Discovery's Final Ferry Flight - Personal Photos

[WheelsStop]

I thought I'd set up a thread for personal photos surrounding the ferry flight, along the lines of the STS-134 and 135 photo threads:

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=25083.0
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=25488.0

Per the rules there: Feel free to attach selected photos you've taken (providing they aren't massive file sizes), embed (again, only selective, no more than two per post and not "wider" than the page size) or link up to your personal album.

Starting it out with two of mine from the SLF this morning...

[ramius17]

Took my photo down from the other thread... too big

http://www.flickr.com/photos/snoopyscamera/sets/72157629474921560/


Discovery Fly-By by Snoopy's Camera, on Flickr


Discovery Fly-By by Snoopy's Camera, on Flickr

[msc]

I think this is my favorite, since it shows some scale, and it has one of the chase T-38s.  I think this was on the second flyby approach to Dulles.

(TOO wide to embed! - Carl)

[QuantumG]

That's a great picture, thanks for posting it.

[Blackstar]

Took these at Udvar-Hazy during three different passes.

[Blackstar]

I've got a bunch, but need to bump them up a bit in PhotoShop to bring out the contrast.

[Blackstar]

End of the second pass, and coming in for landing.

[Blackstar]

After the landing, I went into the museum and took these photos of Enterprise looking lonely and unloved.

[Rahkashi]

Poor Enterprise....

Do these pictures need to be taken in person? (Because I have 16+ hours of video on my computer that I've recorded)

[dvsmith]

I shot about 200 RAW+JPEG frames. Unfortunately, I left the CF reader at home, so I'm stuck with whatever JPEGs the flaky Eye-Fi card will send to my iPad.


Discovery approaches by dvsmith, on Flickr


Discovery second flyby by dvsmith, on Flickr


Discovery's final final approach by dvsmith, on Flickr


Always the Bridesmaid by dvsmith, on Flickr

[smith5se]

Even the mall at GSFC was a bit crowded today for the flyover with a lot of co-workers bringing their families :-)

I must say, yeah DC got four passes but, there was something about the need of needing to see this event from NASA property (and still having to get 8 hrs of work in!)

[emerrill]

From the base of the Washington Monument.

[scotty125]

Here's a couple from the top of parking structure 1 @ Dulles...

[AirmanPika]

I had a nice view from Bolling AFB myself. Wouldn't have missed it in the world. 2nd best way to view short of the launches.

[jsmjr]

Here are my photos, shot from the Washington Monument:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsmjr/sets/72157629474531388/

Canon EOS Rebel T2i attached to an EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM rented from LensRentals.com