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Topic: Photo of the week 624 (October 8, 2016)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 10-08-2016 02:48 AM
   
 The service tower is moved back from the Saturn 1B launch vehicle at Pad 34 on October 10, 1968, one day prior to the launch of Apollo 7. |
Ian Limbrey
Member Posts: 124
From: England
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 10-08-2016 02:50 AM
Spectacular shot! |
Mike Dixon
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From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 10-08-2016 04:24 AM
Stunning shot Ed. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3208
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 10-08-2016 05:50 AM
Are there other night shots of Apollo 7 taken at that time (Oct 10) from a different angle that might show Apollo 8 on the pad in the distance?I have seen the Apollo 7 launch photo that shows Apollo 8 in the background. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 10-08-2016 06:33 AM
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Originally posted by LM-12:
Are there other night shots of Apollo 7 taken at that time (Oct 10) from a different angle that might show Apollo 8 on the pad in the distance?
Not to my knowledge. |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 10-08-2016 07:41 AM
That's a fantastic image. Do you know the name of the photographer that shot it? It's reminiscent of a number of older black and white photos shot in a similar style.Thanks. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 10-08-2016 10:57 AM
Beautiful! |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 10-08-2016 10:58 AM
Beautiful. Thanks Ed. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 10-08-2016 12:24 PM
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Originally posted by Joel Katzowitz:
Do you know the name of the photographer that shot it?
NASA did not identify the photographer in the photo captions back then. KSC photographers in those days were Bill Taub, Larry Summers, Bob Special, Alex Bosmeny and others. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 10-09-2016 05:34 AM
Several "timelapse" exposures, nowadays easy to do the digital way but how was did done in the past? |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 10-09-2016 07:57 AM
The photographer I was thinking of is Chuck Rogers. I've met him several times and he used the time exposure technique frequently.It was probably easier to do time exposures before digital. All you had to do was set your 35mm camera to "bulb" and press the shutter release. The shutter would stay "open" until you released it which could have been hours later. Most DSLRs have a 30 second limit for time exposures. |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 10-09-2016 12:36 PM
Beautiful shot. Had not seen this particular one before, though I've seen a similar one from one of the Skylab missions.I understand some lower end model DSLRs do not have long exposure mode, but most others do. I have done the shot with a DSLR, inspired by early program photos such as these. |
Wehaveliftoff
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 10-11-2016 02:39 PM
Wow, let's hear it for "old school."
Amazing, love this Cape Kennedy shot. Shame it's only 459x580. |
Glint
Member Posts: 1040
From: New Windsor, Maryland USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 10-11-2016 03:20 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Joel Katzowitz:
Most DSLRs have a 30 second limit for time exposures.
Most DSLRs have a "bulb" setting. However, their primary weakness is the dependence on batteries. The little batteries would give out hours before a very long exposure using a film camera with a mechanical shutter would end. External power sources help. I have one that will connect to a 12V battery for powering my Canon in the wild. It's handy for collecting images for time lapse video that could need thousands of images. But still, there remains the issue of recharging the big battery out in the sticks which the mechanical cameras never needed to do. |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 10-11-2016 04:34 PM
Yes, sorry, my bad. I meant to say there is a 30 minute limit but that's obviously incorrect as well.Thanks for the correction. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 10-11-2016 06:44 PM
I've not seen that image before. Quite spectacular. Thanks Ed. |
Jonnyed
Member Posts: 396
From: Dumfries, VA, USA
Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 10-12-2016 07:37 PM
Was there a particular intent to the way the Saturn I and the Saturn V stages were painted — in particular the blacked out area? This photo of the Saturn 1 shows the black paint section running all the way up the height of the bottom stage (more elongated) while the Saturn V had the black paint appearing shorter and more “square”-ish — and there are more tailfins on the Saturn 1B... hope this isn't a dumb question! |
Greggy_D
Member Posts: 977
From: Michigan
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 10-12-2016 08:02 PM
Fantastic shot. |
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