TracyJThomas

The Ascension

The Ascension

Hot air balloons ascend at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.

Hot air balloons ascend at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.
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Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT

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settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 100 Shutter 1/200

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upload_date

Jun, 2014

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Awards

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Top Shot Award 21

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Contest Finalist in Balloons Photo Contest

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+30

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+22

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+2

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All Star

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This captures my attention. Good lighting. Love it!

Great shot!

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Irrigation pump control tower at Yolo Wildlife Area, Davis, CA.

Christina, a recovering heroin addict who lives on the streets in San Francisco, holds her pet rat Ears. Market Street, San Francisco, CA.

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I spend a lot of time in the woods and I am always drawn to the things in nature that are decomposing and being taken back up by the earth.

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The beach below Camp Reynolds on Angel Island, Tiburon, CA.

Morning dew on a spider web.

Mobile photomontage. Shot on my iPhone, edited on my iPad.

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