Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over, Berkeley, CA
Not mine but one I saw elsewhere: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrodmanjr/8010721330/in/photostream On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 1:20 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Works fine for me too - Now! Hitting the + cursor a couple of times makes it huge. The skin on the cargo bay doors (HAL) is so thin (so they will be light weight) you can see the ribs. Guessing there. On Sep 24, 2012, at 12:09 , John Sessoms wrote: The link worked just fine for me. Interesting article nice photo. Although, I did kind of wonder about Shuttle Challenger disaster being the only failed mission in the Space Shuttle fleet’s history. Does the author consider Shuttle Columbia's last mission a success? From: Joseph McAllister Crap. Though I took the URL from the image I have, it no longer takes you to that image. Several Google searches using various terminologies doesn't drag it up. Sorry for wasting your time. On Sep 24, 2012, at 09:03 , Joseph McAllister wrote: There is a very nice shot of the shuttle taken from directly above floating around on the 'net. It's not new, 2010, but is unusual. As an old photo reconn guy, I would guess it was shot from a photo-jet version of one of the birds so equipped we've used in the past 30 years. http://www.universetoday.com/62092/space-shuttle-endeavor/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
There is a very nice shot of the shuttle taken from directly above floating around on the 'net. It's not new, 2010, but is unusual. As an old photo reconn guy, I would guess it was shot from a photo-jet version of one of the birds so equipped we've used in the past 30 years. http://www.universetoday.com/62092/space-shuttle-endeavor/ On Sep 23, 2012, at 10:55 , mike wilson wrote: -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: 23 September 2012 06:47 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA On Sep 22, 2012, at 9:23 AM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg What a fantastic photo and it must have been a real experience. I had a poster of the shuttle on my wall when I was a kid. I still have it somewhere. I really do wish I could have watched a shuttle launch. I have an audio file of one which I downloaded from somewhere. The shuttle must be one of the loudest things ever made. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
Crap. Though I took the URL from the image I have, it no longer takes you to that image. Several Google searches using various terminologies doesn't drag it up. Sorry for wasting your time. On Sep 24, 2012, at 09:03 , Joseph McAllister wrote: There is a very nice shot of the shuttle taken from directly above floating around on the 'net. It's not new, 2010, but is unusual. As an old photo reconn guy, I would guess it was shot from a photo-jet version of one of the birds so equipped we've used in the past 30 years. http://www.universetoday.com/62092/space-shuttle-endeavor/ On Sep 23, 2012, at 10:55 , mike wilson wrote: -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: 23 September 2012 06:47 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA On Sep 22, 2012, at 9:23 AM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg What a fantastic photo and it must have been a real experience. I had a poster of the shuttle on my wall when I was a kid. I still have it somewhere. I really do wish I could have watched a shuttle launch. I have an audio file of one which I downloaded from somewhere. The shuttle must be one of the loudest things ever made. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over, Berkeley, CA
From: Joseph McAllister There is a very nice shot of the shuttle taken from directly above floating around on the 'net. It's not new, 2010, but is unusual. As an old photo reconn guy, I would guess it was shot from a photo-jet version of one of the birds so equipped we've used in the past 30 years. http://www.universetoday.com/62092/space-shuttle-endeavor/ NASA has quite a fleet of photo-recon equipped aircraft, mostly devoted to earth resources research, but occasionally experimental stuff that's eventually going to end up somewhere in the DoD. And if none of that was available, they've got money in the budget to hire contractors. Didn't they fly the 747 for these deliveries at fairly low altitude just so it would be easy for people on the ground to see photograph it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over, Berkeley, CA
The link worked just fine for me. Interesting article nice photo. Although, I did kind of wonder about Shuttle Challenger disaster being the only failed mission in the Space Shuttle fleet’s history. Does the author consider Shuttle Columbia's last mission a success? From: Joseph McAllister Crap. Though I took the URL from the image I have, it no longer takes you to that image. Several Google searches using various terminologies doesn't drag it up. Sorry for wasting your time. On Sep 24, 2012, at 09:03 , Joseph McAllister wrote: There is a very nice shot of the shuttle taken from directly above floating around on the 'net. It's not new, 2010, but is unusual. As an old photo reconn guy, I would guess it was shot from a photo-jet version of one of the birds so equipped we've used in the past 30 years. http://www.universetoday.com/62092/space-shuttle-endeavor/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
I get a webpage with a shot form above. It's part of an article. On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Crap. Though I took the URL from the image I have, it no longer takes you to that image. Several Google searches using various terminologies doesn't drag it up. Sorry for wasting your time. On Sep 24, 2012, at 09:03 , Joseph McAllister wrote: There is a very nice shot of the shuttle taken from directly above floating around on the 'net. It's not new, 2010, but is unusual. As an old photo reconn guy, I would guess it was shot from a photo-jet version of one of the birds so equipped we've used in the past 30 years. http://www.universetoday.com/62092/space-shuttle-endeavor/ On Sep 23, 2012, at 10:55 , mike wilson wrote: -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: 23 September 2012 06:47 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA On Sep 22, 2012, at 9:23 AM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg What a fantastic photo and it must have been a real experience. I had a poster of the shuttle on my wall when I was a kid. I still have it somewhere. I really do wish I could have watched a shuttle launch. I have an audio file of one which I downloaded from somewhere. The shuttle must be one of the loudest things ever made. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over, Berkeley, CA
Works fine for me too - Now! Hitting the + cursor a couple of times makes it huge. The skin on the cargo bay doors (HAL) is so thin (so they will be light weight) you can see the ribs. Guessing there. On Sep 24, 2012, at 12:09 , John Sessoms wrote: The link worked just fine for me. Interesting article nice photo. Although, I did kind of wonder about Shuttle Challenger disaster being the only failed mission in the Space Shuttle fleet’s history. Does the author consider Shuttle Columbia's last mission a success? From: Joseph McAllister Crap. Though I took the URL from the image I have, it no longer takes you to that image. Several Google searches using various terminologies doesn't drag it up. Sorry for wasting your time. On Sep 24, 2012, at 09:03 , Joseph McAllister wrote: There is a very nice shot of the shuttle taken from directly above floating around on the 'net. It's not new, 2010, but is unusual. As an old photo reconn guy, I would guess it was shot from a photo-jet version of one of the birds so equipped we've used in the past 30 years. http://www.universetoday.com/62092/space-shuttle-endeavor/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
On 21 September 2012 22:23, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa: http://goo.gl/IEpOs The hazy city is San Francisco. It was utterly amazing to see this so close up. I was on the roof of a seven story building in downtown Berkeley, and I felt like I could practically reach out and touch the shuttle as it flew past. If I'd known it was going to be so close, I'd have brought a different lens. The 300 was actually too long to get the whole thing in the frame! John Super shot John. So that's it for the shuttle... Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
The shuttle must be one of the loudest things ever made. wait till you see some of Mike Wilson's shirts. B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: 23 September 2012 06:47 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA On Sep 22, 2012, at 9:23 AM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg What a fantastic photo and it must have been a real experience. I had a poster of the shuttle on my wall when I was a kid. I still have it somewhere. I really do wish I could have watched a shuttle launch. I have an audio file of one which I downloaded from somewhere. The shuttle must be one of the loudest things ever made. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over, Berkeley, CA
From: David Mann On Sep 22, 2012, at 9:23 AM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg What a fantastic photo and it must have been a real experience. I had a poster of the shuttle on my wall when I was a kid. I still have it somewhere. I really do wish I could have watched a shuttle launch. I have an audio file of one which I downloaded from somewhere. The shuttle must be one of the loudest things ever made. Dave It must have been 2010 when I was in a presentation by George Lepp on a Sunday morning the guy sitting next to me kept fidgeting asking How long is he going to be? I've got to get out of here!. Talked to the guy at the break he told me he was to meet some friends to drive down to Florida because the LAST night shuttle launch was going to be at 4:00 am on Monday (originally scheduled for Sunday, it was delayed 24 hours). After the presentation, driving back to Raleigh, I decided WHAT THE HELL ... Got to Titusville about midnight found a place to park right on the Indian River for $20. You could just barely see the Shuttle launch tower all lit up. The shuttle itself was mostly hidden on the other side of the tower. The photos I got aren't very good, but I got to see the shuttle launch. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/8016127380/in/photostream/lightbox/ Looking at the mission schedule, that was Endeavour. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-130 The sound wasn't as loud as I expected it to be. I saw the Apollo 14 launch from the embankment of an overpass out on I-95 in 1971 and my memory is that it was much louder even from so much farther away. The view was spectacular. On a night launch you could follow the shuttle all the way to when they cut off the main engines. By that point it wasn't much more than the brightest star you've ever seen, but you could really see it moving follow it easily. A week after I got back from my impromptu journey, I talked to my sister and she was mad as hell. Turned out she was a Shuttle freak and had made 3 trips to Florida to see Shuttle launches, even paying for VIP access to the viewing area on Merritt Island and all three launches were postponed and she never got to see any of them. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over, Berkeley, CA
On 9/23/2012 1:41 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: David Mann On Sep 22, 2012, at 9:23 AM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg What a fantastic photo and it must have been a real experience. I had a poster of the shuttle on my wall when I was a kid. I still have it somewhere. I really do wish I could have watched a shuttle launch. I have an audio file of one which I downloaded from somewhere. The shuttle must be one of the loudest things ever made. Dave It must have been 2010 when I was in a presentation by George Lepp on a Sunday morning the guy sitting next to me kept fidgeting asking How long is he going to be? I've got to get out of here!. Talked to the guy at the break he told me he was to meet some friends to drive down to Florida because the LAST night shuttle launch was going to be at 4:00 am on Monday (originally scheduled for Sunday, it was delayed 24 hours). After the presentation, driving back to Raleigh, I decided WHAT THE HELL ... Got to Titusville about midnight found a place to park right on the Indian River for $20. You could just barely see the Shuttle launch tower all lit up. The shuttle itself was mostly hidden on the other side of the tower. The photos I got aren't very good, but I got to see the shuttle launch. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/8016127380/in/photostream/lightbox/ Looking at the mission schedule, that was Endeavour. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-130 The sound wasn't as loud as I expected it to be. I saw the Apollo 14 launch from the embankment of an overpass out on I-95 in 1971 and my memory is that it was much louder even from so much farther away. The difference between Kerosene and Hydrogen fueled engines. The view was spectacular. On a night launch you could follow the shuttle all the way to when they cut off the main engines. By that point it wasn't much more than the brightest star you've ever seen, but you could really see it moving follow it easily. A week after I got back from my impromptu journey, I talked to my sister and she was mad as hell. Turned out she was a Shuttle freak and had made 3 trips to Florida to see Shuttle launches, even paying for VIP access to the viewing area on Merritt Island and all three launches were postponed and she never got to see any of them. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
On 23/09/2012 10:10, Bob W wrote: The shuttle must be one of the loudest things ever made. wait till you see some of Mike Wilson's shirts. Catherine says you're in trouble, now -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: 23 September 2012 06:47 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA On Sep 22, 2012, at 9:23 AM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg What a fantastic photo and it must have been a real experience. I had a poster of the shuttle on my wall when I was a kid. I still have it somewhere. I really do wish I could have watched a shuttle launch. I have an audio file of one which I downloaded from somewhere. The shuttle must be one of the loudest things ever made. Dave -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 03:19:41PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:23 PM, John Celio wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg Awesome shot. I thought about trying to get up early, and driving over to Mountain View to try and see it, but I ended up staying up until 4 playing with the astrotracer. Oops. If you'd left home then, you *might* have found somewhere to observe. Not Moffet Field, though - they ran out of parking slots days ago, and were recommending that people come in on public transport, and get there around 6am. Shoreline park was probably pretty crowded, too. I was considering the Marin headlands (which, it turns out, would have had good viewing conditions, but probably also had nowhere to park), or possibly Monterey (I don't know what the parking was like there). In the end I wimped out. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
Endeavour looks like a dignified, well-used M3. I love the grain of the shot and that clean highlight on her back. Wish I could have been there. Was it loud? Another question. Do you wear that green t-shirt out in public? On 22/09/2012 7:23 AM, John Celio wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa: http://goo.gl/IEpOs The hazy city is San Francisco. It was utterly amazing to see this so close up. I was on the roof of a seven story building in downtown Berkeley, and I felt like I could practically reach out and touch the shuttle as it flew past. If I'd known it was going to be so close, I'd have brought a different lens. The 300 was actually too long to get the whole thing in the frame! John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Fri Sep 21 17:23:27 EDT 2012 John Celio wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa: http://goo.gl/IEpOs The hazy city is San Francisco. Very nice shot! Fri Sep 21 22:37:05 EDT 2012 Steven Desjardins wrote: A great shot. A strange perspective I know, but whenever I see that configuration I think of what a great aircraft the 747 is. I had the same feeling about An-225 when it was used to carry Buran (Russian Shuttle version): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonov_An-225_with_Buran_at_Le_Bourget_1989_Manteufel.jpg?uselang=en An-225 seems even larger (or maybe Buran was smaller than Shuttle?) Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
Terrific shot! Hopefully will look through gallery later when I have time but the single shot is sharp and well composed. Clipping part of back horizontal stabilizer doesn't bother me. Boy that poor old shuttle looks worn out and ready to retire! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com Sent: September 21, 2012 9/21/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa: http://goo.gl/IEpOs The hazy city is San Francisco. It was utterly amazing to see this so close up. I was on the roof of a seven story building in downtown Berkeley, and I felt like I could practically reach out and touch the shuttle as it flew past. If I'd known it was going to be so close, I'd have brought a different lens. The 300 was actually too long to get the whole thing in the frame! John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 4:18 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: Endeavour looks like a dignified, well-used M3. That's a good way of looking at it. Was it loud? Not really. The planes were flying pretty slowly, so there wasn't a lot of engine noise that I noticed. This may be because they were flying so low over the cities, they might have wanted to minimize ear window damage. ;) Another question. Do you wear that green t-shirt out in public? I do! I wear it to work sometimes. The crazies that hang around downtown Berkeley sometimes salute me as I pass. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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John, Thanks for the photos. It makes me feel like I was there. That's one of the benefits of the pdml, people posting photos of events around the US and the world. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 10:18 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Terrific shot! Hopefully will look through gallery later when I have time but the single shot is sharp and well composed. Clipping part of back horizontal stabilizer doesn't bother me. Boy that poor old shuttle looks worn out and ready to retire! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com Sent: September 21, 2012 9/21/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa: http://goo.gl/IEpOs The hazy city is San Francisco. It was utterly amazing to see this so close up. I was on the roof of a seven story building in downtown Berkeley, and I felt like I could practically reach out and touch the shuttle as it flew past. If I'd known it was going to be so close, I'd have brought a different lens. The 300 was actually too long to get the whole thing in the frame! John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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on 2012-09-21 15:23 John Celio wrote Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg impressive shot; thanks for sharing such a large version, as it is fun to look at the detail; the noise does not detract — it is fitting for the era of both machines who's that in the fifth window back from the nose of the 747? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sep 22, 2012, at 9:23 AM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg What a fantastic photo and it must have been a real experience. I had a poster of the shuttle on my wall when I was a kid. I still have it somewhere. I really do wish I could have watched a shuttle launch. I have an audio file of one which I downloaded from somewhere. The shuttle must be one of the loudest things ever made. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Celio Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa: http://goo.gl/IEpOs The hazy city is San Francisco. It was utterly amazing to see this so close up. I was on the roof of a seven story building in downtown Berkeley, and I felt like I could practically reach out and touch the shuttle as it flew past. If I'd known it was going to be so close, I'd have brought a different lens. The 300 was actually too long to get the whole thing in the frame! Fantastic - that must have been really something to see. Your shot is better than the 'official' ones I've seen in the press. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
Nice shot but its kinda noisy. What ISO were you using? - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 5:41 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Celio Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa: http://goo.gl/IEpOs The hazy city is San Francisco. It was utterly amazing to see this so close up. I was on the roof of a seven story building in downtown Berkeley, and I felt like I could practically reach out and touch the shuttle as it flew past. If I'd known it was going to be so close, I'd have brought a different lens. The 300 was actually too long to get the whole thing in the frame! Fantastic - that must have been really something to see. Your shot is better than the 'official' ones I've seen in the press. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
Quoting John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa: http://goo.gl/IEpOs The hazy city is San Francisco. It was utterly amazing to see this so close up. I was on the roof of a seven story building in downtown Berkeley, and I felt like I could practically reach out and touch the shuttle as it flew past. If I'd known it was going to be so close, I'd have brought a different lens. The 300 was actually too long to get the whole thing in the frame! Really spectacular. I'd have loved to have seen that. I understand it's heading for the California Science Center in LA - I'll be visiting the US west coast next year so maybe I'll get a chance to see it 'in the flesh'. PS - took a quick look at the Picasa album - nice T-shirt! -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:23 PM, John Celio wrote: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg Awesome shot. I thought about trying to get up early, and driving over to Mountain View to try and see it, but I ended up staying up until 4 playing with the astrotracer. Oops. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:50 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: Nice shot but its kinda noisy. What ISO were you using? My guess is that it has more to do with the planes being backlit and needing to boost the shadows to get the dynamic range. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 5:41 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Celio Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa: http://goo.gl/IEpOs The hazy city is San Francisco. It was utterly amazing to see this so close up. I was on the roof of a seven story building in downtown Berkeley, and I felt like I could practically reach out and touch the shuttle as it flew past. If I'd known it was going to be so close, I'd have brought a different lens. The 300 was actually too long to get the whole thing in the frame! That must be the most original excuse I've read for missing out on a little piece of tail. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
Excellent. Well done. Paul On Sep 21, 2012, at 6:08 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com: Shot with my K5 and M* 300mm f4 (at f11): http://i.imgur.com/VGco5.jpg Four more photos are in my public album on Picasa: http://goo.gl/IEpOs The hazy city is San Francisco. It was utterly amazing to see this so close up. I was on the roof of a seven story building in downtown Berkeley, and I felt like I could practically reach out and touch the shuttle as it flew past. If I'd known it was going to be so close, I'd have brought a different lens. The 300 was actually too long to get the whole thing in the frame! Really spectacular. I'd have loved to have seen that. I understand it's heading for the California Science Center in LA - I'll be visiting the US west coast next year so maybe I'll get a chance to see it 'in the flesh'. PS - took a quick look at the Picasa album - nice T-shirt! -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:50 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: Nice shot but its kinda noisy. What ISO were you using? My guess is that it has more to do with the planes being backlit and needing to boost the shadows to get the dynamic range. That, and it was really hazy out (the remnants of our famous bay fog), so the original image was very blue and very flat. Whenever I process a photo, I start with Auto Levels and adjust from there. In this case, Auto Levels boosted the brightness and contrast to the point that it looks like I was shooting at a high ISO, when in fact I think it was set to 400. Thanks to all who've commented! If you ever get the chance to see one of the Space Shuttles in person, do it! They're pretty amazing. I'm already planning a trip to LA for next summer to see Endeavour close-up when it goes on display. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
A great shot. A strange perspective I know, but whenever I see that configuration I think of what a great aircraft the 747 is. On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:28 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:50 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: Nice shot but its kinda noisy. What ISO were you using? My guess is that it has more to do with the planes being backlit and needing to boost the shadows to get the dynamic range. That, and it was really hazy out (the remnants of our famous bay fog), so the original image was very blue and very flat. Whenever I process a photo, I start with Auto Levels and adjust from there. In this case, Auto Levels boosted the brightness and contrast to the point that it looks like I was shooting at a high ISO, when in fact I think it was set to 400. Thanks to all who've commented! If you ever get the chance to see one of the Space Shuttles in person, do it! They're pretty amazing. I'm already planning a trip to LA for next summer to see Endeavour close-up when it goes on display. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
On Sep 21, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: A great shot. A strange perspective I know, but whenever I see that configuration I think of what a great aircraft the 747 is. I wonder if there is something magic about the number 47. I think that two of the greatest airplanes ever built were the C47 and the 747. Coincidence, or witchcraft? You decide. On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:28 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:50 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: Nice shot but its kinda noisy. What ISO were you using? My guess is that it has more to do with the planes being backlit and needing to boost the shadows to get the dynamic range. That, and it was really hazy out (the remnants of our famous bay fog), so the original image was very blue and very flat. Whenever I process a photo, I start with Auto Levels and adjust from there. In this case, Auto Levels boosted the brightness and contrast to the point that it looks like I was shooting at a high ISO, when in fact I think it was set to 400. Thanks to all who've commented! If you ever get the chance to see one of the Space Shuttles in person, do it! They're pretty amazing. I'm already planning a trip to LA for next summer to see Endeavour close-up when it goes on display. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO + GESO - Space Shuttle Endeavour flying low over Berkeley, CA
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