Balloon Fest

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted October 16, 20054,764 views18 comments

I noticed a few images of balloons on the site, so I thought I would add one I took over Labor Day Weekend. The town of Dansville has a Balloon Fest every year. It's kind of fun. Only problem is that this year they would not let us get the sun behind us, so we were always shooting strong side light or back light.

I do like the whimsical way they appear in the sky - kind of like Christmas Tree decorations hanging in front of you.

1DMK2 24-85 @30mm. Partial Metering at ISO 200 with EV -1 and f9 with 1/100 hand held. Polarizer used. Slight crop from top and bottom.

Thanks for looking. all comments are most welcome.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Cory Freeman on October 16, 2005 at 7:06 PM

This is awesome Ed!! Great sense of depth and dof. Really good.

Registered on December 16, 2003, 107 Posts, 1341 Comments

Comment posted by David Bostock on October 16, 2005 at 7:40 PM

Excellent. Their arrangement in the sky makes this image a memorable one.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 90 Posts, 2778 Comments

Comment posted by LG Price on October 16, 2005 at 8:01 PM

Super balloon shot. Thanks for posting.

Registered on March 9, 2005, 160 Posts, 1500 Comments

Comment posted by renae sandberg on October 16, 2005 at 8:13 PM

I love the composition, with the top to bottom perspective. It creates enormous depth in the pic. This is one of the better balloon pics I've ever seen. Reno, Nevada has balloon races every year, and I've never seen anything this good posted from them. they even have a contest. The clouds just really put it over the top. Great photo.

Registered on December 29, 2004, 313 Posts, 2476 Comments

Comment posted by Kent Staubus on October 16, 2005 at 11:32 PM

One of the better balloon shots I've ever seen. The perfect sky and balloons at different heigths and distance all contribute to that.

Kent in SD

Registered on November 11, 2003, 121 Posts, 2098 Comments

Comment posted by beth summer on October 17, 2005 at 10:07 AM

I'll ditto

Registered on November 1, 2003, 437 Posts, 5220 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 17, 2005 at 2:17 PM

The clouds, placement of the balloons, clarity, and DOF make this a fantastic shot Ed. I love it!

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Jayne Caruso on October 17, 2005 at 11:05 PM

Cool shot - the colors are wonderful

Registered on November 17, 2004, 66 Posts, 373 Comments

Comment posted by Walter Rowe on October 18, 2005 at 11:08 AM

Ed - this is terrific. Can you post it over on TPN? I am sure it would get a lot of feedback over there.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 85 Posts, 314 Comments

Comment posted by Josh Anderson on October 18, 2005 at 2:42 PM

Very Nice!

Registered on June 2, 2005, 493 Posts, 2996 Comments

Comment posted by George Hall, Jr on October 18, 2005 at 6:50 PM

I remember this...great shot! Wonderful colors, details and great BG sky. Nice one.

Registered on July 11, 2004, 283 Posts, 2395 Comments

Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on October 21, 2005 at 2:37 PM

Ed,
Perfect arrangement in a perfectly glorious sky. They do look like decorations! You should post this at TPN too. That crowd would love to see this.

Registered on June 23, 2004, 453 Posts, 5551 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Cordes on October 22, 2005 at 7:04 PM

Thanks to all who commeted on this image. I had a lot of fun at the event. Walter and Michelle, I just upgraded my membership at TPN so I can easily post images. As soon as the upgrade takes place I will post this there. Thanks again to all for your comments on this image.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 451 Posts, 3366 Comments

Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on October 25, 2005 at 5:32 PM

I missed this one earlier, glad I came back. Well done

Registered on November 14, 2003, 130 Posts, 1644 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Benner on October 29, 2005 at 6:09 AM

Beautifully composed. Top to bottom, the eye is guided deeper into the distance. Great job.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments

Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on October 31, 2005 at 8:49 AM

The lighting was in your favor, Ed! This is a wonderful capture of the balloons!!

Registered on January 3, 2005, 360 Posts, 4004 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 5, 2006 at 1:05 PM

I loved this the first time around, and love it just as much this time as well. Wonderful!! Congrats on your EP award!!

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Moats on January 5, 2006 at 3:19 PM

Hey Ed, incredilbe colors and details. Congrats on the pick.

Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments