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Pittsfield Balloon Festival 2009

Peter and I attended the fireworks portion (and the last few seconds of the balloon light show) at the Pittsfield Balloon Festival on Saturday, August 1. Pittsfield may have the best fireworks display in the entire state.
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  • Very soon after we arrived, these balloons started keeling over. Only the one in front continued to put on a "light show."

    Very soon after we arrived, these balloons started keeling over. Only the one in front continued to put on a "light show."

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  • The fireworks haven't started yet and the band is still playing.

    The fireworks haven't started yet and the band is still playing.

  • My empty chair is in the foreground. I had hoped that the couple at left would stay put and serve as a foreground for the fireworks, but they left.

    My empty chair is in the foreground. I had hoped that the couple at left would stay put and serve as a foreground for the fireworks, but they left.

  • The foreground is actually full of people but they're walking. The 30s exposure makes them mostly disappear, except that you can see white sneakers occasionally if they stopped for a while.

    The foreground is actually full of people but they're walking. The 30s exposure makes them mostly disappear, except that you can see white sneakers occasionally if they stopped for a while.

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  • This is the thin section of the crowd near the exit. Next year we'll arrive earlier and penetrate into the thick section.

    This is the thin section of the crowd near the exit. Next year we'll arrive earlier and penetrate into the thick section.

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