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This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens

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Photographer Ben Cooper took this photo of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket launching at Cape Canaveral using a sound-activated camera. And when your camera is that close to a launch, your lens probably won't survive.

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[+1] - Merry Andrew - 10/02/2009Yeah, I'd sacrifice a lens (no matter how expensive) to get a shot like that.
[+1] - Reyn - 10/02/2009Fabulous shot!
[+1] - NickFun - 10/02/2009I suspect a fake. During an actual liftoff (something I have seen) the entire area becomes so dense in smoke you would not be able to see the rocket. I label this one FAKE! Here's a real...
[+1] - DrewDad - 10/02/2009Is that smoke, or steam? Live steam is clear. Also, the exhaust is vented at the launch pad.
[+1] - Robert Gentel - 10/02/2009[quote="NickFun"]I suspect a fake. During an actual liftoff (something I have seen) the entire area becomes so dense in smoke you would not be able to see the rocket.[/quote] It...
[+1] - Philis - 10/03/2009what a photo that is

@DrewDad,

Yeah, I'd sacrifice a lens (no matter how expensive) to get a shot like that.

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@DrewDad,

Fabulous shot!

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I suspect a fake. During an actual liftoff (something I have seen) the entire area becomes so dense in smoke you would not be able to see the rocket. I label this one FAKE!

Here's a real liftoff.

http://www.launchphotography.com/STSS_5.jpg

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@NickFun,

Is that smoke, or steam? Live steam is clear.

Also, the exhaust is vented at the launch pad.

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@NickFun,

NickFun wrote:

I suspect a fake. During an actual liftoff (something I have seen) the entire area becomes so dense in smoke you would not be able to see the rocket.

It doesn't happen instantly, this photo could be prior to that. If you go to the guy's site, he's clearly taking a lot of real photos of launches:

http://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Photos.html

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what a photo that is

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