• Home
  • About
    • Prints & Licensing
    • Altered Perspectives
  • Portfolio
  • Galleries
    • Best of
      • Best of 2022
      • Best of 2021
      • Best of 2020
      • Best of 2019
      • Best of 2018
      • Best of 2017
      • Best of 2016
      • Best of 2015
      • Best of 2014
      • Best of 2013
      • Best of 2012
      • Best of 2011
      • Best of 2010
    • Sport
      • Formula 1
      • Motorcycle Racing
      • Rodeo Portraits
    • Landscape
      • Utah Abstracts
      • White Sands Textures
    • General
      • Portraits
      • Space
      • Tear Sheets
  • Framed Prints
  • Event Photos
  • Photoblog
  • Blog
  • Tutorials
    • HDR Tutorial
    • Macro Photography Hints and Tips from a Self-Taught Beginner
    • Lots More
  • Workshops
    • HDR Photography Workshop
  • Discounts
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 1984-2019 Dave Wilson
All Rights Reserved

25
Sep
2012

Endeavour and Shuttle Carrier Aircraft




We had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the Space Shuttle Endeavour and Shuttle Carrier Aircraft last Thursday morning when they made a low level flypast of downtown Austin on the way from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

I parked myself on the south lawn of the Capitol, hoping to get a shot of the combo flying behind the Capitol Dome but they flew too far south, too low and too fast for that so I only managed to snag a few close-ups with absolutely no Austin context whatsoever.

You can read the whole story of how I messed things up that morning over on my blog but here’s one of the usable half dozen frames that I rescued using Lightroom. I said that the whole thing was over in about 6 seconds but, in retrospect, I had about 3 seconds shooting time since I was rattling off 5fps and managed to get 12 frames captured before the shuttle disappeared from view.



Tagged - 747, aircraft, austin, Boeing, Endeavour, flyby, flypast, NASA, orbiter, OV-105, SCA, Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, space, Space Shuttle, texas, transport, tx, vehicle


Previous Post
Hand Cart in Stone Mill, Lawrence
Next Post
Windows, Everett Mill, Lawrence




3 Comments

Jim Denham
September 25, 2012, 5:43 am

Still pretty cool Dave, even without Austin in the shot!
Jim Denham´s last post ..Stage Lights

Reply

In the News: 2012-09-25 | Klaus' Korner
September 25, 2012, 7:56 am

[…] Space Center in Florida to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Read full story => Dave Wilson Photography Share this: This entry was posted in In the News and tagged Apple, iPhone, Multi-Media, NASA, […]

Reply

Shuttle Curves | Dave Wilson Photography
April 23, 2018, 6:41 am

[…] Shuttle Carrier Aircraft exhibit. I saw this SCA flying over Austin back in 2012 (you can see it here) and it’s now parked right outside the visitor building at Space Center Houston with a […]

Reply


Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CommentLuv badgeShow more posts

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.