Quad Cities Balloon Festival
Oct 6, 2017 06:51:41 #
Unfortunately, the strength and direction of winds both Friday and Saturday evening prevented the evening flying display of the annual festival. The Night Glow was held allowing everyone to walk among the balloons until well after dark. EXIF data is available from the Flickr host site by clicking the URL titles.
NiteGlow
E. Moline, Illinois
September 2017
Quad Cities Balloon Festival by Paul Sager, on Flickr
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Quad Cities Balloon Festival
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Quad Cities Balloon Festival
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Quad Cities Balloon Festival
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Quad Cities Balloon Festival
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Quad Cities Balloon Festival
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NiteGlow
E. Moline, Illinois
September 2017
Quad Cities Balloon Festival by Paul Sager, on Flickr
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4483/37491879592_4867254bd1_b.jpg
Quad Cities Balloon Festival
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4495/37523113781_1ddd5630f7_b.jpg
Quad Cities Balloon Festival
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Quad Cities Balloon Festival
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Quad Cities Balloon Festival
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Quad Cities Balloon Festival
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Quad Cities Balloon Festival
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Quad Cities Balloon Festival
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Oct 6, 2017 06:55:22 #
Oct 6, 2017 06:57:15 #
You certainly made the most of the poor weather - a very nice set!
Oct 6, 2017 07:00:58 #
Thes are some of the best hot air balloon pics that I have seen on this site. Good job with the cropping also!
Oct 6, 2017 07:03:23 #
magnetoman wrote:
You certainly made the most of the poor weather - a very nice set!
Thank you magnetoman! The weather was nice and warm both days. But, the wind was too strong Friday and the wrong direction Saturday. It made a very nice evening for the Night Glow both evenings.
Oct 6, 2017 07:07:22 #
tainkc wrote:
Thes are some of the best hot air balloon pics that I have seen on this site. Good job with the cropping also!
Thank you tainkc! These images are probably just different where the Quad Cities event is unique from others I've attended. The crowd is freely allowed next to the balloons as these pump the burners during the glow.
Oct 6, 2017 07:08:34 #
fourg1b2006 wrote:
They are beautiful..nice captures.
Thank you Marty, glad you enjoyed!
Oct 6, 2017 07:21:54 #
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Oct 6, 2017 09:03:10 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Great color, composition and clarity! This is a real wow series!
Thanks Carol! The bright colors of the balloons get even more so when lit internally at night.
Oct 6, 2017 09:04:34 #
SpyderJan wrote:
Great shots. Beautiful colors. Too bad about the weather.
Thanks Jan! We only missed the in-flight pictures of the balloons. I have hundreds of those already ...
Oct 6, 2017 09:05:15 #
Oct 6, 2017 09:45:30 #
Tikva
Loc: Waukesha, WI
You did a magnificent job capturing the colors of the balloons. You captured the essence of them without showing a full balloon.
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