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While you were sleeping.
I burned the midnight oil last night to bring you these two pictures. I drove down to Vandenberg Air Force Base to watch the launch of the Delta 2 rocket carry the Jason 2 satellite into space. 12 comments from 7 users
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posted by
eekitsaspider
on Jun 20, 2008 at 07:21 AM
Those are really nice pictures Job Thankyou for shareing them. And I got the book in the mail you sent me and I have been reading alot of it, and it has helped me alot. On Monday we go to see the gentleman you reccomended to me I am excited about getting started. posted by
storilori
on Jun 20, 2008 at 07:30 AM
Thank you for that. posted by
oohchild
on Jun 20, 2008 at 08:14 AM
Nice pics, Job. That's one thing I miss about the Central Coast; I got to see some amazing launches while we lived there. I had hoped to see a shuttle launch when I first moved there, but we all know what happened to that project. Bah. posted by
GregL
on Jun 20, 2008 at 08:57 AM
Job, awesome pictures! I love that kind of stuff! posted by
PlantGuy
on Jun 20, 2008 at 02:28 PM
I did a housing project at Vandenberg and witnessed several launches, awesome pictures! posted by
PlantGuy
on Jun 20, 2008 at 02:30 PM
I did a housing project at Vandenberg AFB in '99 and witnessed a few launches, awesome pictures! posted by
madkow2747
on Jun 20, 2008 at 06:18 PM
How do you know when one is going to be launched? Great pictures! posted by
Job
on Jun 20, 2008 at 06:43 PM
madkow2747: As far as the day of a launch, it is well publicized. As for the time, sometimes you are only given a general time frame, especially for classified launches. As for me, a former employee on the base, I have connections and can get that information. Generally, there are common viewing areas and security forces are available providing updated launch time and countdown information. I hope that answers your question. posted by
madkow2747
on Jun 20, 2008 at 06:51 PM
That answers it very well, thank you :) posted by
Job
on Jun 20, 2008 at 06:59 PM
Thanks everyone for the compliments. Out 94 pics in 3.5 minutes, these two were my best. It not easy and has taken me a while to get the technique. And a lot of time it’s just luck. I noticed on the news this evening, the videographer didn’t do it right. BTW: I was 4.3 miles from the launch pad. posted by
GregL
on Jun 21, 2008 at 08:54 AM
Hey Job, that's a pretty amazing picture for 4.3 miles away! After some simple calculations I'm guessing you had at least a 1,000mm lens, or did you use a telescope? I'd like to hear more about your camera setup. posted by
Job
on Jun 21, 2008 at 01:26 PM
My camera setup: Canon 30D, 8.2 MP, ISO 400, TV= first picture 60/100, second picture 1/200, F-Stop: first picture f/25.0, second picture f/9.0, AWB, AI Servo, RAW, Temperature 4350K, Brightness +50, Contrast +25, Adobe RGB (1998) Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, set at 400mm, Image Stabilizer on, Mode 2 autofocus on, hood attached Tripod was used. Software & Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Cropped, Color Balance Midtones Adjusted Note: The pictures you see are for the Web. The clarity is much better for the pictures for print.
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