Trying to shoot hot air balloons at dawn tomorrow. I know they will offer great opportunities for good shots. Any hints or tutorials around for this situation?
sponserv Senior Member 292 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Daytona Beach FL More info | Aug 11, 2008 16:16 | #1 Trying to shoot hot air balloons at dawn tomorrow. I know they will offer great opportunities for good shots. Any hints or tutorials around for this situation? Joe
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Mark_Cohran Cream of the Crop  More info | Aug 11, 2008 16:26 | #2 Get their well before dawn. You might be able to get some shots of balloon "glows." See if one of the teams will let you shoot from the vents at the top of the balloon as it's inflating.   Mark
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sponserv THREAD STARTER Senior Member 292 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Daytona Beach FL More info | Aug 11, 2008 16:45 | #3 Thanks Mark. The vent thing is a great idea. I am somewhat of a newbie. If I do get to shoot the glow whats the best way to photograph a person using the glow in the background. Is it like any other backlit scene? Just fill flash? Joe
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Mark_Cohran Cream of the Crop More info | Aug 11, 2008 16:48 | #4 sponserv wrote in post #6088514  Thanks Mark. The vent thing is a great idea. I am somewhat of a newbie. If I do get to shoot the glow whats the best way to photograph a person using the glow in the background. Is it like any other backlit scene? Just fill flash? I'd shoot in manual, meter for the glow with the flash on E-TTL. That way you'll expose ambient lighting for the glow and the flash will light your subject correctly. If you do it this way, remember not to recompose your shot or the flash will be off - or use FEL if you need to recompose. Mark
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sponserv THREAD STARTER Senior Member 292 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Daytona Beach FL More info | Aug 11, 2008 18:22 | #5 Great....thanks again Mark. Joe
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