Showing posts with label Metz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Metz. Show all posts

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Not Grey Mullet

Dug out some ballooning photos tonight.

Makes me feel old, less than 15 years ago, August 97, Metz, France, my first hands-on unaided landing, look at me looking proud for keeping the basket upright. No,I'm sure stripey shirts and check trousers weren't fashionable even back then but hey ho.


Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Biennale Mondiale de l'Aerostation



Every other end of July/beginning of August on odd numbered years would find us heading for an ex Nato airbase on the French-German border.
The largest balloon meet in Europe, great countryside to fly in, great farmers and great cheese.
This shot was taken with the Minolta Vectis 2000, an APS camera which was set in panoramic mode for this. Must have been taken by the wife I think as according to my log book I flew both morning and evening of the 1st that year. I bought the camera from Argos and planned to use it then take it back under their 28 day money back guarantee unused, unfortunately I dropped it denting it, I still have it.