One final photo from the 2015 Midwest Balloon Fest in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Click on image to enlarge
In a “Hare and Hound” competition, balloonists try to hit the center of a large, 50 foot “x” with a weighted marker tossed from their balloon. This balloonist gets ready to “make his mark” as he prepares to toss his weighted marker from up above.
One of the competitors in the “Hare and Hound” competition compares his laptop to visual data in order to get his marker on the “x” Click on image to enlarge
Know what makes for a boring balloon shot? A severely clear sky without a cloud in it paired with no background scenery. In other words, pretty much what I had to work with at the Midwest Balloon Fest of 2015. Ugh. Maybe I’ll have better luck at another ballooning event in the future… Click on […]
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