Remote camera photo I shot of the recent flight-proven Falcon 9 launch of CRS-14. The dark clouds and backlighting made for an incredibly dramatic launch!
Hey all! This photos shows the launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket last Monday afternoon. The flight-proven Falcon 9 launched an also flight-proven Dragon capsule, carrying thousands of pounds of cargo and research, to the International Space Station.
The Falcon 9 first stage utilized for this flight first flew in August 2017 on the CRS-12 mission, while the Dragon first flew in April 2016 on the CRS-8 mission.
This image was taken with a sound-activated "remote" camera I placed at Space Launch Complex 40 the morning of the launch. I used a Nikon D7000 and Tokina 11-20mm lens. Settings: 1/800 f/13 ISO 320
marcuscotephoto on April 8th, 2018 at 14:08 UTC »
Nice work as always man! The thunderstorms made for a unique background in our sound-triggered photos!
johnkphotos on April 8th, 2018 at 15:34 UTC »
Hey all! This photos shows the launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket last Monday afternoon. The flight-proven Falcon 9 launched an also flight-proven Dragon capsule, carrying thousands of pounds of cargo and research, to the International Space Station.
The Falcon 9 first stage utilized for this flight first flew in August 2017 on the CRS-12 mission, while the Dragon first flew in April 2016 on the CRS-8 mission.
This image was taken with a sound-activated "remote" camera I placed at Space Launch Complex 40 the morning of the launch. I used a Nikon D7000 and Tokina 11-20mm lens. Settings: 1/800 f/13 ISO 320
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Ohhshiit on April 8th, 2018 at 16:26 UTC »
What thoughts went into the settings for this shot?
I could imagine this being an especially difficult scene to photograph. And there’s not a lot of room for trial and error.
I’m still building intuition with shooting in manual and I still find myself focusing on the meter a lot to avoid over or underexposing.
I wouldn’t even know where to start with a shot like this because there’s no room for trial and error.