Hot air balloon over hazy countryside at dusk – 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 over hazy countryside at dusk, a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Hot air balloon over hazy countryside at dusk
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A single balloon drifts low over hazy countryside as the light fades, its envelope glowing against a darkening sky. Pictures of ballooning from the late 1800s and early 1900s often captured these quiet, unhurried flights, when hot air and gas balloons were still novel enough to draw crowds at fairs and exhibitions. Views taken at dusk are less common than daytime scenes, because early photographic plates needed long exposures and good light. The soft, layered haze in this scene gives a sense of how far a balloonist could see from the air, and how slowly the landscape seemed to slip past below.
| Original scan | 2,592 × 1,944 px · prints to 9 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 2560117557_be39cb72ac_o Hot air balloon at dusk sarah and iain |
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