I went to the 2nd Annual Balloon Festival at Chandler, Arizona to watch the hot air balloons being lit up at night. While there I saw this opportunity to take a nice tight shot of the spectacular bald eagle balloon as it seemed to be starng at Mars. The balloons were fun to watch, but a challenge to photograph properly due to the fairly long exposures necessary while they were moving around.
Photographer: Rick Scott
Date: November 12, 2005
Camera: Canon EOS 20D digital camera
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM at 70mm
Exposure: 0.5 second at f/4.5
Camera Mode: ISO 400 RAW
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 for RAW conversion and image processing
Updated: 27 November 2005