http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747 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. 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. en-us <p><span style="color: #0000ff">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.</span> </p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260432 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260432 <p><span style="color: #0000ff">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.</span> </p> <p>Thank you for that.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260436 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260436 <p>Thank you for that.</p> <p>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 <i>that</i> project. Bah.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260449 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260449 <p>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 <i>that</i> project. Bah.</p> <p><span style="font-size: larger; ">Job, awesome pictures!  I love that kind of stuff!</span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260491 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260491 <p><span style="font-size: larger; ">Job, awesome pictures!  I love that kind of stuff!</span></p> <p>I did a housing project at Vandenberg and witnessed several launches, awesome pictures!</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260788 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260788 <p>I did a housing project at Vandenberg and witnessed several launches, awesome pictures!</p> <p>I did a housing project at Vandenberg AFB in '99 and witnessed a few launches, awesome pictures!</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260791 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260791 <p>I did a housing project at Vandenberg AFB in '99 and witnessed a few launches, awesome pictures!</p> <p>How do you know when one is going to be launched?&nbsp; Great pictures!</p> <br /> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260912 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260912 <p>How do you know when one is going to be launched?&nbsp; Great pictures!</p> <br /> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Verdana">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&nbsp;&nbsp; security forces are available providing updated launch time and countdown information. &nbsp;I hope that answers your question.</span></span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260931 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260931 <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Verdana">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&nbsp;&nbsp; security forces are available providing updated launch time and countdown information. &nbsp;I hope that answers your question.</span></span></p> <p>That answers it very well, thank you :)</p> <br /> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260938 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260938 <p>That answers it very well, thank you :)</p> <br /> <p><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-size: small">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&rsquo;s just luck. I noticed on the news this evening, the videographer didn&rsquo;t do it right.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-size: small">BTW: I was 4.3 miles from the launch pad.</span></span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260944 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_260944 <p><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-size: small">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&rsquo;s just luck. I noticed on the news this evening, the videographer didn&rsquo;t do it right.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-size: small">BTW: I was 4.3 miles from the launch pad.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: larger; ">Hey Job, that's a pretty amazing picture for 4.3 miles away! &nbsp;After some simple calculations I'm guessing you had at least a 1,000mm lens, or did you use a telescope? &nbsp;I'd like to hear more about your camera setup.</span></p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_261122 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_261122 <p><span style="font-size: larger; ">Hey Job, that's a pretty amazing picture for 4.3 miles away! &nbsp;After some simple calculations I'm guessing you had at least a 1,000mm lens, or did you use a telescope? &nbsp;I'd like to hear more about your camera setup.</span></p> <p>My camera setup:</p> <p>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)</p> <p>Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, set at 400mm, Image Stabilizer on, Mode 2 autofocus on, hood attached</p> <p>Tripod was used.</p> <p>Software &amp; Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Cropped, Color Balance Midtones Adjusted</p> <p>Note: The pictures you see are for the Web. The clarity is much better for the pictures for print.</p> http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_261241 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Job/28747/#c_261241 <p>My camera setup:</p> <p>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)</p> <p>Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, set at 400mm, Image Stabilizer on, Mode 2 autofocus on, hood attached</p> <p>Tripod was used.</p> <p>Software &amp; Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Cropped, Color Balance Midtones Adjusted</p> <p>Note: The pictures you see are for the Web. The clarity is much better for the pictures for print.</p>