Photographing Hot Air Balloons

As all of you should know by now, this year's Summer Conference will feature hot air balloons. On Saturday evening there will be a balloon inflation and tethered glow and on Sunday morning there will be a balloon ascention or tether. Both events are, of course, weather permitting. The Saturday evening event will begin at approximately 6 p.m. and last until dusk and the Sunday morning event will be at approximately 6 a.m.

To help you in your photography at the Conference Hazel Meredith, MNEC, (also one of the instructors at this year's conference) found three web sites with how-to-do-it articles on balloon photography:

• http://www.apogeephoto.com/aug2009/along82009.shtml
• http://www.betterphoto.com/article.asp?id=7
• http://www.balloonlife.com/publications/balloon_life/9702/photo.htm

For additional information on the Conference, be sure to visit www.NECCC.org. If you haven't yet registered there is still time. This year's Conference promises to be an awesome event so don't miss it.