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This is an outtake from the Encore shot of Operation Upshot Knothole, a series of atomic tests in 1953 at the Nevada Test Site. This shot was originally used in my documentary “Atomic Filmmakers“ in two parts. The shot in its original form is really scratched and beat in some places so it wasn't easy and very time consuming to restore the whole piece until now. In this shot, the cameraman whips the camera around to the VIP's to get their reaction to the shock wave, then turns back to see the mushroom cloud forming in the sky.
