still working on composition. my first attempt managed to catch the backlit falcon in the middle of the frame over the back bay, but wasn't well positioned relative to the foreground.
my second was a night launch, so no backlight rocket plume, only the bright fist stage:
Falcon-9
Newport Back Bay
10/7/2025
Positioning was better over the back bay, but i've not got the reflection right. looks like i'm going to have to wade out on the slippery rocks and mud.
full field:
Imaging details:
Newport Back Bay
for this iteration i moved further north to where the bike path goes under Jamboree
Newport Back Bay
for this iteration i moved further north to where the bike path goes under Jamboree
10/7/25
approximately 20:53 - 20:58 Local
nikon D850
Sigma 15mm F/2.8 EX DG fisheye
approximately 20:53 - 20:58 Local
nikon D850
Sigma 15mm F/2.8 EX DG fisheye
video capture 30 frames/sec
composite of a video processed in photoshop
simulating one long exposure
the video was output to individual frames which were combined in groups of 500 in lighten mode
if anyone has a better way to stack the video in lighten mode, please let me know
