Space shuttle

[Ejazzle]

Okay, so I am going to do a long exposure shot of the space shuttle tonight.

If it is about an 8 minute exposure, what should my aperture be? i was thinking up around f/22 or so.

I only have one shot! I need all the info i can get.

 

[nathanlegiehn]

Id say yeah, go for your smallest aperture so f22 would probably be perfect!

on a side note, I think I know you from wakeskating.com my username is nate_ and my real name is Nathan Legiehn, I ride a LTD Integ

 

[Ejazzle]

what up 45 post newb! haha jk.
now there are two of us ws.comers on here. You Jcoffey and me.

 

[Josh66]

If it is about an 8 minute exposure, what should my aperture be?

How dark will it be? What time is the launch?

8 minutes is a long time. If the sun is up, you'll probably need ND filters...

 

[Garbz]

8minute exposure at f/22 will render a white frame if it's still daytime.

 

[astrostu]

Depending upon how close you are, this thing is going to be lit up as though it was day. And then you're going to have a pillar of fire underneath the shuttle and after it clears the pad, I don't think it'll be lit anymore. So pre-launch, you'll have time to experiment, and I would suspect that maybe something a tad slower than daylight - perhaps start around 1/125 sec at f/5.6 or something like that - would be a decent place to start. Adjust shutter speed based on that shot. You may want to try to slightly under-expose it pre-launch for the launch, as I would expect the fire to be brighter than the lights on the shuttle pre-launch. After that, unless you have good reflexes and intuition, I'm not sure if you're going to be getting anything useable after that.

Note - I have not photographed a shuttle launch, day nor night, so this is all based on supposition and not actual experience.

 

[Ejazzle]

it is at 4:30 am.

I guess I will just go for what I said. I will be about 13 miles from the launch pad

thanks guys!

 

[TJ K]

If you do 8 minutes it's going to be blown out. Why not something like f/8 and a fast(ish) shutter speed to capture the motion and not have a red streak in the air but something frozen in time that people will identify as a space shuttle. Unless of course you want a streak for some artistic reason.
TJ

 

[Ejazzle]

TJ k, being over 13 miles away I don't think you will be able to tell what it is anyways. So I figured the best way to make an interesting shot would to make it a long exp.

Where you from in so flo?

 

[Josh66]

Is it really going to take 8 minutes?

What you plan on doing sounds just like shooting fireworks, but longer.

ISO 100
f/8
Bulb

Using a remote, open the shutter just before it launches and close it when it's either where you want it in the frame, or no longer visible. That's probably how I would handle it anyway...


damn

Just realized that it already happened... How did it go?

 

[TJ K]

TJ k, being over 13 miles away I don't think you will be able to tell what it is anyways. So I figured the best way to make an interesting shot would to make it a long exp.

Where you from in so flo?

How did it go?

I live around Ft. Lauderdale/Pembroke Pines area

Is it really going to take 8 minutes?

What you plan on doing sounds just like shooting fireworks, but longer.

ISO 100
f/8
Bulb

Using a remote, open the shutter just before it launches and close it when it's either where you want it in the frame, or no longer visible. That's probably how I would handle it anyway...


damn

Just realized that it already happened... How did it go?

I actually laughed pretty hard at this lol

 

[Ejazzle]

it went awesome.

This thing is as bright as the sun. f/8 would have totally overexposed the entire shot.

Ejazzle's Toilet: Blast off!

 

[Kegger]

That is an amazing shot!!!

 

[PhotoXopher]

now there are two of us ws.comers on here. You Jcoffey and me.

Not to get off topic, but doesn't that make 3?

 

[grafxman]

Terrific photo.