This wraps up the Air Show series. It was only after I had downloaded everything that I realized that I had not gotten a shot of all of the balloons in the air. I think that there were over 40, and that might be quite low. (All of the photographs in this series were shot within the span of an hour.)
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GOOD NEWS - Nikon fixed my 24-70mm lens on the second go around and overnighted it back to me (got it yesterday). While they had it, they cleaned it and checked it out with their sophisticated equipment. It's probably better now than when I bought it.
@PATRICK: Merci.
@Dulcie: Thanks, Dulcie. I would say that the clarity was due to the lens. And that the color was due to a combination of the brilliant color of the balloons, the early morning light and the Nikon D700.
@Pavan Kaul: Thank you.
@Linerberry: Thanks, Caroline.
@Nicholas: Thank you.
@Ram: Thank you.
@Anina: Thank you.
@Sarito: Thank you.
@Manel: Gracias.
@LM: Merci.
@Anthony Morgan Lambert: Thank you.
@Barbara: Thanks, Barb.
@Irene: Merci.
@Elena Kotrotsou: Thank you.
@akarui: Thank you. The light was indeed phenomenal.
@Judy: Thanks, Judy.
@MJ: Thank you.
@Sarah: Merci.
@LCImagery: Thanks, Lori.
@Lorraine: Thank you.
@Sriram: Thank you.
@Monique: Thanks. You are absolutely right about the weather. The next two mornings of the Air Show were not nearly as nice.
@Don: Thanks, Don.
@MARIANA: Thank you.
@Elora: Thank you.
@mo.langel: Merci.
@Steve Rice: Thank you.
@Ajay: Thanks, Ajay.
@k@: Merci, dear Karine.
@philippe: Merci.
@Helena: Thank you.
@bluechameleon: Thank you for your kind words, Sharon.
@Steven: Nope. Just took a slew of pictures.
@Jen: It was a magical hour. In fact, I didn't realize how magical until I downloaded everything.
@susan: Thanks, Susan. To be honest, I don't think that there is a shot to be had of all of them, but one could certainly get more of them.
@willow: Thank you. I am just about colored out!
@Michael: Thanks, Michael.
@jeff (aka dogilicious): Thanks, Jeff.
@Chris Parr: Thanks, Chris.
@B. Thomas: Thanks, Barb.
@Marie: Merci.
@Magda: Thanks; it was a super hour.
@Theys: Merci.
@Isabelle: Merci.
@Krista: Thank you.
@Mici: Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8; it is a superb lens.