Guess what!?!? I'm a finalist in a photography competition! And here is the pic in question:
My husband recently encouraged me to enter in The Telegraph's weekly Big Picture competition. The incentive? To win a new camera!
I entered my favourite picture that I took in Egypt, taken with our new Minolta 70-200mm f4 lense which we bought off ebay. It is compatible with our new Sony a55 digital camera. The photos it takes in comparison to the one that standard lense are incredible!
Back to the photo... we were in the basket of a hot air balloon in Luxor, about to take off to see views of the temples, tombs and the Nile, and I snapped a photo of another balloon taking off. I am so pleased with the results, check out the link to the Telegraph's site!
Thanks for sharing my enthusiasm... I am now scouring the net for other competitons to enter. Even though I didn't win anything, I was buzzing from the photo appearing as a finalist on the telegraph website for 2 days!
To reward you for reading this far, here are a few more pics of the incredible hot air balloon ride, which only cost a mere £55 each!!! I highly recommend adding a hot air balloon ride to your 'bucket list'. It was so peaceful and worth every penny!
Finally, I have been slack, very slack about telling you about my travels. I now owe you on Malaga (Spain), Egypt and in 4 sleeps I will be in Italy, flying into Pisa and spending 4 days in the Cinque Terre. The walking, and scenery will be amazing, but right now, the thing I am MOST excited about, is the food! After all, I am going to visit the HOME of basil pesto, one of my favourite foods!
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| A hot air balloon takes to the sky in Luxor, Egypt |
I entered my favourite picture that I took in Egypt, taken with our new Minolta 70-200mm f4 lense which we bought off ebay. It is compatible with our new Sony a55 digital camera. The photos it takes in comparison to the one that standard lense are incredible!
Back to the photo... we were in the basket of a hot air balloon in Luxor, about to take off to see views of the temples, tombs and the Nile, and I snapped a photo of another balloon taking off. I am so pleased with the results, check out the link to the Telegraph's site!
Thanks for sharing my enthusiasm... I am now scouring the net for other competitons to enter. Even though I didn't win anything, I was buzzing from the photo appearing as a finalist on the telegraph website for 2 days!
To reward you for reading this far, here are a few more pics of the incredible hot air balloon ride, which only cost a mere £55 each!!! I highly recommend adding a hot air balloon ride to your 'bucket list'. It was so peaceful and worth every penny!
Finally, I have been slack, very slack about telling you about my travels. I now owe you on Malaga (Spain), Egypt and in 4 sleeps I will be in Italy, flying into Pisa and spending 4 days in the Cinque Terre. The walking, and scenery will be amazing, but right now, the thing I am MOST excited about, is the food! After all, I am going to visit the HOME of basil pesto, one of my favourite foods!
