STS-135: Personal Photos (Pre-launch to post-landing) Thread

• #20 by shuttlefanatic on 09 Jul, 2011 00:08
• Here's a couple of quick takes of the launch and the spectators at the Causeway.

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• #21 by Prober on 09 Jul, 2011 01:18
• Quote from: MadameConcorde on 17 Jun, 2011 12:42

  Quote from: Eksath on 16 Jun, 2011 17:11

  my two
  

  
  you are so lucky - though i am not sure if you are conscious of how lucky you are
  

  
  I agree with this post and that second pic is a real winner.
   
  Can you tell me something......what's the black stripe on the left Solid vs the right ?
   
• #22 by generic_handle_42 on 09 Jul, 2011 01:29
• Quote from: Prober on 09 Jul, 2011 01:18

  
  Can you tell me something......what's the black stripe on the left Solid vs the right ?
   
  

  
  To tell them apart 
• #23 by JoeC on 09 Jul, 2011 03:57
• There's some very nice shots in this thread.
  
  Here's a shot I took from the visitor's center.

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• #24 by mirak on 09 Jul, 2011 12:48
• Here's my first, and last, attempt at a shuttle launch.
  
  
  
  Montage of 4 shots taken at 1/2500, f8, ISO 320, with a 500mm Sigma lens (at 480mm) on a Canon 30d, cropped by about 25%.
  
  Amazing experience.
• #25 by kimmern123 on 09 Jul, 2011 19:00
• One picture each from launch and walkout yesterday. What an incredible final shuttle launch!!

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• #26 by mgoblue94 on 09 Jul, 2011 20:34
• From the Causeway with a 300 mm lens
  
• #27 by DrGuano on 10 Jul, 2011 15:57
• Passing over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, 12:45 Thursday afternoon. Atlantis was being shy and hiding under the clouds

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• #28 by msc on 10 Jul, 2011 16:20
• Here's what I got with my 6 year old Canon S3is at 12x.
  
  
• #29 by MadameConcorde on 10 Jul, 2011 16:22
• Quote from: msc on 10 Jul, 2011 16:20

  Here's what I got with my 6 year old Canon S3is at 12x.
  
  
  

  
  Beautiful.
  
  Where was your viewing point?
  Causeway or Press site?
• #30 by Hodapp on 10 Jul, 2011 16:30
• Here's mine!  Had to get one photo of my own for the last flight, as I did not get any for STS-133 launch so I could just soak up my first shuttle launch in Feb.

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• #31 by MadameConcorde on 10 Jul, 2011 16:34
• Quote from: Hodapp on 10 Jul, 2011 16:30

  Here's mine!  Had to get one photo of my own for the last flight, as I did not get any for STS-133 launch so I could just soak up my first shuttle launch in Feb.
  

  
  wow great pictures!!!
  
  i tried out a small video clip
  won't know how good it is until after i get home
  will post whatever result on my youtube channel
  i am going to do a trip report on A.net
  will link it here when done
  
  hatch about to open!!!
  
  yeeeee!!!!
• #32 by msc on 10 Jul, 2011 16:38
• Quote from: MadameConcorde on 10 Jul, 2011 16:22

  Quote from: msc on 10 Jul, 2011 16:20

  Here's what I got with my 6 year old Canon S3is at 12x.
  
  
  

  
  Beautiful.
  
  Where was your viewing point?
  Causeway or Press site?
  

  
  Causeway, next to the bleachers at the drawbridge.
• #33 by MadameConcorde on 10 Jul, 2011 16:40
• Quote from: msc on 10 Jul, 2011 16:38

  
  
   bleachers at the drawbridge.
  

  
  Great spot - I was there watching Endeavour lift off (STS-134)
  
  much less people at the causeway back then...
  
  eXcellent choice...
• #34 by Hodapp on 10 Jul, 2011 16:48
• Thx! 
  Here's my facebook link to my other STS-135 pics & video for another one of my life's greatest days!  Other greatest days...Apollo 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, Skylab, STS-1, NASA Intern & Test Subject, 3x flying the vomit comet, Wedding, Birth of my two boys, STS-133 Discovery launch.
  
  http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=1458939298
  
  Cool!  I was there near the bleachers too!  On the right side of the poor mans countdown clock!  I took this pic of the bleachers...so you might be in there!

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• #35 by msc on 10 Jul, 2011 17:16
• Quote from: Hodapp on 10 Jul, 2011 16:48

  Thx! 
  Here's my facebook link to my other STS-135 pics & video for another one of my life's greatest days!  Other greatest days...Apollo 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, Skylab, STS-1, NASA Intern & Test Subject, 3x flying the vomit comet, Wedding, Birth of my two boys, STS-133 Discovery launch.
  
  http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=1458939298
  
  Cool!  I was there near the bleachers too!  On the right side of the poor mans countdown clock!  I took this pic of the bleachers...so you might be in there!
  

  
  Hmmm... I must have been off to your right.  Here's my view down the causeway.  I was just to the west of the first tent there.
  
  
  
  Any chance that's you just over my right shoulder?
  
  
• #36 by Hodapp on 10 Jul, 2011 17:19
• I'm the one fist pumping 

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• #37 by TheFallen on 10 Jul, 2011 20:49
• The official launch thread is locked, so just thought I'd post a cool photo of the exhaust plume taken from the Shuttle Training Aircraft when it flew near it
  
  http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-135/flightday01/ndxpage1.html

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• #38 by Hodapp on 10 Jul, 2011 21:35
• Have that one as my profile pic on facebook!
• #39 by TheFallen on 10 Jul, 2011 21:43
• How many of your Facebook friends think it's a pic of a wildfire?