as I could improve my photography to capture every single moment of the event.It was amazing though !They were limited number of crowd with professional camera’s were allowed to the balloon preparation ground.The photographers were able to get real close while the early works were in progress, even before the start of the day. Such opportunity was much appreciated and more talents of photography exposed.

Being there and having an opportunity to capture some wonderful shots through my very own camera was quite a satisfying experience. Did I go for a ride? No, not really, it’s not the height fright, but I just don’t like the idea of lining up with hundreds of people very early in the morning just for a 10 minute ride for those tickets was not a very attractive idea though . If you have seen the queue, you would understand what I am saying here. The queue starts at about in 5am and only limited amount people for the day.

This International Hot Air Balloon Festival is an annual thing Held at Putrajaya, if you have missed it this year, do check it out next year the 4^th one.!!