Discovery Landing at Edwards AFB Sept 11 2009

[gfydad]

Thanks! 

[tbunce]

Here is the complete Orbiter and SCA from 33 pictures at 70 mm.

20200 x 7020 pixels.

The first picture is the detail at 100%, the second is 1/20 size and the third is a very wide 1/10 size.

As compared to the previous nose only shot, you can see it doesn't have quite the same detail as that one shot at 200 mm.

[tbunce]

And my masterpiece that elicits a WOW response to almost everyone I've shown it to...

Discovery.

28,080 x 9,000 pixels, 70.5 x 23 inches at 400 ppi, 252.72 Megapixels. 97 individual 10.1 megapixel, 10 second exposures.

At 100% you can read the individual tile serial numbers. A little hard to read on the print due to the printer's limitations even with a magnifying glass.

1/20 size and the detail shot (same resolution as just the nose on page 3, just a different part of the whole vehicle now)

[phantomphan1974]

Nice ones Thomas!

[tbunce]

Finally got around to working on one that I wanted to get right.

Rare lighting conditions when the September heat tripped a circuit breaker taking out two light banks.

The full size image from 55 shots is 48 x 29 inches at 360 ppi. I reduced it a bit from what you see here to print it at 40 x 24. The crispness and saturation of the yellow beams, plus the details that are still visible from the other lighting in the area makes it one of my favorite pictures.

[Sagar Pathak]

Beautiful as usual!

[Chinook]

Incredible shots, Thomas, love the composition, detail and lighting.

[tbunce]

Thanks!