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11/13/2005 11:59:00 AM · #1 |
Does anyone else here shoot rocket photos?
These are some recent ones, no editing other than cropping.
My Rocket Photo Gallery |
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11/13/2005 12:51:06 PM · #2 |
I do! I do!
I've shot a few launches over the past couple years, but the guys I'm shooting are using engines like "B-64" and "C-65" as opposed to the monsters you're shooting :) The guys in our local group do get together with another high-power group from time to time. Those are incredible to watch!
I love your shots -- I like the mix of the high power lauches with the dirt terrain. That makes them all the more dramatic!
Here are a couple launches from the local NARAM group:
//www.thefreeds.com/rockets/
//www.freedmultimedia.com/spec/rocket05/
And here's a launch on a MUCH larger scale... space shuttle Atlantis in May of 2000 (STS-101):
//www.thefreeds.com/misc/shuttle/
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11/13/2005 01:01:50 PM · #3 |
| These are cool, but I was looking forward to photos taken from the rockets, kind of like the folks who take pictures from kites. |
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11/13/2005 01:06:36 PM · #4 |
If you go to the root site you can see some video shot from inside.
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11/13/2005 01:24:06 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
These are cool, but I was looking forward to photos taken from the rockets, kind of like the folks who take pictures from kites. |
Years ago I had an estes model rocket that took photos at the instant of parachute deployment. You could use longer or shorter delayed motors dependining it you wanted more horizon shots are directly down. Unfortunately it used 110 cassette film and shot thru a mirror so that everything was backwards. Its been years since I was into model rocketry, but would dable again if there are digital options now. |
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11/13/2005 01:28:15 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by hyperfocal:
Years ago I had an estes model rocket that took photos at the instant of parachute deployment. |
The Astrocam, I assume? I can remember playing with one of those when I was young. The 110 film did make it a bit of a pain in the neck though.
I have seen guys messing with digital cameras, although they seemed like home-cooked rigs rather than something they bought at the store with rocketry in mind. I've also seen mini video cameras that guys have attached to RC planes. Very cool stuff, although not necessarily easy on the pocketbook! |
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11/13/2005 01:35:39 PM · #7 |
The rockets you see in my photos are known as High Power Rockets. All of the larger ones use electronics to deploy the parachutes when they detect apogee. For cameras, we have electronics that detect liftoff and can take photos as often as you want on the way up and down. You can pretty much use any camera that you want as there are motors to lift anything from 5lbs to 500lbs. It is all a matter of how much you want to spend on a rocket and motor plus how expensive of a camera are you willing to risk incase the flight does not go as planned. ;-)
Here is a site of a guy named Ray Dunakin, rocket photography is about all he does..
Rocket Photography |
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11/13/2005 01:36:17 PM · #8 |
They have one with digital video built in.
Estes Oracle
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