Sunrise by Pawel Kazmierczyk

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25-JUL-2009

Sunrise

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We were five baloons in the air that morning, a sight to behold...
The backdrop is karst mountains in southern China, in the Guilin-Yangshuo area.
The peaks are fairly low, approx 200 meters above the surrounding terrain,
but as there are 70,000 of them they sure have a high 'wow' effect.

The location is now geotagged, click 'view map'

Canon EOS 30D
1/250s f/4.5 at 97.0mm iso400 full exif

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Apostolos Tikopoulos		22-May-2021 14:14
A really breathtaking capture up there. Excellent work. V.

janescottcumming		10-Jul-2018 11:05
Wow moment for sure! V

Markus Grompe		05-Jan-2017 15:54
that's gotta be the winner. V.

cits_4_pets		02-Jan-2017 04:29
Great timing, love the layers of hills and how the one peak frames the balloone. Great colors! Excellent!!!v

Mike Dunbar		24-Nov-2016 16:22
That's a complete wow! V

Yiannis Pavlis		10-Nov-2016 02:11
Fantastic composition and light.

Nina Ludwig		02-May-2016 13:36
Been there but not in a balloon . Your POW and light are fabulous. Super capture!

Konrad Busslinger		02-Feb-2016 10:23
The composition is fantastic. Loce the gray hills behind and the colourful balloon on the front. Wow... Extremly great shot. ++V

Rory Trappe		16-Jan-2016 14:12
STUNNING !

Reykjavik Impressions / Stefán Ólafsson		06-Dec-2015 10:17
Great! V

John C. de Freitas		13-Aug-2015 19:00
>371st Show & Tell Competition: Means of transportation- Honourable Mention <

clickA SF		09-Aug-2015 20:14
High "wow" effect for sure! Beautiful shot, Pawel! BV Ted

Graeme		05-Aug-2015 11:14
This must of also been a sight to behold looking at the five balloons from the ground, Pawel. Amazing scene!! VV

Ann Pettigrew		07-Nov-2014 13:59
Wow!! This is an amazing shot and what a beautiful place for ballooning. It begs the question, though, where to land!?!

GeneWard		27-Sep-2014 02:15
An excellent shot, I like the balloon centered and I really like the layers in the background. V

Marco Valk		20-Sep-2014 17:41
Incredible shot.

fern_t		17-Aug-2014 20:47
wonderful contrast in shape and colour between the balloon and the mountains..V

Raymond		15-Jul-2014 18:13
Wow, stunning shot

trento redento		11-Apr-2014 10:30
SUPER SHOT COMPLIMENTS - V-

anne		10-Feb-2014 12:42
great capture !….V

Rick Bricker		02-Nov-2013 21:31
Fantastic shot....you gotta print and hang this beauty! V

Jihad Jean Chahine		01-Oct-2013 14:47
Simply Amazing!

Dougie Young		28-Sep-2013 08:19
A definite Wow, great shot, must have been a great experience..:>

MarcViskens		15-Sep-2013 08:27
excellent work marc

lian hai lim		24-Jul-2013 15:07
Great background! V.

François Marais		23-May-2013 09:21
lovey

Franca Blom		23-May-2013 08:01
Spectacular view. Excellent picture. V

chriswhitehead07		02-Mar-2013 22:15
breathtaking Photo >>V<<

ac		14-Nov-2012 18:04
Wow, composition !

Ann Cleeves		03-Nov-2012 11:54
Just superb....like a scene from a fantasy movie, but it's real!

frommnik		08-Dec-2011 05:22
A high wow effect, indeed. Marvelous capture.

Chris Morton		02-Aug-2011 20:49
just caught up with this one, fantastic double

Gilad Mass		02-Jul-2011 22:48
Excellent capture!

Long Bach Nguyen		08-Jun-2011 08:29
spectacular and surreal image.

meekam tam		13-May-2011 10:43
Beautiful mountainscape and a breathtaking journey! V

goelsamuel		05-Mar-2011 14:11
Absolutely spectacular shot! Simply breathtaking! V++

Dan the Man		04-Mar-2011 12:25
Wow! Breathtaking photo! Look like it is in another world... Thank you for sharing! V

Blandine Mangin		01-Mar-2011 15:06
superb ! v

Algis Kemezys		19-Feb-2011 20:23
Really like this.

joseantonio		27-Nov-2010 10:27
Amazing image. Well done

Webman06		31-Oct-2010 10:25
Awesome shot indeed ! V

Pieter Bos		17-Oct-2010 19:07
Great image!

Guest		14-Oct-2010 21:42
That is a picture of a life time great shot. Arthur from Canada v

Krzysztof Kuzbik		10-Oct-2010 10:39
Super shot!

tyree		29-Aug-2010 21:38
facinating image, awesome..v

Guest		29-Aug-2010 15:05
a wonderful photo!!!

shatterbug		26-Aug-2010 07:50
Wow, great shot...love the composition and the fade of the mountains!

John Hamers		26-Aug-2010 06:41
Fantastic shot of a beautiful chinese area !!

basri_eli		25-Aug-2010 11:11
Wonderful shot!!

Guest		06-Aug-2010 08:45
This is absolutely fantastic. What a wonderful experience too! GMV

MarcWildPassion		11-Jul-2010 18:03
Wow Like the comment from you.. Very nice

Michael Gehrisch		07-Jul-2010 17:18
Fantastic! v

Marwan Habib		02-Jul-2010 14:48
What a wonderful view and picture.

joseantonio		29-Jun-2010 19:12
Amazing shot. this must be a nice way to know this region

John Armstrong		29-Jun-2010 14:20
Spectacular shot, it must have been a great experience! V

Jason Anderson		27-Jun-2010 03:18
Beautiful light in the balloon against the muted hills. The sight of 70,000 peaks must be unbelievable!

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		04-Jun-2010 08:49
Excellent capture! Vote Paolo

janescottcumming		03-Jun-2010 22:17
Awesome shot. ~V~

René Gysi		03-Jun-2010 06:56
Great picture. V

Long Bach Nguyen		03-Jun-2010 06:55
Brilliant shot

Enrique		04-Feb-2010 04:57
You great sense of perspective. Well done.

olivier bruning		27-Nov-2009 08:43
what a fabulous trip that must have been! thanks for sharing and for your warm comments! friendly yours, Olivier

fdt		27-Nov-2009 07:28
Superb capture. f

Brandy Koenig		25-Nov-2009 17:04
Amazing. Beautiful photography all around.

Ali Majdfar		03-Nov-2009 07:23
Superb capture! ~V

Buba Jafarli		21-Sep-2009 07:55
A miracle shot! Bravo, Pawel! BV.

Zoltán Balogh		15-Sep-2009 10:45
Wonderful capture Pawel! V

Máire Uí Mhaicín		14-Sep-2009 20:16
A wonderful shot: the colours of the balloon stand out against the background. Well done to you for the courage to get up there and do it!

Waggoner Photos		14-Sep-2009 07:44
Wow is a good word for the Peaks, also the image! (Voted)

Guest		13-Sep-2009 21:59
Wonderful picture ! V !

Guest		13-Sep-2009 11:16
Incredible number of peaks.

Petros Labrakos		13-Sep-2009 10:18
outstanding shot excellent done regards (V)

Guest		13-Sep-2009 05:55
Wonderful pictutes.V

type		12-Sep-2009 20:49
So amazing. Wanna be there.

Naomi		12-Sep-2009 20:28
This is fantastic! V

Guest		11-Sep-2009 06:51
What an amazing shot - were you in a balloon following? Absolutely stunning!!

Blandine Mangin		10-Sep-2009 16:44
a very beautiful image ! v

Raymond Ma		09-Sep-2009 03:21
Great shot and scenery. Love how the flame makes they balloon glow. V

Luc Schaap		08-Sep-2009 21:49
Great Shot Pawel! I made some shots of exactly the same balloon a year ago! See: http://www.pbase.com/luc_schaap/image/102997887 http://www.pbase.com/luc_schaap/image/116879510 http://www.pbase.com/luc_schaap/image/116879507

Steve Mockford		08-Sep-2009 10:35
This is an amazing composition; the monotones of the peaks and the splash of colour are wonderful in themselves but the burner flame illuminating the balloon is perfect timing. ~V~

Arbi Arzouman		06-Sep-2009 19:27
ahhh... amazing... I wish I could be up there inside it...

Hugh Rooney		04-Sep-2009 05:23
Fantastic scenery and a great image.Well captured.VV

Dallas Hyatt		04-Sep-2009 03:30
Too good. The flash of flame is like the cherry on top of a sundae.

Brian		04-Sep-2009 02:48
WOW! What a great shot. Truly once in a lifetime!

Alan Hartmann		04-Sep-2009 00:37
Outstanding!

Pete Hemington		03-Sep-2009 21:34
Stunning shot - begs the question where were you standing taking this shot?

Al Chesworth		03-Sep-2009 20:47
Excellent shot, don't fancy trying to land it.

DirkM - DMEpics		03-Sep-2009 20:15
Fantastic picture ! -V-

Barbara Heide		03-Sep-2009 20:08
breathtaking shot! v

Jola Dziubinska		03-Sep-2009 19:50
Incredible scenery, those mountains look surreal. Superb capture with that colorful balloon. Vote.

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