MSL self portrait, Sols 84 - 85 |
MSL self portrait, Sols 84 - 85 |
Oct 31 2012, 05:26 PM
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Nov 1 2012, 11:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 691 Joined: 21-December 07 From: Clatskanie, Oregon Member No.: 3988 |
As a courtesy, it'd be nice if people could not broadly release these for a few days. If our mosaic turns out worse, then the better mosaic will win in the end. If you do release anyway, make sure you have the right image credits and be advised that I may be somewhat miffed at you. We've been working on this particular project since before landing and I feel like we are having to rush it to avoid being scooped. I can't thank the whole MSSS and MSL team enough for sharing the images with us and making this possible. I apologize for releasing the one's I put together to soon. I will be sure to hold off in the future and add appropiete image credits as well on any future work. I encourage everyone to do the same. |
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Nov 2 2012, 12:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2542 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
I will be sure to hold off in the future... The self-portrait was kind of a special case. Many of the mosaics being shot (e.g. with Mastcam) are unlikely to get special treatment or even an official release, and those seem like fair game with proper credit. Hopefully the self-portrait will be one of the iconic images of the mission, so we feel a bit proprietary about it (especially since it's been a long road getting the whole sequence designed and then convincing everyone to take it.) The real unsung heroes are the rover planners at JPL for figuring out how to make the arm behave as desired -- they've been great. I think the official release is just going up now. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Nov 2 2012, 10:23 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 1-July 05 From: New York City Member No.: 424 |
QUOTE I think the official release is just going up now. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA16239 Oh my. Thanks Mike, and also to your colleague Mike Ravine, and to everyone on the MSL team who worked on this image. And to Ken Edgett and the rest of the people who conceived of, designed, and built MAHLI. What a camera! Iconic is an understatement. Nick, you got that barrel installed just in time. You know, someone like Rob Manning could do an outstanding von Kármán lecture devoted exclusively to panning around this image, explaining what some of these fascinating but enigmatic shapes and pieces are, with comments about the design evolution and engineering challenges. And I _really_ hope that someone does. QUOTE We've been working on this particular project since before landing ... [I]t's been a long road getting the whole sequence designed and then convincing everyone to take it. The real unsung heroes are the rover planners at JPL for figuring out how to make the arm behave as desired -- they've been great. Thanks also for these bits of operational details. Even though I know better, it's easy to start taking this wonderful machine for granted, and to forget how much talent and how many hours of effort go into every single thing it does. TTT Edit: And kudos to Alan Boyle for a really good blog post, which gives Mike Caplinger and MSSS appropriate and sympathetic credit for running the camera and creating the images, while also showcasing the work of Joe and Stu. I guess Mr. Boyle is a member here ... This post has been edited by Tom Tamlyn: Nov 2 2012, 11:08 AM |
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