Rudy Kalele, Smile, its the Australian Parliament! (SINGLE SHOT 2025)

This is NOT a composite shot. Photo captured on 23rd March 2025, the last day of Balloon Spectacular, Canberra. It was a challenge clicking this photo, in cloudy, low light, dark early morning, from Mt Ainslie, which is probably a few kilometres away. Many balloons, probably thirty five, took off that morning, but only one flew high enough in front of the Australian Parliament House and aligned nicely with the flag pole. Probably a one in a million chance to capture this.

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