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The Saturn 1 was NASA's first rocket of the Apollo programme. Note the brackets on the fins - they held it down while the engines built up enough power for a clean lift off. Until those brackets were added the test versions of this rocket tended to fall over. It seems obvious now, but these machines were created right on the learning curve on space flight.

Date: 10/02/10 21:10
Camera model: Canon EOS 20D | Exposure time: 1/640s | Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 100 | Metering mode: Multi-segment | Focal length: 17.0mm

All images on this website have been shot using either a Canon S40 compact digital camera, or a Canon 20D DLSR. I'm something of a Canon fan. :) Most images have been post processed with Adobe Photoshop and the CurveMeister plugin. I thoroughly recommend CurveMeister, BTW. It's a great piece of software. Please note that all images are copyright and may not be used or distributed without my written permission.