Advice Needed - Ogden Valley Balloon Festival
theNOIZ
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I’m going to be shooting photos at the annual Ogden Valley Balloon Festival (in Eden, Utah) next weekend. This will be the second year I’ve attended. Yesterday I was looking back at the photos I took last year trying to decide what I could do better and what could be improved. Ya know, trying to “think like a real photographer,” deciding where I want to be and how I want to shoot. 
One thing I’ve decided is the sky around the balloons last year was clear and blue, but the blue wasn’t blue enough. Can someone tell me, would a polarizing filter help? :scratch The balloon launch takes place shortly after sun break. I'm kind of hoping for a few clouds in the sky this year.
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I’ll be using my Canon XTi, Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6 DG Macro. Any suggestions on filter or settings would be appreciated. And if you happen to be a Dgrinner from Utah there, send me an email and say, “Boy howdy!”
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Ogden Valley Balloon Festival - August 17th - 19th.
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One thing I’ve decided is the sky around the balloons last year was clear and blue, but the blue wasn’t blue enough. Can someone tell me, would a polarizing filter help? :scratch The balloon launch takes place shortly after sun break. I'm kind of hoping for a few clouds in the sky this year.
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I’ll be using my Canon XTi, Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6 DG Macro. Any suggestions on filter or settings would be appreciated. And if you happen to be a Dgrinner from Utah there, send me an email and say, “Boy howdy!”
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Ogden Valley Balloon Festival - August 17th - 19th.
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A good measure is one over the focal length for the shutter. Shooting at 300mm would give you a minimum of 1/300th of a second. Set ISO and Aperture to maintain that speed. At the short end, 70mm, you'd need a minimum of 1/70th. These assume you've got a steady hand.
Do you have a wide lens? Can you wander around while they inflate the balloons? Inside the envelope (as they inflate), overview of the inflation, it's all good.
Best of luck to you!
Ian