• Steve@communick.news
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      24 days ago

      It’s because of how bright the fire is.
      Fire that bright, you wouldn’t be able to actually see any detail. It would be blinding.

      This launch was in broad daylight. The rocket looks like it’s in the dark next to how bright the fire is. But that’s full sun hitting the side of the rocket.

    • Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      I think it’s because to get a shot like this, you need both to have a very fast shutter speed and also probably have a neutral density filter to get the details in the flames and not blow out the highlights. So either a shallow depth of field with a tight focus or very high ISO and they put it though a denoising filter. All of these things combined can make a photo look a bit odd

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    It’s a commonly held misconception that the engines are powered by fuel combustion, when in reality it achieves thrust via highly pressurized Natty Lite. That’s why they’re launched from Florida, after all.

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      There’s usually relatively little liquid fuel burnt until the solid fuel boosters have finished, as the rocket usually cannot handle full thrust from both liquid and solid fuel stages together

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    24 days ago

    Weird you didn’t edit out the NASA logo. I thought you would consider this an ad

    • Beep@lemmus.orgOP
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      24 days ago

      I don’t consider NASA logo an ad, obviously.

      I consider you personally an ad thou.

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        A logo its self isn’t an ad.
        Putting a giant logo on the side of a rocket for everyone to see and associate with something awesome, is absolutely an ad.

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            Look at the comments above providing sorely needed context about what Steve is criticizing them for. OP is a complete jackass who actively removes credit from comics they post because they think it’s an “ad” for artists to watermark their work. (Which, technically, it is, just like the NASA logo here is technically advertising NASA; it’s just in the most benign way possible that nobody but a dipshit like them would complain about.)

          • Steve@communick.news
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            Absolutely is. Brand marketing. The more people see your name, the more familiar it feels. Even if it’s just on a random house.

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              Just because my real name is “Freebeer” everyone always thinks I am trying to promote something 😥😥😥

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        24 days ago

        obviously

        Not obvious at all. NASA’s funding comes from elected officials, and their enduring popularity with the general public is a component of that. Works produced by the US federal government are in the public domain, so if anything, NASA was inviting you even more than usual to remove their logo.

        • Steve@communick.news
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          NASAs government funding depends on their popularity. Putting their logo on the side of a giant rocket is absolutely a form of promotional marketing. Also known as an advertisement.

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        Yeah it’s not an ad. If you took a picture of a Ferrari you wouldn’t edit out the badge, because its part of the design of the car. Who even cares, anyways? Its a fucking spaceship, not a blender. Nobody is going to be a customer of NASA

      • Steve@communick.news
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        NASAs government funding depends on their popularity. Putting their logo on the side of a giant rocket is absolutely a form of promotional marketing. Also known as an advertisement.

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        I’m genuinely curious. Where do you draw the line? Why is an author’s signature in their comic an ad but NASA logo in their rocket is “obviously” not an ad?