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Perfect absolutely perfect. a dreamer is just a dreamer, until taking up a tool, then you get things like this. inspiring | |
Awesome! | |
Outstanding picture, well done! | |
Nuff said | |
Opportunities like these don't come very often, and not anymore since the shuttle is retired, so Thank You, Mr. Wang, for sharing a great capture for future generations to admire. f14dtomcat | |
Beautiful arc and the diminishing luminance indicating distance | |
One of the last Wonders of Living Memory. Keep up the funding. | |
Amazing shot! | |
Now this is photography! Using nothing but the subject, and "natural" techniques and equipments. No bologna here! Just great photography! | |
Great Exposure | |
This is a great photo! Woow :D | |
What a masterpiece. Ben Wang for president! oM5 | |
Nice! | |
Excellent pic | |
Long exposures are tricky. have to prevent washout and or under exposed. would have been cool to continue to see the flight path longer. It helps to image the flight path. not straight up but up and WAY around. | |
I find the shot setup beautifully arrainged. To be able know exactly where the shuttle was going and to have perfectly accomplished the 5 minute exposure is amazing. You dont get a second chance and you didn't need it! | |
Brilliant photo!!! | |
The first thing that came to my mind was; Albert Pujols. | |
Waw!!! | |
Awesome! | |
This photos are simply amazing and offer a new point of view about the launch | |
The framing of the arc, the fact that it isn't just perpendicular, the view from eye level all come together to make it look like the shuttle jumped across. | |
Exellent! | |
Thank You. | |
Right place at the right time, kind of exposure. Prior planning and excellent execution Mister Wang. | |
Awesome idea for such a cool event. Thanks | |
What a fantastic shot encompassing the beauty of nature and the technology of people in one. i love that this was taken using a film camera, this is photography at it's best. | |
Beautiful One! | |
This.... is.... awsome. | |
Nice photo! | |
There goes moonraker... | |
The time lapst photography is excellent. a historic photo indeed,reminesent of the apollo missions of the 60's and 70's. nice to see our american pride agian. | |
Wow, excellent picture | |
What a great illumination around the area. gives a special feeling to the photo. | |
Cool man | |
I like the way the light arcs out, its curve ,especially. Most wonderful is the shadow the arc forms in still waters below illuminating just the area around the point of projection.In short the picture is awesome,unique and amazingly strange in its own way | |
This is a real amazing example of long time exposure. Great! | |
This was a great idea with perfect execution. well done! | |
The first thing I noticed was the arc which meant a long exposure. The second thing was the subject. The third was the location. The fourth was the composition. The fifth was the clarity! Add those up and you get one of the best photographs I've ever seen. Absolutely amazing. | |
I have seen photos of thes and rockets befor but never 1 like this! this is truley awsom. i love how iy looks! any body like runescape? | |
This is kool!!! how do you do that? and how is it so clear? i love it! | |
Amaysing,slow shutter yeah | |
Pretty awesome looking !! | |
What a fantastic photo. You'd think by being out on the causeway you wouldn't get a very good view. This proves otherwise especially at night. | |
I used 50 speed color film, which is a bit hard to find. Mine was from a further distance of an Atlas launch, however. I dig this closeup. | |
I did one like it. Night launches are puuuur-deee | |
Quite solid my brother. | |
This was amazing photograph. To take this long arc was very tedious one because after some time it will get disappear before that take was good. | |
Awesome | |
Love the feeling of movement and the sensation of expanse. Am image that takes you far far away. | |
That is awsome.how is it so clear. | |
Champion! Earths curve evident! | |
What draws me to the picture is the magnitude of the sky compared to the land, which is emphasized by the light streak made by the shuttle. the arc of that streak is so bold and slick. love it. makes me want to be there. | |
Nothing less than true art! | |
Great picture | |
It is a nice shot | |
This is the best picture I ever saw!!! | |
Clarity of the long exposure. Good information on how quickly the shuttle arcs away from the vertical on its flight. | |
That rocks | |
Excellent way of showing that rockets do not fly upward, but FORWARD! Quite easy to find the east in this picture :-) Very good exposure, managed well the strong light at lift-off and the weaker light atop of the arch. | |
Very different take on the usual Shuttle launch photo. I love the arc affect showing the shuttles trajectory. Very good image. | |
I like this photo because is very difrent of the oters,is vvery special for me. this photo is for my N.A.S.A COLECTION | |
Moving... I've said it once and I'll say it again. You've got a way of touching people's heart. Great job and keep pursuing the passion. | |
Very professional shot. Excellent positioning of the camera to get the full range of the shuttle exhaust trail. | |
Imaginative,exhilariting.the photo incapsulates nasa and the mission that lies ahead.to explore the unknown.how exciting | |
I love the lighting and originality of it. | |
After all, the idea is what counts in a photograph. Here there is also technical skills and composition. Finally, "great shot!" | |
Outstanding exposure control and extremely well composed. Terrific subject and a thrilling photograph. | |
Is a very good shot because it makes now for the very first time, at least for me, how is the total secuense of the lounch of the space shuttle reaching the space. | |
This is friggin' awesome! | |
Great idea for long exposure, like the reflection in the water and lights in the backgroud. Superb picture! | |
Shows how spave veichles shoots upp around the globe in a genious way. Instead of explaining to kids how the sattelites are falling and falling, you could just show this picture to explain how it is done. A picture is worth more than a thousand words | |
Very very good :0 | |
Something wonderfull.How could it happen?i'll like it. | |
One in a million! | |
Awesome Picture | |
I've never seen a shuttle photo like this. It's cool to see the path it's taking to reach orbit. Very impressive. | |
Challenging shot and beautiful result. True skills required. | |
The clariy of the photo in this rare night launch is worthy of 5 stars | |
The arc of light makes this shot very nice. | |
Its really Fantastic Sight..... I would Really want to thank that photographer for such a marvellous picture.. thankx.... rahul. | |
Its great | |
Reflection of lite, the contrast of salitude and populated area and covers three of the elements land, sea and sky. | |
An amazing shot. very impressive. the wonders of modern technology! | |
Awesome exposure. Bet it was fun setting up on a borrowed camera. | |
Love the contrast between the dark sky and the shuttle trail | |
Shot taken at a great moment... framed perfectly by the surrounding darkness... extraordinary I think... | |
Excelente! | |
I just like the gradiation and contrast in this pic | |
I find it perfect. It was an only-one oportunity shot and it couldn´t be better. | |
Exposure is amazing. | |
Right time, right place | |
Cool! | |
I love how it was such a clear night thus allowing us to see how powerful rockets are by the after burn..great shot, truly inspiring!!! Well done! | |
Beautiful and informative. | |
Thats beautiful | |
So much for digital ! ! | |
Amazing lighting and contrast | |
Wow, nice photo | |
Great photo. Seems mythical, like a supernatural weather entity | |
The arc has come out very well against the contrast of dark sky .There is superb clarity of other details. | |
Great use of long exposure. | |
Great composition of an awesome subject | |
Such a long exposure, yet there is NO noise in the picture. Absolutely one of the hardest shots to get perfect, and you did it quite well. This picture is now my desktop. | |
Slow shutter speed, yet clear picture. GOOD JOB!! | |
I enjoy the balence of the piece. Meaning the lights from the rocket an the light from the buildings towards the bottoms left. | |
This is by far the most unique shuttle launch photo I have ever seen. | |
Excellent picture! | |
You really have to stuey the photo. Its like looking at the Grand Canyon, you have to stand and really look, the Wham!! It hits you. The impact of the distance, Tks. | |
Spitacular! rainbow sooooo bright I wonder where its heading? | |
It's a great way to cope with being too far away, and gives a view of the launch event the usual pictures don't give at all. This isn't actually the first time I've seen this idea, but I still love it. | |
The arc itself is a very pleasing shape. The graduate background contrasts beautifully with the arc. The arc moves the eye and brings about an optimistic and progressive feeling. | |
Cool | |
Super | |
It's great shot and i like a lot cause it's very beautiful it's gave you a nice feel when you look at it as to be free | |
Beautiful shot. | |
Firstly the subject is unique and unreproducible. It demonstrates the photographers grasp of his craft and his capacity to achieve capture of his inspired vision. So many of us have the inspiration to take a picture like this, yet we lack the ability to deliver and so to share our vision. (I'm speaking strictly for myself here) | |
It makes me happy | |
Fantastic | |
Art! | |
Awesome | |
One word - AWESOME!!!! | |
The intensity of the light at the take off point, the beauty of the light arch which describes the path of the shuttle in relation to the earth rotation and curvature. A real beauty | |
AEWSOME | |
You would of thought you were there. | |
Awaesome | |
Its beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
Very creative shot of an event that doesn't happen very often. This shot required good knowledge of the area and the equipment to do this and the result is outstanding! Bravo! | |
This is truly an aww-inspiring photograph. it really shows the trajectory of the shuttle. it is amazing what this country has been able to do with it's space program. makes me proud to be an american! godspeed nasa!!! | |
Great time lapse, sharp, and breathtaking action | |
Amazubng | |
Fantastic capture of the flight arc. | |
I think this shot is amazing because of the incredible color and the "rainbow" of this phenomenon. It's a wonderful picture and it's hard to believe that this actually happened and this was how it looked like. | |
Excellent | |
Great curve! | |
Fantastic | |
Truely a humbling piece of work. Beautiful. | |
The trajectory arc is a beautiful shape and the way the picture seems to fade from daylight to night is unique. Excellent picture - would make a great poster, especially if backlit. | |
An excellent image representing space travel. | |
It's very very cool!! | |
Exposure, light and coloring are very well ballanced giving both energy and tranquility at the same time. So crisp yet so lovely and soft it is really just quite lovely... | |
Cool. | |
Just like a glittering gold ring | |
Nice job buddy. It helps uinderstanding the shape and the treajectory well | |
Decent resolution and contrast. wonderful angle. // | |
This picture is a good composition that was anticipated then captured. | |
It is as cool as a bright ass on a summers day | |
Makes you realize just how small this world is. | |
Look at that its fantastic with the lake above and the sunny light very beautiful | |
Excellent placement of content | |
It was very unique. | |
Nice shot, actually saw this once from the beach in Cancun Mexico | |
The subject and composition. Well done! | |
Very nice photoeffect..Comment from Belarus | |
It's almost 3d. | |
This photo is great. the long exposure was a great idea for the night launch. most views are up the "tail pipe". great insite mr.wang. | |
Cool | |
AWESOME!!!!!! | |
MeekRoB! 0wned. Dugg. Over. | |
Wow factor | |
There's not much more to say than just amazing image! | |
Coolness! | |
The apeture setting produced amazing results. the launch point is not massively over exposed and yet the light portion is clear and well defined in the night sky."great shot". please give some settings info. | |
The immensity of the photo and surreal space-drawing line | |
Although at first glance out of balance, with the lit buildings, it actually is balanced and very graceful. | |
First, it's beautiful just for itself. The water, the grass, the lit buildings, that gorgeous, unreal arc in the sky. Second, the quiet: the things not seen. We don't see the shuttle. We don't see anything at all out of the ordinary... except that arc. We supply the context; the photograph's function is to remind us of the beauty, which often gets lost in the technology, the sheer unfamiliarity of almost everything about this enterprise. Third, the shape of the arc itself evokes so much history. It seems to me as pointless to try to explain what I mean to someone who doesn't already see taht as it would to someone who already does. Thanks for this. | |
Just a very unique picture... | |
Swweeet! I always thought the shuttle went straight up. I suupose, though, that with the rotation of the earth, that is impossible. You capture that brilliantly. | |
Excelent picture, very creative! congrats! | |
A very unique photo. Shows we live on small spinning globe, not a dinner plate. | |
Simply outstanding. | |
Unbelievable capture, i just hope it isn't on its way down | |
Hmmm nice shot! (wish I'd taken it, eheh...) | |
Good composition | |
It seems to me that more and more Americans believe the world is flat. this photograph refutesw that consept. | |
The precision and sharpness captured the stunning reality of a space shot. I think the camera must have had an anti-shake facility. The gradiation of the sky add to the thrill engendered when looking at this picture. The work of a master... | |
Unusual. Dramatic. And,Authentic! | |
Capturing the path of rocket like that is makes this photo a nice shot. | |
Excellent picture | |
This photo is amazing! I've never seen the arc the shuttle takes and this is just eye opening. | |
The time-exposure of this picture gives it great impact. The entire field of view is in focus giving great depth of field, a perfect compliment to the shuttle going off into the distance. | |
Amazing - it really demonstrates the arc of the shuttle reaching for orbit rather than looking like it's going straight up. Very nice. I wonder if it a night launch[[ | |
Everything a photo should be. | |
Fantastic Shot. Very sharp with good detail and colors. | |
Very original. Wonderful technical aspects; play of light and dark fantastic. Awesome photo. | |
WORD ! | |
Amazing shot! | |
Beautiful | |
Stunning photo of a stunning event - N1 | |
Kick ass! | |
This deserves five stars because it is a sight never seen by our eyes; it's probably the largest arc ever photographed; it illustrates how small we are, yet how technilogically advanced we have become. | |
"god bless america, and it's citizens" | |
It gives a real sense of exploration, you can actually feel the shuttle moving away into a new new world. | |
Spectacular originality, and perfectly executed technique. | |
Thank You from Budapest | |
Just too good.. | |
Very nice use of exposure technique to show a unique view of the space shuttle. | |
This photo is stunning and has none of the artefacts and noise a digital would have picked up. Sensational. The reflections on the water are rather beautiful too. Was there cropping of the original? If not spot on layout. | |
Amazing exposure: I wish I could see a higher resolution - eseciall in the reflections and the grass upclose - awesome exposure. | |
This is a very cool photo | |
For a five minute exposure this shot is so clear. That curve is really unexpected too. | |
Cool | |
Kick ass | |
Phenomenal accomplishment! | |
Sweet | |
It plays with my brain. I know the Shuttle is gaining altitude, but the arc makes it look like it's coming down. It makes me think about why the arc is described the way it is. | |
This very beautifull imagen | |
Umm... just look at it. | |
The absolutely stunning trajectory is so beautiful. It was wonderfully framed | |
"great shot!" | |
Whoa... | |
Freakin' awsome | |
It looks like someone sliced open the sky to reveal Heaven beyond, or like God catapulted an angel down to Earth. | |
AWSOME!!! | |
That is an awesome shot! I've only dreamed of seeing a space launch. I can't even imagine what it must be like to be there in person. Hope you had another camera taking regular shots too. ;-) | |
Woopy | |
WOW! Great location. Color looks good. | |
Crisp and beautiful. =) | |
Emotionally potent as well as aesthetically gorgeous. Nice one. | |
It's an awesome display of physics! | |
Simply mind blowing | |
Missles Away! | |
Sweeeeeeeeeeeet | |
Wicked! | |
Awesome | |
Film lives! I love the effortlessness of the tried and true photographic method used here. Digital cameras have their places in my camera bag, but so does my old Nikon FM2 and its five lenses. Sure would be nice to know the exposure time. | |
Very creative, great lines and well exposed. fantastic. | |
Great idea! | |
I thought it looked really cool | |
Sharp,clear and with a dramatic design element that draws the viewer through the whole scene. | |
Awesome dude. | |
A beautiful arc, capturing a unique gradient of light and power. | |
A beautifull shot of a already impressive event. | |
Photographer knew trajectory of shuttle launch & got great exposure | |
Fantastic picture ! | |
Beautiful. | |
Non typical view of one of mans greatest acheivments | |
Amazing technical skill | |
Incredible | |
Great colors, great composition, great planning, and great subject matter. All around an awesome photo. | |
I shows how big what we do really is. | |
Amazing... | |
Rad | |
This photo is both beautiful to look at, with the bright graceful curve extending into darkness and the launch flash reflected in the water, and informative, showing an exact record of the first 5 min of the shuttle's trajectory. | |
Cool! | |
I think the position of the photographer makes this shot perfect. Being able to get all the action in one frame is commendable. | |
This is amazing | |
What's not to love? tranquil, the grass, the bay, the skyline... and the firey arc which is, on second thought rather ominous. Light is good, pic is well balanced... fine, fine pic. | |
Awesome | |
Beautiful! | |
Amazing, simply amazing. | |
I must say this is a very fine shot. Very fine. Nice work. Good thing there was no wind blowing the tripod etc. Nice work. | |
I like long exposures, I like space-program-related stuff, this photo has both. It's amazing to think about something getting 229 miles away from you in 5 minutes. | |
Amazing color, great detail, and it was done with good 'ol film, fantastic! | |
Unique. | |
Wow...just wow | |
Great shot! | |
NATURE VS SCIENCE | |
Sweet | |
It's tizzzzight! | |
This is an amazing time lapse shot. | |
Are we seeing the earth turning underneath the shuttle during its ascent? great shot! | |
I really love the day to night transition (or is that just rocket blast?). | |
Its Awesome | |
It's Unique | |
This is an excellent use of time exposure to show a travel path in a still shot. | |
Curvature | |
I have been shooting professional photos for over 3o years. I am seldom inpressed by photos, even my own. This one is cool. | |
Beautiful. its nice to be able to visualize the shuttle's flight path like this. | |
Excellent | |
Something I've never see before but it's done well and gives a great perspective to the shuttle launch! | |
Amazing, just a wonderful shot! | |
Just love how all the lighting looks! | |
Nice Work! | |
Oh wow. that is amazing. Sci-fi style. | |
Something unique that came out perfectly... and sparks my interest. Definetly worth the five stars. | |
Technical Mastery. The use of F16 makes it avoid the overblown highlights in such a shot. Very original image. | |
I like the exposure time | |
Fantastic!!! | |
Very nice! I like the glow. | |
Looks fricken awesome. | |
Wow, that is one amazing shot!I honestly can say that is the coolist thing i have seen all day!!! | |
The sense of grandeur and scale is incredible. | |
I like the gradient in the sky. Their is also a lovely arch created by the shutle. Very cool. | |
This photo is great! | |
I find it excellent that you chose a 5 minute exposure of a space shuttle launch. A++ for creativity! | |
Clarity and setting are outstanding | |
For those of us who've never seen a launch in person, it presents a perspective that seems more real. It conveys speed and grace in a still frame, and is just beautiful. | |
Artistic and scientific! | |
Very unique and quite stirring when you consider what it is that arc represents. | |
Colors, composition, | |
I was lucky enough to witness a night launch in 1999..... What a spectacular experience. | |
Excellent photo! The thought and planning evidently paid off. Top notch!!! | |
How the hell did he correctly judge exactly where it would be after 5 mins to ensure he got it all in the viewfinder - a genius or lucky? | |
Great shot!" | |
Just so amazing !!!!!! | |
I hope it was the take off! not the landing... | |
Particularly for nite shots, this vantage point is superb. Add in some clouds and the reflections on the water are incredible. Add in a lawn chair and a cold beer and its one of the never to be forgotten sights and a true reason to visit the Rocket Ranch around launch time...one of the benefits of living there for workers at the Cape. No matter how many times you see it, it still brings a sense of awe. The only thing missing is the equally awesome sound...and feel...of the rumble of the boosters and main engines. One further comment is that the landings are just as awesome. If they're still doing it, investing in a ticket from the visitor's center and riding a bus to the landing strip gives you the up close and personal experience (the viewing stands are about 300 yds from the strip!!!)of seeing it perform, drag chutes full blown, wheels down, nose up in a flare, one chance to get it down on the ground. Those guys inside are truely heros IMHO. | |
Fantastic!!! | |
Fantastic, kind of like a colorless rainbow... | |
Wow... thats all i can say...! | |
Looks almost like an asteroid impact. Thing of beauty. | |
This photo is clearly showing the path the spaceshuttle takes to go into orbit in a way other photos don't! At first the shuttle lifts straight up, and when clearing the tower it turns upside down and into the flight path it will have around earth. You see the path in the photo straight after liftoff, the line is quite straight while picking up speed. I down't know, but it seems that the booster separation happens at the top of the curve, when the quite yellowish color of the fire changes into more blue from the 3 main boosters? Great shot, showing the shuttle almost into MICO, when the motors are turned off, from the end of this photo that happens only three minutes more into the flight. Here, the shuttle already is out in space, and probably flying way out over the Atlantic. Think of it, it leaves earth like a rocket, and flies back like a plane! The start seems quite traight and smooth, but in cockpit it roars and rocks so much, the dials is almost blurred for the pilots. Like one of the commanders said in a film I saw on Discovery Channel: "Sometimes you have to think hard on what you're doing. You are strapped in on top of high explosives, and then everybody runs miles away from you." I think all of these people involved in the space shuttle flight are doing a fantastic work! That's why this picture is great! | |
It rocks | |
Awsome shot | |
I would never have guessed that this is a shuttle!!! It looks more like a meteor. | |
Very rare opportunity there, and the conditions are about perfect! Hope I get to see that someday for myself. Nicely done!! Jaysen - Shawnee, KS | |
Incredible shot! I hope to live enough to see such a show at least one time in my life! | |
Nice Job Ben! Well done! | |
Incredible! | |
Simply stunning. | |
This is a great rare opportunity, you see this image just one time in your life. | |
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