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tfaudree
29th of July 2009 (Wed), 09:37
I was on a 36 hour layover at Dulles Monday/Tuesday. I had about 5 hours to kill between the time they kicked me out of the hotel and my scheduled departure time. So, I took my merry little tail down to the Udvar-Hazy Center. This is the second time I've been, but the first time I didn't know what the heck I was doing with a digital camera. Now that I do, sorta, I snapped away.

About 30 minutes into it, I got bored with the traditional "get the whole airplane in the shot" look, so I challenged myself to find interesting parts, pieces, or lines on the various aircraft.

Here are some examples:

Air France Concorde inlets

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3767776478_40771fe1e3.jpg

Hawker Hurricane exhaust
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2654/3767779374_ba2a63be0f.jpg

Business end of an F-86 Sabre
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3767778990_3a0c720836.jpg

For all you lovers of engines with an odd number of cylinders... A Wright Cyclone attached to a Boeing 307
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3767777166_c5286262eb.jpg

P-38 .50 cal
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3767782808_74079260dc.jpg
You can view the entire series (41 photos) on my flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tfaudree/sets/72157621754164303/)
stevenlhopkins
29th of July 2009 (Wed), 15:39
Really neat photos. Would make a great contest to see if you can determine the make and model of an aircraft based on the tight shots.
PhotosGuy
29th of July 2009 (Wed), 21:51
Good detail shots. One of a whole aircraft would have been nice, too? ;)
tfaudree
30th of July 2009 (Thu), 17:50
Good detail shots. One of a whole aircraft would have been nice, too? ;)

Like I said, I quickly got bored with those type of shots, but I did snag a few.

Piper Cub
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/3772732617_03386cd61a.jpg

F-4U Corsair
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/3773538782_5b1ec4449d.jpg

Boeing family: 307 and 367-80, which became the 707
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3767780468_1cdb9d70fb.jpg
Oz Boggy
30th of July 2009 (Thu), 18:06
WOW!!! What an awesome series. Well done. Some really great images there. Love the angles and the compositions..

Cheers
Boggy
PhotosGuy
30th of July 2009 (Thu), 19:38
Thanks!
darosk
30th of July 2009 (Thu), 19:40
Wow - very cool!
SuzyView
30th of July 2009 (Thu), 19:45
My favorite museum. Nice shots.