Thanks, satisfied my curiosity ... and ... in turn, kept my wallet somewhat fatter.
:oD
Simply don't recall seeing the colours as 'intense' (for lack of better descriptor ... and given that I am currently sleep- and caffeine deprived :oP), from other launch photos/images.
It really is a gorgeous shot. And nice work on the cleanup stuff. Great amount of detail still present.
well - there are usually around 30 different still cameras at various locations around the launch so I guess that is why you often see a varied array of colour and detail from the same launch. the cameras close to the tower itself for instance look completely different due in no small part I imagine to all the extra light around there :-)