Space Galleries

Space - The Final Frontier : This gallery is of anything I've ever shot involving outer space. Mostly the moon and space shuttles and star trails. You can now order prints securely by clicking the "Buy" button below. Thanks so much to everyone who has purchased a print! Remember we ship internationally as well! Click here to join James Vernacotola Photography on Facebook

Space - The Final Frontier

This gallery is of anything I've ever shot involving outer space. Mos ...

Updated: Dec 11, 2012 9:28am PST

Waterway to Orbit - 02/08/2010 - STS-130 : Waterway to OrbitSS Endeavour - February 8, 2010Featured in the June/July 2010 issue of Air&Space/Smithsonian!and as an Honorable Mention in the 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest! If you would like to use this photo as your desktop wallpaper, click here. You can now order prints securely by clicking the "Order Prints" button below. I priced them reasonably so as not to exclude anyone who is interested in purchasing. Thanks so much to everyone who has purchased a print! Click here to view my photos of the April 5, 2010 STS-131 Launch of Discovery, from the same bridge. If you have any questions, concern or feedback, please don't hesitate to contact me. If you would like to use this photo as your desktop wallpaper, click here LikeFollowCircle

Waterway to Orbit - 02/08/2010 - STS-130

Dawn of Discovery - 04/05/2010 - STS-131 : 04/05/2010 6:21 am - STS-131 Space Shuttle Discovery launches into orbit in the minutes before dawn, leaving a beautiful reflection through the light fog on the Intracoastal Waterway in Ponte Vedra, Florida, 115 Miles from the launch. Definitely no originality points here, but I was really interested in how a night launch from the bridge would compare to a dawn launch. You can click here to compare the two photos (use the right and left arrow keys). You can now order prints securely by clicking the "Buy" button below. Thanks so much to everyone who has purchased a print! Remember we ship internationally as well! Check my blog to find out how to Save 15% on your print or merchandise purchase.  Click here to join James Vernacotola Photography on Facebook If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please feel free to contact me.

Dawn of Discovery - 04/05/2010 - STS-131

Fun With Star Trails : Some star trail experimenting that I've done over the last couple years. If you are interested in photographing star trails yourself, check out our article, How to Photograph Star Trails!

Fun With Star Trails

Some star trail experimenting that I've done over the last couple year ...

Updated: Dec 11, 2012 9:29am PST

Star Trail Experiment : I thought it would be helpful and interesting to see how star trails look over different periods of time, so I created this gallery. Use the right and left arrow keys to scroll through the photos., If you are interested in photographing star trails yourself, check out our latest article, How to Photograph Star Trails!

Star Trail Experiment

I thought it would be helpful and interesting to see how star trails l ...

Updated: Feb 12, 2010 6:35pm PST

Underneath a Starry Sky : This is a photo of star trails that I made on March 11 and 12, 2011 in my backyard. This gallery contains all 445 images that were used to create the composite. Before creating the final composite, I looked at each image and cloned out any airplane trails, and darkened some things in a few of them that were little too bright to include in the final product. I did leave the shooting star, though...I considered that a bonus. :) It is in image number 252 . Also for fun I put together a time lapse video of all the images in succession (I left all the airplane trails in for this) The finished product contains the same EXIF data as the final image, and the EXIF for each individual image is below. Thanks for looking! If you are interested in photographing star trails yourself, check out our article, How to Photograph Star Trails!

Underneath a Starry Sky

This is a photo of star trails that I made on March 11 and 12, 2011 in ...

Updated: Mar 21, 2011 7:15pm PST

02/24/2011 - Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133 Launch : On February 24, 2011, we took a semi-spontaneous trip from Jacksonville down to Titusville to try and view STS-133, the final launch of Discovery. We found a nice spot on the intracoastal waterway to view the historic launch.

02/24/2011 - Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133 Launch

On February 24, 2011, we took a semi-spontaneous trip from Jacksonvill ...

Updated: May 16, 2011 6:09pm PST

05/16/2011 - Space Shuttle Endeavor STS-134 Launch : May 16, 2011 at 8:56 AM - Space Shuttle Endeavor STS-134 launches into orbit for the final time. I was very fortunate to be invited to attend this historic launch from the Banana Creek viewing area, 3 miles from the launch pad. My parents and my sister Michele attended with me. It was an experience we'll never forget. :) Thanks sooo much to Thomas Von Deak and Anabel Falcon of the Glenn Research Center for helping to make this possible!

05/16/2011 - Space Shuttle Endeavor STS-134 Launch

May 16, 2011 at 8:56 AM - Space Shuttle Endeavor STS-134 launches into ...

Updated: May 17, 2011 7:13am PST

Waterway to Orbit Wallpaper : Waterway to Orbit Desktop Wallpaper Over the last couple years, many people have asked if a larger resolution version of "Waterway to Orbit" is available for sale or donation, so they can use it for their desktop wallpaper. When I received an Honorable Mention for the photo in the 2011 National Geographic Photography Contest, the nice people at National Geographic put together this beautiful wallpaper complete with their logo, in order to share it with anyone who would like to see it on their desktop. I am making that photo available for free here on my website as well. The resolution is 1800x1200. Hopefully it will meet most of your requirements. Please feel free to share this page with anyone else who might be interested in downloading a copy. The download is free, but if you are still interested in supporting my Photography you are certainly welcome (and encouraged ) to do any or all of the following: - "Like" me on Facebook, Follow me on Twitter, Add me to your Circles on Google+. - Purchase prints of other photos throughout my website. (May I suggest a print of "Waterway to Orbit?") - Come back to this website and use my "click-through" links before you shop at Amazon, Adorama, or B&H Photo & Video. More Info Here. If you are ordering a print, order it from the original Waterway to Orbit page, NOT here. This copy of the photo is a much lower resolution than the one for sale. This photo is free for you to use on your desktop as wallpaper. It may not be used commercially or printed without written permission from James Vernacotola Photography. Also, please *do not* crop out the watermark at the bottom. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. Thanks again for your support. James Vernacotola In order to download the full resolutionwallpaper, click "Download Image" below. LikeFollowCircle

Waterway to Orbit Wallpaper

Johnson Space Center Tour - 11/19/2012 : In November I flew to Houston for a long weekend and met my parents there, who were in the middle of a cross-country vacation. On Sunday we went to the Jaguars/Texans game which was awesome, but on Monday we managed to top that with a wonderful tour of NASA's Johnson Space Center, thanks to our friend Mike Scott! Here are a few photos from the tour; Frankly I'm surprised with myself for waiting so long to share these images. I tried to caption each photo with some relevant information about it, so if you are interested in the space program and it's history, take a look; Mike Scott please correct me if any of the stuff I said is inaccurate or misleading, and thanks again!

Johnson Space Center Tour - 11/19/2012

In November I flew to Houston for a long weekend and met my parents th ...

Updated: Feb 02, 2013 8:07am PST

03/13/2013 - PANSTARRS Comet :

03/13/2013 - PANSTARRS Comet

Updated: Mar 15, 2013 5:53am PST

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