Black & White Icarus Dared

Icarus Dared · 12:46 PM

Sunrise shoot of the Boise Balloon Classic. Weather was just about as good as it gets considering the day before launch was canceled due to rain and wind.

**Sailor** · 09-02-2014, 04:34 PM

Very nice - wonderful B&W treatment and the blast of light really works for me. I can see why Icarus might sweat a bullet or two - I hope he used SuperGlue on those wings this time around!

Jer

mole · 09-02-2014, 05:22 PM

Indeed a very fine B&W conversion on a very interesting scene. Wondering about your location to get this great perspective...

sqlngtr · 09-02-2014, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by Sailor

Very nice - wonderful B&W treatment and the blast of light really works for me. I can see why Icarus might sweat a bullet or two - I hope he used SuperGlue on those wings this time around!

Jer

Thank you Jer! The beautiful thing about shooting hot air balloons is you have time to line up an idea, not a lot, but enough to try different things. I didn't know this turned out till I got home. What a good morning for me and my K-3!

---------- Post added 09-02-14 at 08:28 PM ----------

Originally posted by mole

Indeed a very fine B&W conversion on a very interesting scene. Wondering about your location to get this great perspective...

Thank you Mole....there is an abrupt rise next to the park and that put me about 50 feet above the deck. I and hundreds of other early risers lined Crestline Drive before sunrise and set up. I've known about this for a long time so I had plenty of time to work out where I would be and what that might look like. When they launched I was part of a triangle with the sun to my left and the balloons straight on. As they drifted half of them moved over the city and right into the sun. I thought that might be a problem as it happened but it turned out to be an opportunity and I couldn't be happier... : )

Photogoof · 07-23-2018, 11:40 AM

Originally posted by sqlngtr

Sunrise shoot of the Boise Balloon Classic. Weather was just about as good as it gets considering the day before launch was canceled due to rain and wind.

Amazing one!

sqlngtr · 07-23-2018, 01:02 PM

Thanks! I've tried to go shoot the Classic again but after getting up way too early and driving across the valley to the site I found it to be canceled due to too much wind. Maybe next year....

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sqlngtr Forum Member Join Date: May 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 56 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sailor Very nice - wonderful B&W treatment and the blast of light really works for me. I can see why Icarus might sweat a bullet or two - I hope he used SuperGlue on those wings this time around! Jer Thank you Jer! The beautiful thing about shooting hot air balloons is you have time to line up an idea, not a lot, but enough to try different things. I didn't know this turned out till I got home. What a good morning for me and my K-3! ---------- Post added 09-02-14 at 08:28 PM ---------- Originally posted by mole Indeed a very fine B&W conversion on a very interesting scene. Wondering about your location to get this great perspective... Thank you Mole....there is an abrupt rise next to the park and that put me about 50 feet above the deck. I and hundreds of other early risers lined Crestline Drive before sunrise and set up. I've known about this for a long time so I had plenty of time to work out where I would be and what that might look like. When they launched I was part of a triangle with the sun to my left and the balloons straight on. As they drifted half of them moved over the city and right into the sun. I thought that might be a problem as it happened but it turned out to be an opportunity and I couldn't be happier... : )

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Photogoof Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,422	Originally posted by sqlngtr Sunrise shoot of the Boise Balloon Classic. Weather was just about as good as it gets considering the day before launch was canceled due to rain and wind. Amazing one!

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sqlngtr Forum Member Join Date: May 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 56 Original Poster	Thanks! I've tried to go shoot the Classic again but after getting up way too early and driving across the valley to the site I found it to be canceled due to too much wind. Maybe next year....