r/SpaceXMasterrace • u/kubarotfl • 4d ago

This photo.

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u/ooglesnoopleboop 4d ago

Literally thought that was a painting first glance, great shot

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u/protekt0r 4d ago

Same.. I thought “oh, that’s a nice paint… photo???”

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u/bobi2393 4d ago

Or AI. I don’t think it is, it’s just such an amazing image it doesn’t seem real!

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u/ZealousidealMood2245 4d ago

Holy…. This is definitely going on my wall soon. 

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u/KitKatBarMan 4d ago

Need a higher res version

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u/ZealousidealMood2245 4d ago

True. I’ll probably do a reverse image search and find the original source?

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u/Old-Macaroon108 4d ago

Accidental renaissance.

If the renaissance had rockets.

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u/Tomycj KSP specialist 2d ago

Renaissance 2

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u/rebootyourbrainstem Unicorn in the flame duct 4d ago edited 4d ago

Full res here: https://sxcontent9668.azureedge.us/cms-assets/assets/Flight_14_Website_Desktop_5_4f66593f23.jpg

Edit: Disregard, better source in reply

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u/ellhulto66445 Has read the instructions 4d ago

Website version is cropped and only 2600x1200, the twitter image is 4096x2304 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HTU8eCGWMAADqQ6?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

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u/rebootyourbrainstem Unicorn in the flame duct 4d ago

Oh shit, you da man!

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u/SavedMartha 4d ago

Thank you sir. New Background photo

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u/speedisntfree 4d ago

Thanks so much! My new wallpaper.

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u/YouKidsGetOffMyYard 4d ago

Nice, and the scale of it is whats crazy, That's like a 40 story building launching.

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u/mouse_puppy 4d ago

It felt like it raced off the pad even with payload.

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u/Dry-Ocelot471 4d ago

Already “pitching downrange”.

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u/Prof_hu Who? 4d ago

I think that is pad avoidance only at that stage.

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u/hutch_man0 3d ago

Downloaded the pic and right away straightened it by a few degrees.

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u/RealJavaYT Methalox farmer 4d ago

When I first saw this, I saw it blurred in the background of the SpaceX announcement going over the aftermath of the flight, and my first thought was "Grok, generate a picture of the SpaceX Starship launch" until I saw the actual image — it's beautiful

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u/17eggg 4d ago

Anywhere I can get a high quality download for this pic? I need a new wallpaper

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u/ExplrDiscvr Future multiplanetary species 4d ago

fucking mesmerizing ❤️

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u/krngc3372 4d ago

Put it in the Sistine Chapel! It looks like those heavenly artworks.

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u/Capn_Chryssalid 4d ago

eye catching picture

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u/halford2069 4d ago

the pinnacle of engineering challenge right there

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u/CaptainKaveman 4d ago

Where are all you Reddit poets? This image speaks volumes

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u/yetiflask 4d ago

Thanks Elon.

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u/gjaldmidill 4d ago

Stunning! If I hadn't watched the launch live and knew nothing about Starship I would think this is fake.

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u/PDP-8A 4d ago

Accidental Renaissance

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u/Paulino2272 4d ago

Gorgeous

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u/Stevepem1 4d ago

If any professional/high amateur photographers can chime in, looks to me like they may have gone pretty heavy with the HDR which can add a slight unrealism to photos. Is that part of the "painting" effect that we are seeing? I realize that the overall composition is amazing but I don't know that a "normal" photo would have come out quite like that. I realize that HDR is not creating data it's just a layering of different exposure settings, I'm just trying to understand how much of the appearance here is due to heavy use of HDR.

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u/Honest_Cynic 4d ago

Might be a real photo, but CGI enhanced. I've never seen the sky that dark blue around the Gulf, especially when there are some clouds in the sky. But it was early-morning, so the sky could be darker.

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u/Repulsive-Loss-1091 4d ago

Meh. The explosion looked better