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Unwinding After Launching Rockets in the Desert

I am preparing for a presentation about hobby rocketry in the USA, so I looked through my large photo collection. I took this blue hour shot at Balls in September 2016. Balls is a big experimental rocket launch event in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada - the same place where Burning Man takes place. About 300 people camped in the middle of the playa (dry lakebed), so that it is easy to drive to a rocket to retrieve it after launch. Participants have time for leisure after launching rockets throughout the day.

 

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

 

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-- ƒ/1.8, 50 mm, 1/40 sec, ISO 100, Sony NEX-6, SEL-50F18, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC3266_7_8_hdr3bal1pho1h.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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Uploaded on December 21, 2023
Taken on September 24, 2016