Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I didn't go to the last Apollo launch and I've deeply regretted it ever since. I was in the Navy in Pascagoula, MS. It was a goodly drive over to the Cape and I couldn't find anyone else who wanted to split the driving. To FEEL a Saturn 5 lift off -- what a great experience that would have been. I think back to Ted Grant's advice to me about a photo of a searchlight through trees that I was trying for last week -- I was responding to the motion. A launch is about motion and sound as well as the pure visual element. The closest I've come is an IMAX film of a launch which was pretty impressive. And the only real note-worthy event in aviation - space history I've seen was the landing of "Voyager" when it completed its non-stop around the world flight at Edwards AFB. THAT was neat. My kids all remember that, talking about "will we see it" and then my son pointing "There it is!" as it began to circle. They had to work down the landing gear as I recall. Great thing to have seen. On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 21:59:02 +0200, animal <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> wrote: > > > >From : "Leonard J Kapner" > > > > Subject : RE: [Leica] Hunstanton Norfolk #6 > > > > Nice!Looks like a rocket launch. > > best regards > > simon jessurun > > > > > > That was my first thought - a rocket launch - before I received Graham's > > explanation! :-) > > > > Len > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------- > > > > I only just saw that. So much for my 'photographers' eye'. > > Graham :-) > > > >That would be a challenge to get the feel of a real launch across.I never > saw a picture that came close to the reakl thing.Maybe you should contact > NASA. > simon jessurun > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >