On a mission in the desert
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We spent 3 days and nights at a rocket camp in the middle of the Nevada desert. Balls is the biggest rocket event, happening every year in September in the Black Rock Desert - the same desert where Burning Man is taking place. What an experience! It was super cold, we had frost in the morning.
The rockets are mainly experimental, with home built air frame and motors. People seeing this for the first time are surprised and ask if these big rockets are legal. Yes, all sanctioned by the FAA. In fact, the FAA issues a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), advising pilots to avoid this area from surface to unlimited.
In this photo, two rocket engineers carry their rocket to the launch pad. This is an unusual sight, most people transport their rocket with the car to the launch pad. For safety, and depending on the size of the motor, the launch pads are 500 feet, 1000 feet, and 1500 feet away from the camp.
I processed a balanced and a photographic HDR photo from a RAW exposure, merged them selectively, and carefully adjusted the curves and color balance to pop the scene.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC9775_hdr1bal1pho1c.jpg
On a mission in the desert
Thank you for visiting - ❤ with gratitude! Fave if you like it, add comments below, like the Facebook page, order beautiful HDR prints at qualityHDR.com.
We spent 3 days and nights at a rocket camp in the middle of the Nevada desert. Balls is the biggest rocket event, happening every year in September in the Black Rock Desert - the same desert where Burning Man is taking place. What an experience! It was super cold, we had frost in the morning.
The rockets are mainly experimental, with home built air frame and motors. People seeing this for the first time are surprised and ask if these big rockets are legal. Yes, all sanctioned by the FAA. In fact, the FAA issues a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), advising pilots to avoid this area from surface to unlimited.
In this photo, two rocket engineers carry their rocket to the launch pad. This is an unusual sight, most people transport their rocket with the car to the launch pad. For safety, and depending on the size of the motor, the launch pads are 500 feet, 1000 feet, and 1500 feet away from the camp.
I processed a balanced and a photographic HDR photo from a RAW exposure, merged them selectively, and carefully adjusted the curves and color balance to pop the scene.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC9775_hdr1bal1pho1c.jpg