Hot air balloon silhouetted against sunset mountains – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Hot air balloon silhouetted against sunset mountains, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hot air balloon silhouetted against sunset mountains
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A single hot air balloon hangs low against a sunset sky, its dark outline sharp against the glowing horizon and the mountains beyond. Ballooning as a recreational pursuit took off in the late 1700s, when the Montgolfier brothers in France flew the first crewed hot air balloon in 1783, and the sport has drawn photographers ever since for its slow, graceful silhouettes. Images like this one capture the quiet of an early flight, when cooler air and calm winds make the best conditions. Notice how the backlighting turns the balloon and its basket into simple shapes, leaving the mountain ridges to carry the sense of distance.
| Original scan | 1,024 × 683 px |
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| Reference | 512831607_8349e153bf_b hot air balloon silhouette rose de vents |
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