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Rising

Hot air balloon.
Rising - Photographer Eric Hobson

Location: Rapperswill, Switzerland
Date: June 2014
Photographer: Eric Hobson
University Affiliation: Graduate Student
Home Country: United States
Category: Places
Award: Honorable Mention

"This photo showcases the golden beauty of a rising hot air ballon as it begins its voyage. Rapperswill, Switzerland is known as the city of roses. Just as a rose blooms and sheds her beauty so does this hot air balloon blooming and giving forth its beauty too the sky's."