Farewell Wood Print

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Throughout Endeavour's Fly Out event, there was a touch of bittersweet in the air. Certainly, we were all fairly jazzed to see her take to the skies once again atop her SCA, but knowing that she would not be coming back to the place that she had called home for her 18-year career tempered the excitement. That aura of sadness seemed especially evident in the NASA astronauts and employees that were present. Endeavour was an old friend, almost like a family member as I heard one employee put it. She and the Shuttle Program as a whole would be sorely missed.

The weather seemed to highlight the mood. Low lying overcast punctuated by patches of blue prevailed as Endeavour and the SCA roared off Rwy 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility. It wasn't until she was off for her initial bouts of flyovers that I had a moment to contemplate the emotions that ran thick at KSC. Indeed for them, this was a final farewell to the orbiter.

Aviation is a passion of mine... always has been. And photography is a means of sharing that passion with others. If I'm not flying a plane or sitting in one, then I'm likely training a lens towards it. While I've flown planes for only a fraction of my life, I've always considered myself a pilot. And pilots love sharing their experiences with others. It's easy to tell others how to takeoff, but only when I pass on that sense of joy that I feel of breaking Earth's surly bonds do most people understand why I love doing what I do. That's what I try to do with my photos. Besides proximity, I aim to convey a story or stir up the emotions within the viewer when they gaze upon my work. Here's hoping you enjoy your little stay in my...