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    This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens

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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    10/30/09

    In reply to The Ares I-X Rocket in Pictures, From Birth to Launch
    Amazing photos. #aresix
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    Image of BergenCountyJC BergenCountyJC
    10/30/09

    In reply to The Ares I-X Rocket in Pictures, From Birth to Launch
    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
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    10/30/09

    @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
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    BergenCountyJC promoted this comment NorwoodIsMyHero was starred NorwoodIsMyHero was unstarred
    Image of BergenCountyJC BergenCountyJC
    10/30/09

    @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
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    Image of Don't Make Me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee. Don't Make Me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee.
    10/04/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    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.

    But this is the internet, so...

    'shopped.
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    Image of PeterSnass PeterSnass
    10/02/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    Didn't the sound start before the rockets lifted off? Something's fishy here.
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    FooSchnickens - finally found the profile button promoted this comment PeterSnass was starred PeterSnass was unstarred
    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    10/02/09

    @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.
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    Image of Nowell Nowell
    10/01/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    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.
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    Image of Audi5000 Audi5000
    10/02/09

    @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.
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    YankBoffin promoted this comment Audi5000 was starred Audi5000 was unstarred
    Image of YankBoffin YankBoffin
    10/02/09

    @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.
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    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    10/01/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    If you take a closer look, you can actually see me making a smore. Needless to say, it was the most epic piece of marshmallow ever.
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    acarr260 promoted this comment psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland was starred psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland was unstarred
    Image of BrantFaloola BrantFaloola
    10/01/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    hahaaha!! He meant the lens of the camera.

    Read the article the camera was sound activated. The photographer who set up the camera manually was mules away.
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    Barry99705 promoted this comment BrantFaloola was starred BrantFaloola was unstarred
    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    10/01/09

    @BrantFaloola: A mule is like what, 6 to 8 feet long?
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    Image of matt_mcmhn matt_mcmhn
    10/01/09

    @Barry99705: He was many thousands of mules away
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    10/01/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    wow, that is an amazing shot.
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    Image of westcoastlive westcoastlive
    10/01/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    I wish they'd put up a picture of the destroyed camera
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    Barry99705 promoted this comment westcoastlive was starred westcoastlive was unstarred
    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    10/01/09

    @westcoastlive: [www.launchphotography.com]
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    Image of landoncube landoncube
    10/01/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    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.
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    Pope John Peeps II promoted this comment landoncube was starred landoncube was unstarred
    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    10/01/09

    @landoncube: What the hell are you talking about?
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/01/09

    @landoncube: Sorry it took some effort writing that, but brace yourself for disappointment.
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    10/01/09

    @landoncube: I think it's funny man...I get ya...ha ha ha... (I hope)
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    10/01/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    Why not put the camera in a big plexiglass box?
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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    10/01/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    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?
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    Image of Gene Gene
    10/01/09

    @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.
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    Image of PN - gooapplesoft PN - gooapplesoft
    10/01/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    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.

    but then again im no rocket engineer.
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    philibuster promoted this comment PN - gooapplesoft was starred PN - gooapplesoft was unstarred
    Image of philibuster philibuster
    10/01/09

    @PN - gooapplesoft: They stopped it in midair because one of the hamsters that were driving the thing had to go to the bathroom.
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    10/01/09

    @philibuster: You get a heart for that...
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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    10/01/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    *right click
    *set as background
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    Image of Nutchromeo Nutchromeo
    10/01/09

    In reply to This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens
    Pssh, that's nothing...I've taken many a picture of myself that destroyed my camera's lense...

    Most of them are currently used as my Facebook default pictures.

    :(
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