Some nice shots here Rork was this in the UK over at Bristol? I was on the old Severn Bridge trying to snap the new one in this light and could see the balloons in the sky. You are right its a hard subject to picture, there is just so much colour and activity at these events, I like all these shots especially #5 with the guys walking under the Fuji balloon a great sense of scale in it. :O)

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