Advice

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Mon May 06, 2002 12:29 pm

A good piece of advice for first timers is take your camera with you anywhere you go with the exception of maybe the pool or the scuba tank. I usually put my camera way before dinner and i missed some great picture oppurtunities. Their were a couple of nights when we were waiting to go into a class room up by the scuba tank and missed a shot looked like it was staged in hollywood. Right out the window you could see the Saturn 1 and right next to the escape tower was a full moon. Would have made a great shot just wish i'd had my camera available.

orion8 · Post by **orion8** » Mon May 06, 2002 4:02 pm

Yes, I agree. I forgot all about my camera till thursday and missed alot of good pictures. I regret leaving my camera behind most of the week. Bring lotsa film!!

Post by **Vincent** » Mon May 06, 2002 6:06 pm

Yes, bring lots of film! The first time I went to camp, I took 122 pictures!

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Tue May 07, 2002 8:29 am

I took a ton of pictures too!!! I made scrap book of it when I got back!! I love looking at my old pictures. They bring back so many memories!!!!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Tue May 07, 2002 3:57 pm

I finnally scanned somepictures I'm going to put up later. I took alot every uear i went unfortunately none of the ones i took in 91 turned out.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Tue May 07, 2002 4:06 pm

Yes film is good!!! the first year i went i brought my camera and unfortunatly the battery died on the second day i was there!! Last year though i got lots of pics of me and my friends cause one of them was as good with a camera as i was (pretty good) And so we took pics for each other of us on the sims. It was cool and then i got a whole bunch of pics of enterprise cause it was really cool. I also recommend that you get a cheap waterproof camera for lake activities and if you do the scuba anytime except last then you get to swim at the top of the tank so you could take pics then!! Not essentially but really cool if you are a big fan of pictures.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Tue May 07, 2002 5:03 pm

This year i'm probably going to take my mom's camera because it takes better pictures!!! I also am planning to take an underwater cam!!! It will be so cool to have pictures from underwater!!!

Post by **Vincent** » Tue May 07, 2002 5:23 pm

Be careful though. The last time I went, I got one of those kodak disposable underwater cameras...I got some pictures taken underwater of me at the UAT, but none of them came out!

I sent off the negatives to kodak to make sure nothing had been wrong with the camera (they can tell from the negatives, I guess)

...I got back a reply that said their wasn't enough light and that's why they didn't come out...though it looked plenty bright underwater.

...just a word of caution.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Tue May 07, 2002 5:29 pm

I'm not going to take it all the way down, just probably at the top of the tank. They're not suppose to go down really far under water.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Tue May 07, 2002 5:34 pm

That would be cool to get some pictures underwater in the tank.

Post by **Vincent** » Tue May 07, 2002 5:38 pm

monkeynautt wrote:I'm not going to take it all the way down, just probably at the top of the tank. They're not suppose to go down really far under water.

That's what I did. The photos outside of the tank came out fine...

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Tue May 07, 2002 7:26 pm

i hope i can get it to work. the pictures would be so cool!!!!!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Tue May 07, 2002 8:06 pm

And dont forget to scan and post them we'd all love to see any pictures you take.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Tue May 07, 2002 8:11 pm

I need a scanner first! My dad won't buy one.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Wed May 08, 2002 8:25 am

If you plan on buying lots of stuff at the spaceshop, either bring a bigger suitcase or leave room in your suitcase. You'll run out of room really fast!!!

orion8 · Post by **orion8** » Wed May 08, 2002 2:49 pm

me too... i'm going to buy the whole store!!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed May 08, 2002 5:42 pm

Definately leave room and make sure your careful what you buy especially if your flying.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Wed May 08, 2002 7:30 pm

And if you have to go through customs be extra careful on what you buy!!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed May 08, 2002 7:57 pm

Definately if you have to go through customs.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Wed May 08, 2002 7:59 pm

I wich I could have brought my rocket back!!