Question

which sentence better matches the image?
waving down to our friends on the ground, our hot air balloon slowly ascended.
waving down to our friends on the ground, we slowly ascended in the hot air balloon.

Explanation:

To determine which sentence matches the image, we analyze the subject of the action "waving". In the image, people (not the hot air balloon) are waving. The first sentence has the hot air balloon as the subject of "waving", which is illogical. The second sentence has "we" (the people in the balloon) as the subject of "waving", which matches the image.

Answer:

Waving down to our friends on the ground, we slowly ascended in the hot air balloon.