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Original – Dawn of a new age SpaceShipOne flight 17P
Reason
This was the final flight of 3 that sealed SpaceShipOne as the winner of the X Prize. With Brian Binnie at the controls SpaceShipOne under the carriage of the White Knight, launch aircraft, created the Private Space Industry that we see today, just over 10 years after its final flight. The EV value of this shot is high and it has a wonderful artistic aspect as well. One of a kind.
Articles in which this image appears
SpaceShipOne flight 17P - SpaceShipOne - X Prize Foundation
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
-WPPilot 123.0 unicomm
Reply to Comment Once in history event. Detail: Digital Camera's 11 years ago were not what you see today, in terms of quality and as to the angle of attack so to speak. The horizon is square (well off set to give the illusion of square), the "tilt" as you mention is, on a photo that had the sunrise, the and the distance from the camera, all were in perfect order, with the depth of field defined by the tilt, show by the runway makings seen in the foreground. I could see removing a little of the "tilt" and if you like am willing to create a altertivie image to see if that improves the shot.talk→ WPPilot  19:15, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The shot is "as is" so to speak and if it is worth it I am willing to do a Alt, but for a event of this nature, of a craft that sits in the Smithsonian on its last trip, I think this one truly qualifies. I agree the saturation might be just a tad high but as Adam mentions with that colorful sunrise it could be tough. If the minor reduction of saturation would improve it I am willing to give it a go, but considering the exceptionally high EV value of this shot I am not sure that I want to change it at this junction. talk→ WPPilot  02:12, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:SpaceShipOne Takeoff photo Don Ramey Logan.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:36, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]