{"id":5155,"date":"2016-09-19T03:20:16","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T03:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/?p=5155"},"modified":"2020-10-09T20:28:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T20:28:30","slug":"spirit-of-boise-balloon-festival-boise-photographers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/spirit-of-boise-balloon-festival-boise-photographers\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit of Boise Balloon Festival | Boise Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is no denying that being a photographer can sometimes have it&#8217;s perks.\u00a0 I do get to meet some really fascinating people, attend events I wouldn&#8217;t ordinarily go to and even do something as cool as take a hot air balloon ride.\u00a0 The later&#8230;.probably being my top favorite photo shoot in recent history.\u00a0 Sure, standing in the media pit at a concert or press conference can be somewhat exhilarating&#8230;. but neither compares to the rush of going up in a hot air balloon for your very first time.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago the <a href=\"http:\/\/spiritofboise.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic<\/a> was back in town and I was fortunate enough to get a chance to go up for a ride.\u00a0 It was &#8220;media days&#8221; and I\u00a0 was one of the many who got the opportunity to go up in a balloon.\u00a0\u00a0 I wasn&#8217;t sure at first how I felt about going up.\u00a0 I have a slight fear of heights and I was concerned I might regret my decision\u00a0 once up in the air.\u00a0 However, I stopped, thought about it and realized&#8230;. these type of work opportunities don&#8217;t come along very often.\u00a0 So&#8230;.Go&#8230;.Go&#8230;Go!<\/p>\n<p>The day started out early&#8230;.very early.\u00a0 I drove into Ann Morrison Park at 6 am.\u00a0 This may not seem early to you&#8230;. but for those who know me well&#8230;.they know I&#8217;m rarely out of my house before 8:30 am.\u00a0 If it&#8217;s morning and it&#8217;s still dark out&#8230; I&#8217;m in bed.<\/p>\n<p>Once I got checked in and was assigned to a pilot the morning flew by.\u00a0 I watched, photographed and helped the best I could with pre-flight preparations and then all of a sudden it was time to take off.\u00a0\u00a0 The photos below show the progression of my day.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s an opportunity I&#8217;m glad I didn&#8217;t let pass me by and I&#8217;d do it again if ever given the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The morning starts really early for Festival organizers and balloon pilots.\u00a0 Scott Spencer the director of the Spirit of Boise Balloon Festival talks to KIVI TV just before the morning pilot briefing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/002-TV-Interview-Boise-Balloon-Festival-Leap-Photography.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5157 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/002-TV-Interview-Boise-Balloon-Festival-Leap-Photography.jpg\" alt=\"TV crew interviews Scott Spencer of Boise\" width=\"1250\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/002-TV-Interview-Boise-Balloon-Festival-Leap-Photography.jpg 1250w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/002-TV-Interview-Boise-Balloon-Festival-Leap-Photography-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/002-TV-Interview-Boise-Balloon-Festival-Leap-Photography-768x553.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/002-TV-Interview-Boise-Balloon-Festival-Leap-Photography-1024x737.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Baskets, volunteers and spectators await the pilots return from the morning weather briefing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/003-balloon-launch-in-the-morning.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5158\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/003-balloon-launch-in-the-morning.jpg\" alt=\"just before dawn at the Spirit of Boise Balloon Festival\" width=\"1250\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/003-balloon-launch-in-the-morning.jpg 1250w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/003-balloon-launch-in-the-morning-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/003-balloon-launch-in-the-morning-768x553.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/003-balloon-launch-in-the-morning-1024x737.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The pilot of Simpatico and a volunteer hard at work, working on the first step of inflating the balloon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/004-Simpatico-hot-air-balloon-Leap-Photography.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5159\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/004-Simpatico-hot-air-balloon-Leap-Photography.jpg\" alt=\"hot air balloon crew hard at work\" width=\"1250\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/004-Simpatico-hot-air-balloon-Leap-Photography.jpg 1250w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/004-Simpatico-hot-air-balloon-Leap-Photography-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/004-Simpatico-hot-air-balloon-Leap-Photography-768x553.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/004-Simpatico-hot-air-balloon-Leap-Photography-1024x737.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Me&#8230;.\u00a0 hard at work snapping photos and watching the balloon field fill up.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(cell phone photo courtesy of my husband)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/balloon-festival-filling-balloon.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5165\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5165\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/balloon-festival-filling-balloon.jpg\" alt=\"photographer taking photos at Balloon Festival\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/balloon-festival-filling-balloon.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/balloon-festival-filling-balloon-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/balloon-festival-filling-balloon-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/balloon-festival-filling-balloon-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>My viewpoint!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/007-heating-up-a-hot-air-balloon.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5161\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5161\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/007-heating-up-a-hot-air-balloon.jpg\" alt=\"filling a hot air balloon with hot air\" width=\"1250\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/007-heating-up-a-hot-air-balloon.jpg 1250w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/007-heating-up-a-hot-air-balloon-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/007-heating-up-a-hot-air-balloon-768x553.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/007-heating-up-a-hot-air-balloon-1024x737.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Another candid capture&#8230;. courtesy of my husband.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Brenda-Leap-Boise-Balloon-Festival.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5167\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5167\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Brenda-Leap-Boise-Balloon-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"Brenda Leap standing in front of hot air balloons\" width=\"939\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Brenda-Leap-Boise-Balloon-Festival.jpg 939w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Brenda-Leap-Boise-Balloon-Festival-235x300.jpg 235w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Brenda-Leap-Boise-Balloon-Festival-768x981.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Brenda-Leap-Boise-Balloon-Festival-801x1024.jpg 801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Just one of many gorgeous sites I witnessed while waiting to board Simpatico.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/001-balloon-festival-boise-Leap-Photography.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5156\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5156\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/001-balloon-festival-boise-Leap-Photography.jpg\" alt=\"hot air balloon in Boise sky\" width=\"1250\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/001-balloon-festival-boise-Leap-Photography.jpg 1250w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/001-balloon-festival-boise-Leap-Photography-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/001-balloon-festival-boise-Leap-Photography-768x553.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/001-balloon-festival-boise-Leap-Photography-1024x737.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Right before take off.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hot-air-balloon-before-take-off.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5168\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5168\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hot-air-balloon-before-take-off.jpg\" alt=\"hot air balloon at take off\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hot-air-balloon-before-take-off.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hot-air-balloon-before-take-off-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hot-air-balloon-before-take-off-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/hot-air-balloon-before-take-off-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>My view from just above the balloon field.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/006-spirit-of-boise-balloon-festival-Leap-Photography.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5160\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5160\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/006-spirit-of-boise-balloon-festival-Leap-Photography.jpg\" alt=\"view from above the Boise Balloon Classic\" width=\"1250\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/006-spirit-of-boise-balloon-festival-Leap-Photography.jpg 1250w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/006-spirit-of-boise-balloon-festival-Leap-Photography-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/006-spirit-of-boise-balloon-festival-Leap-Photography-768x553.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/006-spirit-of-boise-balloon-festival-Leap-Photography-1024x737.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">another great shot from my husbands perspective&#8230;&#8230;my balloon just after take off.\u00a0 You can even see me, with camera in hand snapping away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/005-simpatico-balloon-taking-off.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5170\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5170\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/005-simpatico-balloon-taking-off.jpg\" alt=\"Simpatico Hot air balloon\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/005-simpatico-balloon-taking-off.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/005-simpatico-balloon-taking-off-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/005-simpatico-balloon-taking-off-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/005-simpatico-balloon-taking-off-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Oh&#8230;.the views from above!\u00a0 Totally worth the 6:15 am check-in time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/008-hot-air-balloon-above-park-in-boise.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5162\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5162\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/008-hot-air-balloon-above-park-in-boise.jpg\" alt=\"Looking down on a hot air balloon\" width=\"1250\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/008-hot-air-balloon-above-park-in-boise.jpg 1250w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/008-hot-air-balloon-above-park-in-boise-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/008-hot-air-balloon-above-park-in-boise-768x553.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/008-hot-air-balloon-above-park-in-boise-1024x737.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/010-hot-air-balloon-silhouette-Leap-Photography.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5163\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5163\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/010-hot-air-balloon-silhouette-Leap-Photography.jpg\" alt=\"hot air balloon silouette in Boise Skyline\" width=\"1250\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/010-hot-air-balloon-silhouette-Leap-Photography.jpg 1250w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/010-hot-air-balloon-silhouette-Leap-Photography-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/010-hot-air-balloon-silhouette-Leap-Photography-768x553.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/010-hot-air-balloon-silhouette-Leap-Photography-1024x737.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/013-hot-air-balloons-in-boise-skyline.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5164\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5164\" src=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/013-hot-air-balloons-in-boise-skyline.jpg\" alt=\"hot air balloons above downtown Boise\" width=\"900\" height=\"1376\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/013-hot-air-balloons-in-boise-skyline.jpg 900w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/013-hot-air-balloons-in-boise-skyline-196x300.jpg 196w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/013-hot-air-balloons-in-boise-skyline-768x1174.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leapphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/013-hot-air-balloons-in-boise-skyline-670x1024.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span 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