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Big bada boom

We spent a day launching rockets in a big farm field near Helm in the Central Valley of California. Hundreds of high power rockets were launched in daytime. This rocket blew up at launch -- the motor retainer failed, and the thrust pushed the motor up through the body tube. With that, the nosecone shot up, and the motor started to spiral in the air under its thrust.

I processed a balanced and a photographic HDR photo from a RAW exposure, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/7.1, 210 mm, 1/1250 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC1041_hdr1bal1pho1d.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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Taken in: United States / California / Helm (show map)

Taken on: May 20, 2023

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/7.1, 1/1250 sec, 210mm (=315mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Lens:	Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	210mm (35mm equivalent: 315mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Pixelmator Pro 3.3.5
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