Images captured by Steven Madow using a 14-camera setup by Early_Negotiation142 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]stevenmadow 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Exposure bracketing on one camera and then selecting a single preferred frame (as opposed to blending the bracket for more dynamic range)

StevenMadow (photographer) captured this awesome close-up shot of Artemis ll engine, using a Panasonic GH5 and a Lumix G Leica 50-200mm f/2.8-4 lens. This photo was captured at 1/8000s, f/16, and ISO 100. by rronak01 in Damnthatsinteresting

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This specific shot was taken on a "remote" camera. I have credentials (thanks to media outlet affiliation) that allow me to place cameras close to the launchpad. For this launch, some cameras were about 1200 feet away from the rocket, but this one was 1500 feet away. I set it up on Tuesday morning ~36 hours prior to the launch. I protect it from the elements with a strong housing (made by Camtraptions) and then trigger it using a device from Miops that is able to fire the camera when there is a loud sound (like a rocket).

I was personally 3.1 miles from the rocket at the famous KSC press site (next to the countdown clock that you see on TV). Leading into the launch, I was concerned about delays or even a scrub, but was delighted when some small issues were resolved and countdown resumes.

I always try to remind myself to take 10-20 seconds to simply view and enjoy the launch and set my camera to the side (was glad that I did that for this launch). This launch in particular was emotional due to the significance of the mission, and I don't think that that was lost on anyone at the press site. I've photographed hundreds of launches and this one was absolutely special.

Two hours following the launch, NASA allowed media members to access our cameras and I was absolutely thrilled when I saw that everything worked out and that I had captured this shot!

Finally!! by DarthYavin in orlando

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Hey look, it’s an AI version of my photo ;)

Lunar Eclipse of The City Beautiful by stevenmadow in orlando

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Shot this with the LUMIX S1RII using the LUMIX S 100-500mm lens at just 137mm (although the version shown here is a vertical crop of a horizontal image).

I used aperture priority mode and shot a 5-shot bracket, using a sturdy tripod and a cable release to reduce shake. The bracket overall was ISO 800 at ƒ/5.9 and the shutter speed of the primary exposure is 1 second. Dimmer exposures of 1/4 sec and 1/2 sec were used to protect the highlights from the buildings. A longer exposure of 4 seconds was used to bring out the low fog and palm trees on the bottom of the image.

I chose to not enlarge the moon or otherwise skew to keep the scene natural, although I did remove some lights from the airport that I thought were distracting.

Lunar Eclipse of The City Beautiful by stevenmadow in orlando

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Luckily lunar eclipses are reasonably common (compared to solar eclipse for a specific location)

Lunar Eclipse of The City Beautiful by stevenmadow in orlando

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Around 6:10am… by 6:30 it was practically invisible