We spent the last September weekend at Balls 29, a big experimental rocket launch event in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada - the same place where Burning Man takes place. About 300 rocketeers gathered to launch high power rockets in the middle of the playa (dry lakebed). A few years back I did a photoshoot on the playa with this chair. Since then it became a tradition to bring our throne back to the desert every time we go.
A Jeff Bezos puppet sits in the chair. Our rocket buddy Erik Charlton put the puppet as a payload into a rocket. It came down ballistic, and buried itself into the soft ground. We measured with a wooden stick, the rocket with Jeff Bezos and Kate (the talking onboard computer) were literally
6 feet under (see photo essay in comments).
I processed a balanced and a paintery HDR photo from three RAW exposures, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
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-- ƒ/8.0, 68 mm, 1/500, 1/2000, 1/4000 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC6945_6_7_hdr3bal1pai5f.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
