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Off she went with a big roar

We spent last weekend at Balls 28, a big experimental rocket launch event in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada - the same place where Burning Man takes place. A big rocket is launched every few minutes. The majority of the rockets are experimental, people often mix their own solid propellant. This black smoke trail is from a commercial "sparky motor", where the sparks are produced by burning bits of titanium sponge. Notice the people and car for scale.

 

I processed a balanced and a photographic HDR photo from a RAW exposure, merged them selectively, and carefully adjusted color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

 

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-- ƒ/7.1, 145 mm, 1/2000 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC4255_hdr1bal1pho1h.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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Uploaded on September 29, 2019
Taken on September 21, 2019