Pleased to share my favorite high-resolution capture of the Artemis II launch- the moment the SLS is clearing the tower, captured by a sound-triggered camera placed near the pad.
I'll have prints linked in my bio for this one, and here's a short thread about how it was captured
To get pics this detailed, you have to be CLOSE. A telephoto lens from miles off isn't enough. But that distance would severely injure any human. What's the solution? Pre-placed cameras and sound activated triggers.
Strangely- that isn't the biggest challenge of shooting these.
Strangely- that isn't the biggest challenge of shooting these.
The plume is BRIGHT. Controlling your exposure to not overexpose it is a huge challenge, especially since you can't take a test photo and adjust your settings mid-launch.
This is how the raw looks. All the detail in the shadows is still there, it just needs to be brightened!
This is how the raw looks. All the detail in the shadows is still there, it just needs to be brightened!
This is why using quality equipment matters- being able to pull all the information out of the shadows to have a photo that will work as a fine art print and not be too noisy is hard!
Get your limited edition print here for a short time: cosmicbackground.io/pages/the-rise…
Get your limited edition print here for a short time: cosmicbackground.io/pages/the-rise…
I’m glad nobody noticed this gross artifact (common Photoshop masks glitch) that I caught and fixed 😂
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