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Re: Apollo lunar public film archive
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2016, 07:42:47 PM »
One of the best things I've seen on Flickr for a while

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Re: Apollo lunar public film archive
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2016, 09:26:02 PM »
I've been subscribed to NASA's Flickr feed for a long time now. One of the best things there and it's definitely recommended.
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Re: Apollo lunar public film archive
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2016, 09:49:08 PM »
Thanks for sharing Hookstrapped, I love this stuff.  I've had a fascination with NASA since I was very young, probably because my father worked in aerospace and even worked on the Saturn V rocket in the 1960's.  These have a very different feel than the photos I remember, they give me more of a feeling of being there. 

I love this one!

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Re: Apollo lunar public film archive
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2016, 09:55:24 PM »
Ive been frequenting this flickr account for years for inspiration. Some REALLY cool stuff way back.

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Re: Apollo lunar public film archive
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2016, 10:36:48 PM »
Here is the feed I've been following https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons
They have all sorts of stuff from the NASA and NACA archives.
My favorites are often the test aircraft and the very weird apparatus that they used at the time.
like this variable density wind tunnel
Variable Density Wind Tunnel by NASA on The Commons, on Flickr
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Re: Apollo lunar public film archive
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2016, 01:17:16 AM »
Thanks for sharing Hookstrapped, I love this stuff.  I've had a fascination with NASA since I was very young, probably because my father worked in aerospace and even worked on the Saturn V rocket in the 1960's.  These have a very different feel than the photos I remember, they give me more of a feeling of being there. 

I love this one!

My understanding is that these are raw scanned images. I'm tempted to play around with the color balance, etc.

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Re: Apollo lunar public film archive
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2016, 03:06:55 PM »
Thanks for sharing Hookstrapped, I love this stuff.  I've had a fascination with NASA since I was very young, probably because my father worked in aerospace and even worked on the Saturn V rocket in the 1960's.  These have a very different feel than the photos I remember, they give me more of a feeling of being there. 

I love this one!

My understanding is that these are raw scanned images. I'm tempted to play around with the color balance, etc.

Yeah they look like straight scans with no adjustment...
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Re: Apollo lunar public film archive
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2016, 04:08:36 PM »
Thanks for sharing Hookstrapped, I love this stuff.  I've had a fascination with NASA since I was very young, probably because my father worked in aerospace and even worked on the Saturn V rocket in the 1960's.  These have a very different feel than the photos I remember, they give me more of a feeling of being there. 

I love this one!

Yes! That one grabbed me as well, great image. A bit vertigo inducing in a fun way. I took on Hookstrapped's idea of playing with color correction.

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Re: Apollo lunar public film archive
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2016, 04:59:14 PM »
That looks great Adam!

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Re: Apollo lunar public film archive
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2016, 08:31:46 AM »
They are fantastic shots. I was lucky enough to go to NASA in Houston once, I'd highly recommend it if you get the chance. As a real sci-fi nut when I was young to sit in Mission Control was such a thrill.
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Re: Apollo lunar public film archive
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2016, 05:59:57 PM »