The Antares Rocket is currently scheduled for Launch on Dec. 19 (sometime after 9PM) and I would like to be able to photograph it from a distance. Here is a link to the facility:
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility | NASA
I have a Nikon D7000 with a 50mm f1.8 lens and an old Canon Digital Rebel XT with kit lens (18-55 f3.5-5.6) and a Tamron 70-300 f4-5.6 lens and two cheap tripods (one better than the other). I want to purchase some better equipment for the Nikon at some point, but I will not have anything new for my planned shoot.
Since this is a very quick event and I will not have any time to play around with settings, I was going to try to collect some recommended information before that night. There are two types of photos that I would like to get:
Heres a quick map of where I am and where the launch will be. I was able to watch the last one (but not photograph it) and it was pretty impressive.
http://goo.gl/maps/M1L7S
What recommendations can I get for which equipment to use for which of the shots (or should I just give up on one or both of them with the equipment I currently have) and what settings should I have ready to go on the night in question? Let me know if there's any other information that you need to make recommendations and I will get it to you as quickly as I can.
Thanks.
- Kris
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility | NASA
I have a Nikon D7000 with a 50mm f1.8 lens and an old Canon Digital Rebel XT with kit lens (18-55 f3.5-5.6) and a Tamron 70-300 f4-5.6 lens and two cheap tripods (one better than the other). I want to purchase some better equipment for the Nikon at some point, but I will not have anything new for my planned shoot.
Since this is a very quick event and I will not have any time to play around with settings, I was going to try to collect some recommended information before that night. There are two types of photos that I would like to get:
- a long exposure (or multiple long exposures for stacking) that will show the streak of the rocket.
- a quick stop motion view that I might be able to zoom in and crop to get the best view I can of the actual space craft (maybe too far away and not have enough focal length for this, but I'm not sure).
Heres a quick map of where I am and where the launch will be. I was able to watch the last one (but not photograph it) and it was pretty impressive.
http://goo.gl/maps/M1L7S
What recommendations can I get for which equipment to use for which of the shots (or should I just give up on one or both of them with the equipment I currently have) and what settings should I have ready to go on the night in question? Let me know if there's any other information that you need to make recommendations and I will get it to you as quickly as I can.
Thanks.
- Kris