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gossamer balloons with fire pots setting them aloft…. Not something I’d ever expect to see in arid California

8 responses to “Raise the Lanterns”

  1. Cool. We’ve started to see these in the UK recently, but with our climate there’s nothing to worry about!
    Happy New Year!

  2. in Scotland, if any were ever successfully lit, they would be blown sideways and ripped to shreds by the wind 🙂 that must have looked lovely, in that environment…

    Happy New Year to you and yours, and all the best for 08!

  3. What a treat for a rocket loving man! It is quite a scene.

    I should make this a suggestion for our Montréal High Lights Festival Festival Montréal en Lumières in late February. In the snow, they would look really nice and reflect on the white.

  4. Yes, here in California we’de be arrested for sending these aloft! But this is great to see!

  5. Oh, man. Can you imagine what would happen if some pyro-punks in SoCal got a hold of these? It would not be a pretty summer.

  6. Oh that’s really cool, never seen these before.
    I can imagine that was fun to watch.

  7. Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Viral Flickr Wall, and we’re trying to make a wall of images far a set on our show. We would love to use this photo on our wall!

  8. Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Fire Lanterns, and we’d love to have this added to the group!

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