i'm not a sturgeon
by bspurgeon

Comment:
I could smell you in this one. :) Great placement, congrats!

Cleansing
by fotomann_forever

Comment:
Lovely continuation of the series.

leaving crumbs behind
by FourPointX

Comment:
JOE! Fantastic result for a superb image, congratulations!!!

00146
by pixelpig

Comment:
Wonderful tones, love the strong blacks.
I love shooting with 2.8 too :).

STS-135; The Big Send-Off
by HawkinsT

Comment:
I guess this tells how many DPCers look up once in a while. :)
Great image, thanks so much for sharing this and including space exploration with this historic image. And don't fool yourself, this is also about the photographer... it always is. I'm sorry it got voted down, way underrated imho.

That is one mean right hook!
by Eagle40Fox2

Comment:
Congratulations on your first ribbon, Kris!!! A blue one, too! :) Very deserved blue.

STS-135; The Big Send-Off
by HawkinsT

Comment:
OK, where do I start.
This has to be everyone's 10. Not only because of the historic significance of the last shuttle flight, or for all the beautiful elements of the picture. But most of all, I'd love to see DPC support and live the dream of space exploration.

If I'm not mistaken, this is the moment when the orbiter enters the "maximum dynamic pressure" region of the atmosphere and the engines throttle down. What follows is "go for throttle up", when it blasts full speed into orbit. I love that you caught this particular moment with the mist around the SRBs. Can't wait to read your story about this photo.

ivana
by spiritualspatula

Comment:
I LIKE! :)

Pasta Thieves... Not on My Watch!
by bcrants

Comment:
I'd love to see these things walk... well, hop :).

We are what we eat
by denispray

Comment:
Excellent, funny, imaginative = 10 from me. DPC has no excuse for not making this a winner.