Tell us what pictures you have taken recently (that are interesting)

fire · 2012-09-22T22:28:38.000Z

Besides publicity, is there a reason they flew Endeavour so low?

Alan_Dunkin · 2012-09-22T22:38:41.000Z

All publicity, far as I know. The Blue Angels also fly this low for the Fleet Week activities (which is coming next month).

— Alan

Editer · 2012-09-22T23:17:41.000Z

Yes, they flew it low so people could see it. Though the 747 carrier only flies up to 10,000 feet when carrying a Shuttle anyway, which is about 28K feet lower than a typical 747 airliner cruise. That’s one reason the Shuttle ferry flights take so long – at that altitude, and the slower speed with all that drag, the fuel burn is really high.

I notice Alan’s SF shots show F-15 escorts. All the shots I’ve seen show the 747 being escorted by NASA Dryden’s F/A-18Ds. Guess they needed armed escorts to protect them from the SF hippies.

Reemul · 2012-09-23T06:58:32.000Z

Something different, this my eldest son Jack handing over his little brother’s christening candle to his grandad looking very serious.

Jack and Candle by Reemul, on Flickr

TimElhajj · 2012-09-23T07:19:56.000Z

Christenings are serious business. :)

Good shot!

corsair · 2012-09-23T08:38:09.000Z

And a final batch of Endeavors.

Alan_Dunkin · 2012-09-24T01:36:10.000Z

Continuing some more Vietnam stuff…

— Alan

Razgon · 2012-09-24T05:53:12.000Z

Those are awesome pictures, Mr. Dunkin! Can I ask what the Gatling gun is from the Vietnam pictures? It looks somehow not real but then again, I’ve only seen them in movies

TimElhajj · 2012-09-24T06:43:21.000Z

Wow, those boats all clearly look much different than the type you see in American ports on the west coast. In some ways, they remind me of what I imagine a Viking ship must have looked like.

Alan_Dunkin · 2012-09-24T09:14:45.000Z

The minigun is on a doorgun setup on a Huey outside a war museum in HCMC (or should I say, in the proper propaganda dogma, an “American war of aggression” museum).

— Alan

Omniscia · 2012-09-24T13:22:04.000Z

Dude, the War Remnants Museum hasn’t been known as the Museum of American War Crimes in years.

Alan_Dunkin · 2012-09-24T13:25:01.000Z

Oh yeah. Well, they still make lots of references to the war of aggression and war crimes within the museum.

— Alan

Omniscia · 2012-09-24T13:26:30.000Z

Yeah. The Agent Orange exhibit is particularly jarring.

I like how it presents the aftereffects on both the Vietnamese and American survivors (and their heirs).

Alan_Dunkin · 2012-10-03T00:35:16.000Z

Couple more…

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Random SF night time-lapsed shot:

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— Alan

Omniscia · 2012-10-03T09:12:55.000Z

OMG, Crab and Jazz Festival? I am so there!

…or, I would be, were I not marooned in the dismal, dreary hinterlands of the east coast.

marxeil · 2012-10-04T04:19:49.000Z

My kids on a visit to Glendaloch:

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TimElhajj · 2012-10-04T06:05:30.000Z

Nice light!

Reemul · 2012-10-06T06:30:13.000Z

Took a morning trip to Moors Valley Country Park and got these.

Robin by Reemul, on Flickr

Owl by Reemul, on Flickr

Peregrine by Reemul, on Flickr

Case · 2012-10-07T20:00:39.000Z

My daughter, Elizabeth, has been playing on a mixed singles Ultimate team that did pretty well, placing 9th at the regionals.

All of these were shot with a Nikon D600 and a Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8, at 1/640th and various aperture settings (I was shooting in shutter priority mode.)

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And an obligatory shot of Elizabeth.

Alan_Dunkin · 2012-10-07T20:11:48.000Z

You already have a D600? I so hate you.

— Alan