It's not always a straight line as one might expect

Last weekend we attended high power rocket launches at Friends of Amateur Rocketry, a private rocket launch facility in the Mojave Desert, California. I was invited to take photos of a test launch by a commercial rocket startup on Sunday. On Saturday many student teams launched their rockets, and did static fire tests of rocket motors. This is the smoke trail of a high power rocket seen straight up. Winds aloft quickly convert the straight line into a wiggly line.

I processed a balanced and a photographic HDR photo from a RAW exposure, merged them selectively, and carefully adjusted color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/6.3, 55 mm, 1/1000 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC1977_hdr1pho1bal1f.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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Taken in: United States / California / Old Garlock (show map)

Taken on: May 22, 2022

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/6.3, 1/1000 sec, 55mm (=82mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Lens:	Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	55mm (35mm equivalent: 82mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Pixelmator Pro 2.4.3
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