...Nah, probably the same way I got those shots of that small model of one of the Orion concepts that was going to be revealed by our pathetic excuse for a governor during one of my trips to JSC/Space Center Disney. I ducked under the ropes, took my pictures, and when the big, fat, hippie-haired security thug tried to harass me, I pointed out how stupid he'd look trying to arrest someone like me, who's obviously *not* an "A-Rab Tallybanned Terrorist Scumbag", for just getting pictures of something that wasn't secret in the first place. He actually walked away with a dumbfounded stare in his eyes, like I'd actually blown out his one or two brain cells.
...In all seriousness, tho, Ryan probably knows someone who let him duck under the ropes and/or peek behind the curtain where
Carol Merrill is standing. I'm just jealous as hell that *I* wasn't the one who got the photo-op, as I learned very early on with my own professional photography gigs how to aim straight, shoot fast, and get as many pictures using the "shotgun method" as possible. You'll wind up with some pics that aren't framed/exposed/focused right, but surprisingly enough the number of bad pics will be far less than you'd expect. Before I got "Stumpy" and had to back off of the fast shoots, I was averaging - and this is the truth - about
one bad shot per ~300, and those were usually the result of the autofocus on either of my Canon twins locking on the wrong focal point.
Regardless of professional jealousy, damn fine shots, Ryan. And thanks for sharing them at high-res, too!
RyanCrierie said:
MOAR!
I do wish my camera had been a 5D Mark II; I could have gotten much clearer and brighter pictures. U-H is murder on cameras.
...The *only* museum I have ever visited that didn't require the use of flash/glare photography was the
Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston. The place was surprisingly well-lit even in the one area where they had glassed-in displays - mostly uniforms, medals and other small things that could sprout legs and walk if they weren't encased - and the only reason I took any shots with the flash was to contrast/compare how the exhibits looked under both conditions. Sadly, due to a combination of work issued followed by the arrival of "Stumpy", I haven't been down to Galveston to see the museum since
Hurricane Ike essentially trashed the place, but from what I understand the guys and gals down there have gotten the place opened and cleaned up to where it's pretty much as it was pre-Ike. I really should donate a couple of CD copies of the photos I took next time I manage to drop down there, just so they'll have another source of reference for future use. While it may not be U-H or even that place in Kansas, the LSFM is still one of the best aviation museums in the state, if not the US. And that's not just because it's the best lit one, either. ;D
