Flight Over the Desert I never have tried a balloon ride but I can see it is fun. Yesterday I found out that a friend and photographer, Leonard Gordon, passed away. I can see Leonard up in one of these balloons. He was a fine photographer and leader in the alteration of reality movement via digital imaging and he loved to travel in all the modes available. Len also was the person who encouraged me to look into traveling by river boat in Europe. Len will be missed in the photographic community both in the Chicago area and the Photographic Society of America. Were these balloons over the Nevada desert? The reality of this photo is for you to decide. Leonard would do this all the time.  ¶ 10:46 AM