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07/26/2005 01:28:18 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by alansfreed:
Originally posted by kpriest:
Probably feels like dropping a Solid Rocket Booster, eh? :) |
I did that just after waking up this morning. Eeew. |
NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
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07/26/2005 02:15:48 PM · #27 |
It was wonderful to see the launch - even if only on TV. I rememeber the early space shots as the school I was in would usher us into the auditorium to view them.
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07/26/2005 02:36:23 PM · #28 |
Watched the launch on TV this morning before heading in to the office. Fantastic launch! The new camera views were very cool too! A big congrats to everyone involved.
It's really great to have the shuttle back in operation, but I think that it's about time we moved on to bigger and better space programs. The human race needs to become a true space faring civilization. The alternative (an ever expanding population using up ever shrinking resources) is just unthinkable.
That's just my opinion. If you don't like it, then you're an idiot. :)
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07/27/2005 08:08:27 AM · #29 |
| Check out Matt Stroshane's Sportsshooter page for his latest update as he shot the crew and launch...I'd love to be there one day! |
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07/27/2005 09:28:46 AM · #30 |
Very cool shots! I remember when I was there that shooting from the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building was an option (although I shot the launch from the regular press area, by the giant countdown clock). That would be one incredible vantage point to watch it!
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
Check out Matt Stroshane's Sportsshooter page for his latest update as he shot the crew and launch...I'd love to be there one day! |
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07/27/2005 10:03:05 AM · #31 |
I remember been able to see it all the way from tampa.
And I was once at cape canaveral, by that huge lake, watching it take off, during the night!
It's some sight seeing! Like a small sun in the middle of the night.
Too bad I only had a compact film camera with me that day. So all I have on film is a massive flame ball on the sky :-D
But it sure is some experience
Message edited by author 2005-07-27 10:04:40. |
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07/27/2005 10:09:03 AM · #32 |
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
Check out Matt Stroshane's Sportsshooter page for his latest update as he shot the crew and launch...I'd love to be there one day! |
Any idea as to what lens he was using to get such a great shot from 500ft up and 3 miles away? |
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07/27/2005 10:29:58 AM · #33 |
I shot my launch photos with a 300mm (film), and my shots are roughly as close as his. The VAB is only slightly further away from the launch pad than the press area (in fact, I parked at the VAB's parking lot to access the press area). My guess would be that he could have done his shots with a 300mm (which translates to 450 in digital). Just a guess, anyway.
Originally posted by internerd2k:
Any idea as to what lens he was using to get such a great shot from 500ft up and 3 miles away? |
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07/27/2005 10:34:05 AM · #34 |
As an unrelated side note... I remember struggling with trying to decide what settings I was going to use on the camera prior to the launch. I mean, I drove 1,000 miles for an opportunity to shoot something that was going to be most interesting for about 10 seconds, so there wasn't really any room for error.
The brightness of the launch, coupled with the pre-dawn hour, really had me scratching my head a bit.
I was very happy to find that NASA actually had a chart of optimal camera settings as a handout for photographers! Say what you want about our government, but I was quite impressed that they had this sheet prepared. I used their advice, and the shots turned out great!
EDIT: I see that this information is on the web now:
//www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/release/1997/76-97.htm
Message edited by author 2005-07-27 10:55:59. |
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07/27/2005 12:26:30 PM · #35 |
I am a structural engineer that works on the External Tank (ET), so everyone here was on pins and needles. It has been a long 2.5 years. We had a 20 foot screen set up in the factory for everyone to watch. I must say, it was one of the most nervous and exciting times ever!
Oh, I worked a little on the design of that new ET camera too :-)
Doug (dswebb) works on the ET also.
-Chad |
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07/27/2005 01:26:51 PM · #36 |
| Very cool, congrats on a successful launch! |
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