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Perspectives of Atlantis: 7

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140215_Shuttle Rockets & Ext. Tank by © 2013 Karl Graf. Canon 7D, EF-S10-22mm @ 12mm, f/4.0, 1/8000 sec, ISO 800

These solid rocket boosters and external tank guard the entrance of the Kennedy Space Center Atlantis Shuttle exhibit.  The wide angle perspective of my 10-22mm lens reduces the impact of of just how huge these structures are.  I was in awe as I looked up.  The image below is the view looking straight up.  I got dizzy and almost fell over as I tried to balance this image in my viewfinder.

140215_Shuttle Rockets & Ext. Tank_2 by © 2013 Karl Graf.

This post ends my series on the Atlantis Space Shuttle.  I encourage all to take the time and visit our space heritage when in the Orlando area.

 

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Perspectives of Atlantis: 6

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140214_Atlantis 6 by © 2013 Karl Graf. Canon 7D, EF-S10-22mm @ 10mm, f/4.0, 1/30 sec, ISO 1600

This is the best I could do at getting an overall view of Atlantis using my widest angle lens.  As I mentioned in my first post in this series, I could not capture the the full image of the shuttle.  You just have to go there and visit in person.

 

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Perspectives of Atlantis: 4

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140211_Atlantis 4 by © 2013 Karl Graf. Canon 7D, EF-S10-22mm @ 10mm, f/4.0, 1/13 sec, ISO 1600

This image of the shuttle’s belly was a tough one for me to get.  Shooting directly up at my widest perspective and slow shutter speed made me dizzy.  I almost fell down.  It took me several tries to get a decent image with the shuttle balanced in the frame.

 

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Perspectives of Atlantis: 2

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140209_Atlantis 2 by © 2013 Karl Graf. Canon 7D, EF-S10-22 @ 22mm, f4.5, 1/30 sec, ISO 800

This image is of the shuttle bay and hatch looking toward the tail.  Boeing provided the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) that propelled satellites into higher earth orbits from the shuttle bay.  Several of my close associates worked directly with NASA on these programs.

I used NIK Silver EFEX Pro’s selective color to preserve the blue and red of our Flag.

 

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Perspectives of Atlantis: 1

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140208_Atlantis 1 by © 2013 Karl Graf. Canon 7D, EF-S10-22mm@ 10mm, f/4, 1/200 sec, ISO 800

Chills ran through my body … the theater screen lifted and Atlantis was directly in front of me.  I cannot explain the sensation that passed though me as I saw the shuttle only a few feet away.  No image can replicate what I saw or felt.  Memories of working with NASA as a Boeing technical representative in Washington, DC during the Shuttle Program’s “hey days” ran through my mind.  Memories of watching the Challenger launch along with my Boeing associates brought tears to my eyes.  As I walked around Atlantis, my whole body was shaking.  It was almost impossible to hold my camera up for a steady image.  After about a half hour I had settled down enough to take a few images.  I will add more images In future posts.  Like I mentioned earlier, I will not be able to create the image in my mind or the feeling in my heart when I saw this beautiful Bird.

 

 

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