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Reuters photographer Scott Audette documents the Reuters crew braving alligators and snakes and long hot days as they prepare for the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
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Fantastic behind the scenes remote camera setup video blog! Thanks guys for making this and posting.
- Posted by Bill IngallsThis is excellent information and inspiration for photographers and space buffs alike.
- Posted by blabpicturesReally cool video. Scott is a trip for sure and actually quite funny.
- Posted by Alex MenendezThis is a very well done “behind the scenes look” at the Shuttle. This has to be one of the hardest shots in the world just to set up and get right, yet they take it one step further and send pictures to the their computers within seconds after lift-off. Amazing. I can’t wait to see what this crew has planned next. Keep making videos guys.
Very cool! How did you set the exposure being that it was a night shot?
Also, were the cameras set to fire at their max FPS and resolution? What if the buffer filled up too early?
Thanks for posting this guys!
- Posted by Alex[...] Live from Launch Pad 39AIt’s a wonderful lifeRiding with McCain - 2 Days, 9 States and over 4,000 milesRiding with Obama - A Final Look BackRiding with McCain: A Final Campaign GoodbyeRiding with McCain: The Final Day of Campaigning - All airports all the timeRiding with Obama - A final bump from “The Boss”Riding with McCain - Back to where it startedRiding with Obama - A quiet family meal for 3, watched by dozensRiding with McCain - The Ever Present “Straight Talk Express” [...]
- Posted by fotowarung.bazuki.com » Blog Archive » Live from Launch Pad 39AOne of the EICs at the Global Pictures Desk in Singapore is my buddy Drew Fritz. He reported these pics came from NA and were back out to clients within 1 minute and 45 seconds! Awesome. No wonder Reuters is kicking even the homegrown services in turnaround. Informative video!
- Posted by JimScott Au to get the job done! and has fun doing it. A behind-the-scene glimpse into a professional image-maker whom has immense passion for his craft. Thanks for sharing this!
- Posted by GaryEllPhotoThanks everyone for the kind words.
Hey Alex…here’s a little more camera related information for you. We slow the cameras down to a low continuous motor drive setting and we shoot jpegs. Also the cameras are at their normal resolution but the combination of drive speed and jpegs really makes the buffer issue moot.
And remember unless we have totally set up the threshold for the sound trigers wrong the earliest they fire is at main engine ignite. Which from that point to the shuttle lifting off and being out of the frame is only ten or fifteen seconds.
Thanks for the question,
Scott
- Posted by Scott Audette[...] (From the Reuters Photographers blog.) [...]
- Posted by Video: Reuters Photojournalists at Shuttle LaunchReally nice video.. very much appreciated
- Posted by GiovanniHi Scott, well done. Enjoyed your video immensely and learned a lot. Thanks.
- Posted by DavieDavie