Sailing in the Sky is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on August 7th, 2016.
Sailing in the Sky
One of the many hot air balloons floating over Cappadocia, Turkey on an early morning autumn day. The image gives a good idea of the size of the... more
Title
Sailing in the Sky
Artist
Phyllis Taylor
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Photograph - Photography
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One of the many hot air balloons floating over Cappadocia, Turkey on an early morning autumn day. The image gives a good idea of the size of the balloon, especially when you know that the basket holds 20 passengers in addition to the pilot.
Surprisingly, a hot air balloon flight is in ways reminiscent of scuba diving. In the latter, you descend smoothly from sea level to float and swim silently above a beautiful coral reef below, enjoying the shimmering air bubbles rising from other divers. In the balloon, we ascended from ground level to float and fly silently above a beautiful landscape below, enjoying the colorful balloons rising with other riders. Most importantly, both activities are accompanied by a deep sense of leaving your everyday troubles behind: in diving because you’ve found a new, more beautiful world; in ballooning because you’ve died and are ascending to heaven.
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August 7th, 2016
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