Canon EOS 5D
ƒ/5.6
285 mm
1/4,000
500

The pop of a supersonic shred, scattering fins below…
and the beginning of a sparky spiral dance in the sky…

Best viewed large.

You can also see some of this high-powered pinwheel midway through this video snapshot of the rocket launches at BALLS16.

4 responses to “Rocket Rain”

  1. if you turned this upside down looks like submerging in the ocean…

    That deep blue water skies above…

  2. I wish there was a sky like that behind all my rocketry photographs – overcast skies are the norm in the UK. Great shot.

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