Around the world in 80 days
by Gordon

Comment by GBServis:
Great colors.

Around the world in 80 days
by Gordon

Comment by GolferDDS:
Very ephemeral. Top 3.

Around the world in 80 days
by Gordon

Comment by dr rick:
The balloons are colorful and their arrangment is pleasing. But hot air balloons are generally thought of as placidly floating through the air, so they make a poor subject for showing stopped motion.

Around the world in 80 days
by Gordon

Comment by Pixelstate:
Not the ideal shot to demonstrate stopped motion. I don't see any though and this is a nice photo.

Around the world in 80 days
by Gordon

Comment by eirasi:
Hmmm those are not going very fast I think!
But nice balloons photo.

Around the world in 80 days
by Gordon

Comment by scrum8:
Nice and colorful. Little difficult to tell whether there was much action to start with, but its a nice shot.

Around the world in 80 days
by Gordon

Comment by terje:
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts, "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
The man below says, "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field."

"You must be an engineer," says the balloonist.

"I am," replies the man. "How did you know?"

"Well," says the balloonist, "Everything you have told me is technically correct, but it's of no use to anyone."

The man below says, "You must be in management."

"I am," replies the balloonist, "But how did you know?"

"Well," says the man, "You don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."

Around the world in 80 days
by Gordon

Comment by mhoogendyk:
The problem for me with this image is that I know those balloons were moving, but not very fast and they're pretty far away from the photographer. That means you could have totally stopped them with a shutter speed of 1/16th of a second or less. To me, stopped motion would have been something that, even when stopped, infers motion - and it probably took 1/250th of a second or faster to accomplish. Just my opinion. Good luck with the challenge.

Around the world in 80 days
by Gordon

Comment by p_johns:
Hmmm - I don't think there's enough motion to stop to warrant this pic being in the right challenge.

Around the world in 80 days
by Gordon

Comment by aKiwi:
Wow, you must have had quick reflexes to catch that ;-)
Great subject, photo & composition.