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The 27th annual Macomb Balloon Rally concluded last night. It was held at the Vince Grady Field on the campus of Western Illinois University. Over 30 balloonists participated.
There was an attempted fly-in in the evening, but I think the wind changed between the time the balloonists left the field and attempted the to fly back. Then, at 7:30, the balloons were positioned around the field and inflated in preparation for the popular "balloon glow." A horn sounded periodically, and all of the the balloonists simultaneously shot flames into their balloon envelopes... causing them to light up.
This is one of the last shots I took during the event. The balloon glow had ended, and it seemed that a few balloonists were keeping their envelopes inflated until others could be folded up and removed from the field.
It was somewhat of a challenge photographing in the low light and dark. This was shot with a high ISO of 2000 (which accounts for noise in the image). I learned a couple of things while shooting the event... next year, I am going to use my remote shutter release instead of using a 2-second delay when the camera was mounted on a tripod during the balloon glow (although this was shot without a tripod). I also want to shoot takeoffs and landings during the morning when there is some ambient light.
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Looking for Steve Frazier's main photography website? Visit stevefrazierphotography.com
Contact him at stevefrazierphotography@gmail.com
The 27th annual Macomb Balloon Rally concluded last night. It was held at the Vince Grady Field on the campus of Western Illinois University. Over 30 balloonists participated.
There was an attempted fly-in in the evening, but I think the wind changed between the time the balloonists left the field and attempted the to fly back. Then, at 7:30, the balloons were positioned around the field and inflated in preparation for the popular "balloon glow." A horn sounded periodically, and all of the the balloonists simultaneously shot flames into their balloon envelopes... causing them to light up.
This is one of the last shots I took during the event. The balloon glow had ended, and it seemed that a few balloonists were keeping their envelopes inflated until others could be folded up and removed from the field.
It was somewhat of a challenge photographing in the low light and dark. This was shot with a high ISO of 2000 (which accounts for noise in the image). I learned a couple of things while shooting the event... next year, I am going to use my remote shutter release instead of using a 2-second delay when the camera was mounted on a tripod during the balloon glow (although this was shot without a tripod). I also want to shoot takeoffs and landings during the morning when there is some ambient light.
IMG_6851-4
© Stephen L. Frazier - All material in my photo stream may NOT be reproduced, copied, edited, published, printed, transmitted or uploaded in any way without my permission. My photos are Copyrighted "Stephen L. Frazier" and All Rights Reserved.