Inflation, May 23, 2007

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A man helping to inflate a hot air balloon
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Posted on May 23, 2007
at 7:00:00 AM GMT-06:00
by ted
Tags balloons colorado air hot erie
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Camera Nikon D70
Lens 18-70mm kit lens
Focal Length 70mm
Shutter Speed 1/60s
Aperture f6.3
ISO 200
Flash no
Tripod no
Date May 19, 2007
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It was fascinating to watch the crews prepare balloons for launching. The initial "inflation" was done with a fan and usually a person would be pulling hard on a rope attached to the top of the balloon. The man in this photo was doing so, presumably to give the balloon some structure while air was forced inside to be heated later.
 

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That is an interesting bit of information. I didn't know how this was done.

I like the tones and the strong highlights from the low sun. It looks like it is just about ready to get hot.

Posted by Martin on May 23, 2007 at 4:14:57 PM GMT-05:00

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