Amazing shots in the link. Now why again did that White House panel determine that the moon is not worth going to? I think we need some moon alumni to take a stand. #aresix
@BergenCountyJC: Hard to justify the expense on purely hypothetical grounds. It's important to remember that back in the 60's a driving force behind the moon landings was the Cold War and wanting to pwn the Russian space program. There's no overarching national image reason to push for another lunar landing. #aresix
@NorwoodIsMyHero: Understandably the origin of the moon landing was to demonstrate who's is bigger however I think a moon colony is more of a reality then Mars. If this was purely a scientific pursuit, we would focus our technologies and resources to something actually attainable. However once again politics, politics, politics. #aresix
were I to gaze upon this image in a magazine, at a gallery, or in discussion with civilly responsible members of society, I would remark about the quality of the composition, the technical expertise required in order to assemble and configure the equipment to capture this shot, or the dedication of the photographer demonstrated by his willingness to risk his tools in order to record this image.
@PeterSnass: Sometime back in the early days of man, there was invented a device now known as a "timer."
This "timer" could be set to various amounts of time and gradually revert itself to its original zeroed position (using a timed constant of some sort) at which point it would notify the user or even perform a preset task in much later iterations.
One can only assume that Mr. Cooper utilized one of these "timers" in conjunction with a sound-operated trigger with which to start it.
Things like this will make your career as a photographer. Pretty sure throwing this in a portfolio will almost guarantee you any photography job you want.
@Nowell: Didn't the camera and the "sound device" do all the work? The actual photographer was sitting in a chair a few miles away. Not impressing me, nice picture though.
@Audi5000: The setup was key and is where all the skill is needed. He had to set the exposure time, aperture, and ISO perfectly (ever try photographing an explosion?) and rig all the gear to work as planned.
It is easy to be duped into following this type of 'logic.'
"The lens was destroyed (worth it of course)"
The lens of the human eye, in addition to being complex and facinating, is not something that a dollar amount can be assigned to.
The human ear, reduced to being described as 'the sound device,' being ripped off would be more painful than some people could endure. Placing the shredded flesh back loosely on the head DOES NOT medically constitute an assessment of '(still work(s)!!!)
If "no one is allowed closer than several miles from a launch," how did this guy get in?!?
I would demand confinement for said 'neer do well,' if not for his substantial injuries.
What I don't understand is how he got the timing right to catch the rocket at lift-off. Perhaps the camera was just taking one picture after the other and this was the one that caught the spectacle the best?
@ninjagin: I think this goes without saying. You're going to sacrifice a lens, and quite possible the camera, for a shot; you're not going to have it hit the shutter only once.
maybe its just me but i dont understand the physics of this... how is that thing floating? i thought they were supported until full thrust and they started going into the air.
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But this is the internet, so...
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This "timer" could be set to various amounts of time and gradually revert itself to its original zeroed position (using a timed constant of some sort) at which point it would notify the user or even perform a preset task in much later iterations.
One can only assume that Mr. Cooper utilized one of these "timers" in conjunction with a sound-operated trigger with which to start it.
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Read the article the camera was sound activated. The photographer who set up the camera manually was mules away.
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"The lens was destroyed (worth it of course)"
The lens of the human eye, in addition to being complex and facinating, is not something that a dollar amount can be assigned to.
The human ear, reduced to being described as 'the sound device,' being ripped off would be more painful than some people could endure. Placing the shredded flesh back loosely on the head DOES NOT medically constitute an assessment of '(still work(s)!!!)
If "no one is allowed closer than several miles from a launch," how did this guy get in?!?
I would demand confinement for said 'neer do well,' if not for his substantial injuries.
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but then again im no rocket engineer.
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*set as background
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Most of them are currently used as my Facebook default pictures.
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