by Star*Hopper » Sun May 29, 2011 1:09 pm
amfrushour wrote:I was at the STS-134 liftoff, the final launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour, on the NASA Causeway. The launch was amazing, got some good photos from angles different than the ones on the NASA Kennedy Space Center Media Gallery webpage http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/index.cfm. But, Endeavour went into a low cloud deck so I only got to see the first 20 seconds after liftoff.
I & family went down to view what was
supposed to have been the final Atlantis launch [STS-132] on 14 May of last year. Found a good spot, [the crowds were unbe
LIEVable], got tripod & vid-cam all set up well ahead of time, waited out the final 3.5 hours in 90° heat and at about T-30 secs realized my battery was deader'n a bent doornail! Managed to at least get this cap on my cel-cam:
As I've told many times, you can watch all the pix & videos & full-fledged movies in the world, with all their smoke & flames & camera vibes.....but there ain't nothing....
NOTHING like being there and experiencing it live!! It just CAN NOT be captured on any known form of media....and if you get to experience it yourself, you'll know why!
Another sensation you can't realize from film - the speed. THAT suckah
BOOKS, y'all!! You think a AA Fuel Dragster 'digs out'? -- pshaw, peddle-cars! You're left kinda stunned about how quickly it "gets gone", leaving you kinda wondering was those few seconds worth all the traveling & hassle & expense.
(It is! *LOL*)
And even realizing those crowds (I
loathe crowds!) will be
nothing like what they will be for the upcoming July finale....I'm already making plans to be there!
[quote="amfrushour"][size=85]I was at the STS-134 liftoff, the final launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour, on the NASA Causeway. The launch was amazing, got some good photos from angles different than the ones on the NASA Kennedy Space Center Media Gallery webpage [url]http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/index.cfm[/url]. But, Endeavour went into a low cloud deck so I only got to see the first 20 seconds after liftoff.[/size][/quote]
I & family went down to view what was [i]supposed[/i] to have been the final Atlantis launch [STS-132] on 14 May of last year. Found a good spot, [the crowds were unbe[u]LIEV[/u]able], got tripod & vid-cam all set up well ahead of time, waited out the final 3.5 hours in 90° heat and at about T-30 secs realized my battery was deader'n a bent doornail! Managed to at least get this cap on my cel-cam:
[img]http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/26345466/sn/1095731370/name/5%2718%2710+DOWNLOAD+011.jpg[/img]
As I've told many times, you can watch all the pix & videos & full-fledged movies in the world, with all their smoke & flames & camera vibes.....but there ain't nothing....[u]NOTHING[/u] like being there and experiencing it live!! It just CAN NOT be captured on any known form of media....and if you get to experience it yourself, you'll know why!
Another sensation you can't realize from film - the speed. THAT suckah [u]BOOKS[/u], y'all!! You think a AA Fuel Dragster 'digs out'? -- pshaw, peddle-cars! You're left kinda stunned about how quickly it "gets gone", leaving you kinda wondering was those few seconds worth all the traveling & hassle & expense.
(It is! *LOL*)
And even realizing those crowds (I [i][u]loathe[/u][/i] crowds!) will be [i]nothing[/i] like what they will be for the upcoming July finale....I'm already making plans to be there!