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joy ride
By my camera clock, we were at about Launch +16 seconds. I was privileged to meet some family members of the crew before the launch. At this point, the shock wave is hitting us, and my thoughts were for the crew's safety - amidst dumbfounded awe.
I was standing on a grandstand with a thousand or so cheering friends, family, and space-geeks, about 3.5 miles from the launch pad. The sun was beginning to set behind us which gave perfect light for viewing. It was warm and humid, but a breeze was coming at us from across the water. An altogether perfect event.
Edit (4/26/2009):
I just noticed 40,000 new views yesterday. Dugg. Welcome, good people of Digg! LOL.
Edit (7/13/2009):
A big thank you to Popular Photography Magazine for using this photo on the PopPhoto Flash blog today.
joy ride
By my camera clock, we were at about Launch +16 seconds. I was privileged to meet some family members of the crew before the launch. At this point, the shock wave is hitting us, and my thoughts were for the crew's safety - amidst dumbfounded awe.
I was standing on a grandstand with a thousand or so cheering friends, family, and space-geeks, about 3.5 miles from the launch pad. The sun was beginning to set behind us which gave perfect light for viewing. It was warm and humid, but a breeze was coming at us from across the water. An altogether perfect event.
Edit (4/26/2009):
I just noticed 40,000 new views yesterday. Dugg. Welcome, good people of Digg! LOL.
Edit (7/13/2009):
A big thank you to Popular Photography Magazine for using this photo on the PopPhoto Flash blog today.