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07-14-2009, 11:43 PM

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Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

Took a trip to the Museum today!

"Dedicated to all those who have a passion for flying"

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird :

I swear I couldn't have enough of this thing, it's VERY impressive in person!

More to come!

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07-15-2009, 12:13 AM

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Way ahead of its time..

In the early 60's there was a small fire at the Skunkworks, the local fire department showed up and saw an SR-71 prototype with smoke surrounding it.. a few were more than justified in thinking it was alien technology

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07-15-2009, 08:54 AM

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The SR-71 always amazed me as a kid. I was lucky enough to see a demonstration of one at an airshow at Wright Patterson AFB. The pilot flew very low to the ground at an incredible speed over the runway. I'll never forget it.

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07-15-2009, 10:24 AM

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For a second I thought it was going transform haha.. jk
thanks for the pictures I havent gotten a chance to visit here yet.
Must do this !

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07-15-2009, 12:04 PM

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Nice pics, the SR-71 was without doubt one of the most the most impressive planes of its time. Mach 3 capable and able to fly at 70K+ feet

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07-15-2009, 02:05 PM

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Thanks for the pics!

Post processing? Seems like the first several pics have some lomo treatment done to them

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07-15-2009, 02:27 PM

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Crap, this reminds me that I have almost 300 images for Udvar that I haven't processed.

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07-15-2009, 02:51 PM

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^Get started

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07-15-2009, 09:40 PM

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3724882883/" title="Air&Space Udvar Hazey Major Players-2 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3724882883_10e9862b9f_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Air&Space Udvar Hazey Major Players-2" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3724882705/" title="Air&Space Udvar Hazey Major Players-1 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2474/3724882705_d538356540_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Air&Space Udvar Hazey Major Players-1" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3725691050/" title="Air&Space Udvar Hazey Major Players-3 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2650/3725691050_54a6ea3a15_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Air&Space Udvar Hazey Major Players-3" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3725671792/" title="Air&Space Udvar Hazey-1 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2580/3725671792_aabb6a27b8_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Air&Space Udvar Hazey-1" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3725671996/" title="Air&Space Udvar Hazey-2 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/3725671996_34fc777228_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Air&Space Udvar Hazey-2" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3725672182/" title="Air&Space Udvar Hazey-3 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2514/3725672182_5fb8a0564e_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Air&Space Udvar Hazey-3" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3725673636/" title="Air&Space Udvar Hazey-9 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/3725673636_be44af695d_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Air&Space Udvar Hazey-9" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3724864959/" title="Air&Space Udvar Hazey-6 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3477/3724864959_ed3f73314a_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Air&Space Udvar Hazey-6" /></a>

I have about 70 more of Udvar Hazey on my flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverse...7621403128705/

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07-15-2009, 10:17 PM

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is there more than 1 air & space museum? i was there in April and it looked different...i didn't see half the stuff posted here

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07-15-2009, 11:18 PM

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The is the Udvar Hazey Center at Dulles Airport, the Smithsonian Annex

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07-16-2009, 12:30 AM

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I can't look at that blackbird without thinking of Transformers now

And a trip back to the air and space museum is in order for me sometime this summer.

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07-16-2009, 08:58 AM

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Jup any pano's there? I see 15mm but it looks wider than that..

btw I hate you both, I didn't get to go to Udvar...

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07-16-2009, 09:00 AM

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No none are pano's, I used 15mm Fisheye and 24-105. I walked the entire place once with the fisheye and then again with the 24-105mm.

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07-16-2009, 09:02 AM

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damn that fisheye is nice!

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07-16-2009, 09:03 AM

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btw i will be swarming your flickr set later, don't be alarmed

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07-16-2009, 12:39 PM

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Great shots man how long did the walk take you =P?
if you did it twice with each lens ?

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07-16-2009, 01:04 PM

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I think it was about two hours with each lens, maybe a little less the second time around. It was a little over 400 images.

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07-16-2009, 02:01 PM

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Hey, you pay $12 to park so you might as well walk the whole place multiple times.

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07-16-2009, 02:25 PM

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That $12 is what the Airport Authority collects.

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07-16-2009, 02:28 PM

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Awesome pictures buddy! Love the SR-71 and the F-14 shots.

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09-04-2009, 03:01 AM

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hey this was a pretty nice video - Extreme Aircraft -

http://www.hulu.com/watch/92116/mode...aft#s-p1-so-i0

check it out

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09-17-2009, 10:59 PM

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what kind of camera was this?

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09-18-2009, 01:38 AM

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Aviation rocks!

Blackbird rules.

Gold foil FTW.

I heart NASA.

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09-18-2009, 10:32 AM

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Aviation rocks!

Blackbird rules.

Gold foil FTW.

I heart NASA.

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