Tag: Hunterdon County

36th Annual QuickChek Festival of Ballooning pre-festival Media Launch

Photos from the 36th Annual QuickChek Festival of Ballooning pre-festival Media Launch

I attended the QuickChek Festival of Ballooning pre-festival Media Launch event yesterday with a bunch of photographers from the Somerset County Meetup. I arrived around 6:30 AM but due to work commitments, I was only able to shoot for about 45 minutes. I have attended a few of these in the past. I was unprepared for this as my new camera has not yet arrived. I shot the event with a borrowed camera and Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 USM IS-LM lens. It was a bit too "zoomy" for this event but ... I made it work.

What sort of photographer shows up at a balloon festival with a 70-200mm lens?

Thirteen images stitched in Adobe Photoshop using the panorama feature.

Bhavna and I are planning a fall balloon adventure over the Letchworth State Park in upstate New York. We've never done this before, but the idea of being up in the air and being swept wherever the wind may take us, seems exciting.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 102mm | f/8.0 | ISO 160
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 70mm | f/8.0 | ISO 400
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 88mm | f/8.0 | ISO 160
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 135mm | f/2.8 | ISO 100
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 200mm | f/8.0 | ISO 2000
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 70mm | f/4.0 | ISO 100
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 200mm | f/4.0 | ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 70mm | f/4.0 | ISO 100
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 70mm | f/8.0 | ISO 250
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 185mm | f/8.0 | ISO 320
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 70mm | f/8.0 | ISO 125
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 70mm | f/8.0 | ISO 100
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 200mm | f/8.0 | ISO 125
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 200mm | f/8.0 | ISO 200
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 200mm | f/8.0 | ISO 125
Canon EOS 5D Mark III | EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 70mm | f/8.0 | ISO 100

Conclave Brewing's Shamanic Revelation

I am drinking a Shamanic Revelation by Conclave Brewing. There are so many excellent breweries in New Jersey. I am so blessed to live near them.

I am in , drinking Shamanic Revelation by Conclave Brewing. Conclave Brewing is a Micro Brewery in Raritan Twp. Hunterdon County, NJ. Shamanic Revelation beer style is IPA - American, with an ABV of 6.9% and IBU of 77. I gave Shamanic Revelation a 4 on Untappd's 5 point rating system.

There are so many excellent breweries in New Jersey. I am so blessed to live near them.

Brewer's notes

An IPA with Simcoe, Mosaic and Citra. Double Dry hopped.

Located at 15 Minneakoning Road, Flemington, NJ Unit 202

Conclave Brewing's Tempting Time

I am drinking a Tempting Time by Conclave Brewing @ConclaveBrewing.

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  • Beer: Tempting Time
  • Style: IPA - Imperial / Double
  • Alcohol by volume (ABV): 8.2%
  • IBU: 0
  • My rating: 4.25/5
  • Brewer's notes: Hopped with Wakatu, Waimea, Simcoe and Mosaic.
  • Venue: Cherry Hill, NJ, Cherry Hill, NJ
  • Brewery: Conclave Brewing, Raritan Twp. Hunterdon County, NJ, United States
  • Brewery Type: Micro Brewery

Located at 15 Minneakoning Road, Flemington, NJ Unit 202

Long: -75.0307, Lat: 39.9348