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Topic: STS-124: Crew portrait
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-10-2008 07:23 PM
   
 Download the high resolution version (2.0mb) These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-124 crew portrait. From the left are astronauts Gregory E. Chamitoff, Michael E. Fossum, both STS-124 mission specialists; Kenneth T. Ham, pilot; Mark E. Kelly, commander; Karen L. Nyberg, Ronald J. Garan and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Akihiko Hoshide, all mission specialists. Chamitoff is scheduled to join Expedition 17 as flight engineer after launching to the International Space Station on mission STS-124. (NASA photo: STS124-S-002) |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 01-11-2008 07:07 AM
Now this one I really like. I might be proven wrong by one of our photo experts but it doesn't appear to be the crew photoshopped into a scene. But I'm sure the crew patch on the floor is there by the magic of technology.But upon further inspection of the hi-res image, there are no "hangars" just west of the launch pad. So my bad... but it's still a great crew photo. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 01-11-2008 07:15 AM
I feel sorry for the anonymous Photoshop-artist who had to cut out all the windows in the hangar door to expose the Shuttle-photo behind it.  |
Mr Meek
Member Posts: 353
From: Chattanooga, TN
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 01-11-2008 08:06 AM
Oh, the whole thing has 'Photoshop' written all over it. Beyond the little "halos" in the windows (and the lack of any hangar that close to the pad), there are a few more photographic clues.Looking at the hi-res, you can see a definite grain in the hangar backdrop which is not present in the crew. Furthermore, the crew's outline is almost too sharp in places, though the editor missed two big spots. Hoshide's right arm is bordered by a large, angular black splotch. This is repeated to a lesser extent between Kelly and Ham. The shadow is a nice try, but look at the shadow of the window frames on the real floor. The irregularities in the floor cause all sorts of distortions in the shadows. These are not present in the crew's shadow. Moving on, both "NASA" and the crew patch have the pristine texture-free digitalness of an Illustrator file pulled directly into Photoshop. There's a bit of aliasing on the crew patch, though. The editor converted the vector file to a bitmap, then skewed the perspective to match the floor. And finally, there's the photographer's favorite: Reflective surfaces. Take a look in the helmets, and you can pretty clearly see both the lighting setup and the fact that they were standing in an otherwise dark room. It's really too bad, because this is a neat idea for a photo. Who else wants to take up a collection for NASA to go build this scene for real?  |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 01-11-2008 03:10 PM
Hangar kind of reminds me of that scene in the "Right Stuff".If that building was real, it would be on the crawlerway just south of the pad ramp. Very different... great shot! |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 01-11-2008 08:30 PM
Personally, I love it... but there's always a "but"...Pity the background framing wasn't lowered to avoid the view of the ceiling and the greyed out window frames which would have allowed for a complete view of the bottom of the patch. |
tegwilym
Member Posts: 2331
From: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 01-12-2008 11:33 PM
Different but good!I'll admit that the first thing that came to my mind when I saw that was the "Shuttle Launch Experience" ride at KSC. I think the background reminded me of that first big room you stand in when you first enter.
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-20-2008 12:53 PM
Awesome Crew Potter...er, Poster!  Download the high-res version (12mb) 
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Mr Meek
Member Posts: 353
From: Chattanooga, TN
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 03-20-2008 04:23 PM
See? Now THAT is more like it. I mean, if you're going to Photoshop the heck out of a picture, you might as well make it awesome. Well done, anonymous NASA media person. |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 03-20-2008 06:09 PM
There you go! Why don't they use these as the official ones Robert?Maybe you can ask that the nest time you speak to them. |
icarkie
Member Posts: 618
From: BURTON ON TRENT /England
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 03-21-2008 03:42 AM
There's a bit of Gothic about it |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 03-21-2008 04:44 AM
There's a fun side to it...But it's a bit scary too. I'm not sure I would open the ISS hatch to this crew... P.S. No machine guns? laser sabers? axes? I'm disappointed! |
Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 03-21-2008 12:10 PM
Mark Kelly needs a lightning bolt scar on his head.  |
BMckay
Member Posts: 3219
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 06-03-2008 01:39 PM
Just got a copy back. It looks nice. Not a photo to use for autographs unless they sign in gold or silver. |
Henk Boshuijer
Member Posts: 450
From: Netherlands
Registered: May 2007
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posted 06-08-2008 08:12 AM
Last week I received this picture back from NASA signed by all crewmembers. Not signed in silver or gold but still the result is very nice. |
lunarrv15
Member Posts: 1355
From: Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-08-2008 08:52 PM
Someone was auctioning this on eBay two weeks ago and I was the high bidder... $15. Wouldn't mind the crew signing it. Then I fear of it becoming loss among volume of mail. |
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