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Magic takes flight: Canberra Balloon Spectacular 2025

From 15-23 March, Lake Burley Griffin and the surrounding natural scenery is filled with colour as hot air balloons of all shapes and sizes take to the sky. Spectators young and old gathered around John Dunmore Lang Place in Parkes at the crack of dawn on Saturday for the magical experience

theguardian.com/australia-news

One of these years I'm so going to visit Canberra to see this

the Guardian · Magic takes flight: Canberra Balloon Spectacular 2025 – in picturesFrom 15-23 March, Lake Burley Griffin and the surrounding natural scenery is filled with colour as hot air balloons of all shapes and sizes take to the sky. Spectators young and old gathered around John Dunmore Lang Place in Parkes at the crack of dawn on Saturday for the magical experience

Remember the photo that made you think, "I am a photographer!" For me, this is the one. It was a shot I first saw in my mind's eye as we approached the balloon. I looked around for the light, thought about the shot I wanted, set my camera settings, got lucky with the right angle and snapped away.

When I saw it on the computer screen, I almost had tears in my eyes. "I can do this!" I remember thinking.

I've thought of myself as a photographer ever since.