Comments on: Live from Launch Pad 39A

By: Davie

Davie — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:37:45 +0000

Hi Scott, well done. Enjoyed your video immensely and learned a lot. Thanks.
Davie

By: Giovanni

Giovanni — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:02:06 +0000

Really nice video.. very much appreciated

By: Scott Audette

Scott Audette — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:58:26 +0000

Thanks 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

By: GaryEllPhoto

GaryEllPhoto — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:38:49 +0000

Scott 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!

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:34:27 +0000

One 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!

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:12:01 +0000

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!

By: Alex Menendez

Alex Menendez — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:05:55 +0000

Really cool video. Scott is a trip for sure and actually quite funny.
This 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.

By: blabpictures

blabpictures — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:22:02 +0000

This is excellent information and inspiration for photographers and space buffs alike.

By: Bill Ingalls

Bill Ingalls — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:39:40 +0000

Fantastic behind the scenes remote camera setup video blog! Thanks guys for making this and posting.