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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

2018 Montgomery Township United States Independence Day Fireworks

My mom came up to visit just in time for our annual attendance at the Montgomery Township United States Independence Day Fireworks at the Montgomery High School. We've attended the fireworks since my kids were in elementary school. The colours are spectacular. I love it when the right combination of colours equals the red, white and blue of the USA flag.

In the beginning, it was just me, Bhavna and the kids but over the last few years, we’ve been joined by Bhavna’s family and friends. Our little blanket has grown to a circle of blankets.

2018 Montgomery Township United States Independence Day Fireworks at the Montgomery High School

2018 Montgomery Township United States Independence Day Fireworks at the Montgomery High School
2018 Montgomery Township United States Independence Day Fireworks at the Montgomery High School
2018 Montgomery Township United States Independence Day Fireworks at the Montgomery High School

2018 Montgomery Township United States Independence Day Fireworks at the Montgomery High School