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OpticaLLightspeed — STS-134 Launch Image number 2
Published: 2011-05-16 18:13:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 1851; Favourites: 59; Downloads: 1
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Another image from this morning's launch of STS-134.Related content
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God Speed
Great shot. I teared up as she cleared the pad.
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Very nicely done , but i know nobody gets that close for safety reasons -- 600mm + ?? --
and could you feel the ground shake from where you were standing ??.
Cheers.
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Awesome, thanks for sharing 
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I had no visibility of it at all this time around. The cloud cover was horrible! But as always, I can count on coming on here and seeing your amazing photos. Thanks for sharing. I'll most definitely be there for the last launch in July.
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Awesome! The shuttle is my favorite air vehicle. You caught a great image of its launch.
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Thank you my friend, glad you have enjoyed!
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Yo are most welcome, Kind Sir. Enjoy, I did! Dang, I am gonna miss these grande ole birds and their daring deeds...
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I think most of us will miss these "Grand Machines".
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Great Shot Jim! Those morning shots are a beast with the sun position! Great job. It looks like you must have solved that gear Gremlin!
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Thanks very much Bill. It was a struggle this morning to get an acceptable image with the lighting conditions being poor.
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That may be true but I'm running very short of additional opportunities to get a perfect Shuttle launch image (At least from my own point of view).
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Thanks very much Tom. Today's images were not without some basic technical issues, some of which I have forgotten about and it is apparent by the finished product.
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These things happen, a bad picture is still better than no picture though ( cant remember who said that but it is true)
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This is very true. Thanks Tom!
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Excellent exposure (lighting) - the steam clouds are just incredible, and the silhouette of the treeline adds a nice layer!
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Thanks very much Ric, but like I was telling some other visitors to this image, it was a real struggle to capture anything usuable at all this morning.
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Some events "Just being there" is enough - and while this is one of those events - don't sell yourself short, It's a good image.. The sense of power, scale, etc are Epic - so from here - it's a Win-Win - and I'm jealous.
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Your way too kind my friend. Sometimes I do let the quest for perfection to get in the way.
I wish everybody could have at least one opportunity to come down and see a Shuttle launch.
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I've been having some great discussions about "art" - and one of the key factors is the "effort" of the creating person - Keep striving, (I'm a picky bastard - so I know the deal) - Your quest is a valiant one!
Could you have done better? Maybe?
Could I have done better? Not From HERE! LOL!
- so this is the closest I'll get, and I'm glad to be this close!
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Thanks for putting it into perspective Ric, as I am a picky bastard too!
I'll try to get you close to Atlantis tomorrow morning, we rollover from the OPF (Orbiter Processing Facility) to the VAB at 07:00 E to begin the stacking process for STS-135 now slated for mid-July. I should have the images up here on DA by Wednesday.
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Absolute perfection Jim, a fitting tribute to Endeavors 25th and final mission. God speed the crew of STS-134.
-David
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Thanks very much David. I really struggled with shooting this launch this morning. The Thin overcast really dampened the available ambient light, add to that, I selected the wrong ISO to compensate for the subdued lighting and I had a little moisture borne haze to shoot through as well. But it's a fair image and one I can use as purely documentary journalisum.
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