Photos don't get any better than these

Wish I could have the opportunity to take some similar shots!
 
Some of those shots are just out of this world. :lol: Sorry.

Seriously though they are amazing. The earth looks beautiful however you look at it.
 
Now that would make a TP trip out to remember. Can we get a discount? :D
 
mattyh said:
^^ Virgin Galactic starts at something like £100k a seat... I've got a tenner for the pot? :D
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Their website says: Tickets cost $200,000 and deposits start from $20,000

Time for a massive euro lottery win then.
 
Stunning. Absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing.
 
Thanks for the link, they really are incredible.



The horizon needs straightening in some though :)
 
I liked them, if your a twit he's is also known as @Astro_Wheels on twitter, and the pictures are all visible on Astro_Wheels’ twitpic account.

pic 21, captured through a 1200mm lens !!
 
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I'll be going back again and again

Thanks for sharing :)
 
Fabulous images, how many others have been taken over the whole of the earth.? There must be thousands & thousands take over the years. :clap::clap:
 
These are fantastic pics thanx for the share ...:thumbs:
 
MrCraigBerry said:
Would have thought he could have used his rocket blower though....:coat:
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I thought that. I also wondered whether NASA have some sort of prohibition against post-processing, even basic post-processing, even for non-scientific images such as these. Several of them are definitely lacking in contrast and saturation.

Here (below) is a before-and-after shot I took from an aircraft at 35,000 feet; the original out-of-the-camera version suffers hugely from being shot through an aircraft window, but a bit of basic PP makes the finished version much better. It's a shame the astronaut didn't/couldn't do similarly.

(Of course I'm just nit-picking because I would give my right arm to be able to take photos like the NASA ones, PP or not!)

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It's safe to say these were taken by a Nikon D3s, NASA bought 9 of them a short while ago.
They make great viewing.
 
So just a question for anyone who understands the mechanics of cameras better than I do, is there any reason why a DSLR wouldn't work in space (e.g. lack of gravity affecting mirror operation)?
 
The mirror doesn't rely on gravity so being in space shouldn't affect it.
 
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