Amazing Hubble Space Telescope Images…

Space Exploration
Written By John Slemp
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                                                                                                               Gas Pillars in the Eagle Nebula (M16)

Just finished reading an interesting article about the images created by the Hubble Space Telescope. Because of the distance to the subjects photographed, different exposures and filters are taken of the same subject, and the images are then put together in Photoshop.  I'm sure there is some "high-dynamic range" work going on there.  But I digress...

I have occasionally wondered what it would be like to be a photographer in space.  I can envision the day when it will become a reality.  As beautiful as the images are that we've seen already, it has to be remembered that they have primarily been recorded with an eye towards science, and not so much with an eye towards art.

Perhaps they'll be a photographer in space in my lifetime.  I can only hope so...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays...

John Slemp

John’s 30 year career has seen him create images for a wide variety of advertising, corporate, and editorial clients worldwide.

After almost 11 years in the US Army, John attended Atlanta’s Portfolio Center, and later assisted established commercial photographers for five years.

Oscar winners, Olympic champions, astronauts, musicians, artists, pilots, veterans and regular people have all been captured by John’s lenses.

An experienced, innovative, and award winning commercial photographer, he deftly brings studio techniques to location work.

John is increasingly involved in showcasing his work through galleries and museums, and is currently writing a book about WWII “bomber jackets.”

Past clients include: The Company of Others and Innis Maggiore ad agencies, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Epps Aviation, Goodyear Aviation Tires, EAA’s Sport Aviation magazine, General Aviation News, Smithsonian Air & Space magazine, Jet Support Services International, Avfuel, The Lindbergh Foundation, and Women in Aviation International.

A long-time member of the American Society of Media Photographers, John served 5 years on the national board, and twice as the Atlanta/SE chapter president.

http://www.johnslemp.com
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