Element of Design [Full of Hot Air]

The Elements of Design has six different categories, including Line, Shape and Form, Color, Value, Space, and Texture. The photograph of these particular hot air balloons were taken in the hopes of capturing the category of Color. There are three key points to accomplishing a successful photo. The first is hue. Hue is related to the spectrum, or rainbow, of colors that are found in white light. The second key point is called saturation. Saturation is the intensity or purity of a certain color is. The third and final key point is value. Value refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.

Taking this photo was quite an adventure. Our dear old dad drove us up to Nevada to watch the hot air balloons race, little did I know that he would wake us up at literally 3 o' clock in the morning. We camped out in the freezing cold, pitch black night and watched as the sky grew lighter and lighter. With my camera ready I proceeded to snap photos of the great balloons taking off. I caught these three balloons lifting off alone in a clear blue sky, their color bright and larger than life.