Welcome to 500px!
This temporary Starter account, Explorer, was
automatically created for you.
A Starter account can do almost everything a normal account can do such as Liking and Favoriting photos, but it will expire after a while.
To rename this account and keep it for yourself just enter your email address in the header dropdown above.
It's that easy.
Shadow of Discovery
45.9
- 1594 Views
- 41 Votes
- 10 Favorites
81.6
Highest Pulse
July 08, 2011
July 08, 2011
Maybe not my most technically amazing photo, but it serves as a fantastic reminder of this sight I'll never see again...With the final shuttle launch upon us I thought I'd look back at when I had the pleasure of photographing Discovery lift off in March 2009. The launch a little after sunset, with the sunset to my back. As Discovery lifted off in to the atmosphere it reached a height where it was lit back up by the sun, and in doing so, created a beam of shadow across the sky. A truly amazing spectacle to witness and a sight I'll never forget. You can see NASA HQ on the horizon, just to the right of the smoke trail, to give you a sense of the scale. The full write up of this experience can be found on my blog:
http://www.richardpeters.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/space-shuttle-discovery-launch/
http://www.richardpeters.co.uk/blog/2009/03/26/space-shuttle-discovery-launch/
- Camera Nikon D3
- Lens 28-70
- Focal Length 28mm
- Shutter Speed 1/80 sec
- Aperture f/f5
- ISO/Film 1600
- Category Journalism
- Uploaded Almost 2 years ago
- Copyright Richard Peters
Login or sign up to comment.
TFS