{"id":1716,"date":"2011-03-20T13:41:42","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T05:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tvsmith.my\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2011-03-22T22:42:06","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T14:42:06","slug":"3rd-putrajaya-international-hot-air-balloon-fiesta-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tvsmith.net.my\/blog\/3rd-putrajaya-international-hot-air-balloon-fiesta-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"3rd Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Olympus E-PL2, ISO 640, f7.1, 1\/4000 sec<\/p><\/div>\n

Rain and Haze<\/strong> dominated the sky over Putrajaya during the weekend. In spite of that, thousands of city folks flocked to Precinct 2, hoping to catch a rare glimpse of the giants in the air…<\/p>\n

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Olympus E-PL2, ISO 250, f4.8, 1\/160 sec <\/p><\/div>\n

Double Whammy<\/strong>. As though gloomy skies weren’t enough, a lift-off late into the evening (due to rain) compounded the difficult conditions for balloonists and photographers.<\/p>\n

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Olympus E-PL2, ISO 200, f4.8, 1\/160 sec <\/p><\/div>\n

Nervous Clown<\/strong>. An airborne balloon keeping a close eye on a paramotor flying around it.<\/p>\n

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Olympus E-PL2, ISO 200, f9, 1\/250 sec <\/p><\/div>\n

Vietnamese Cat<\/strong>. Participating balloonists from 24 countries, including Malaysia, thrilled the crowd on the ground.<\/p>\n

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Olympus E-PL2, ISO 3200, f8, 1\/500 sec <\/p><\/div>\n

Into The Clouds<\/strong>. There is beauty in adversity, photographically…<\/p>\n

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Olympus E-PL2, ISO 2500, f6.7, 1\/200 sec<\/p><\/div>\n

Maybe I Should Have<\/strong>. It was amazing to see so many cameras of all shapes and sizes pointed towards the sky. I am sure events like these help camera sales greatly.<\/p>\n

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Olympus E-PL2, ISO 200, f5, 1\/125 sec<\/p><\/div>\n

Every Cloud Has A Golden Lining<\/strong>. For those who didn’t flee the rain, the heavens rewarded them with a beautiful sunset over the Putrajaya Lake.<\/p>\n

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Olympus E-PL2, ISO 400, f4, 1\/5 sec <\/p><\/div>\n

Night Wait<\/strong>. The Night Glow event finally got underway at about 9 pm. When will organisers realise that such events should be conducted during the ‘magic hour’ when the sky is still bluish instead of pitch black? The Olympus IBIS (In-Body Image Stabilization) means no tripod was required. It was hand-holdable even with a very low shutter speed.<\/p>\n

See also:<\/strong>
\nDriving An Ultra-Wide<\/a> | Layang Layang<\/a> | Raptor Watch<\/a> | The Art Of Art Filters<\/a><\/p>\n

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