The Museum of Flight by auntietk
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Ever since Bill bmac62 started posting the shots he took at that airplane museum in Dayton last spring, I have wanted him to come up here and go with me to Boeing's Museum of Flight, as well as Paul Allen's private plane collection.
I can't imagine a better person to look at old airplanes with! I like his vision of how planes can be photographed. He doesn't often show you the whole plane ... and you know how much I like that!
Planes are interesting to me as sculptures of wood and metal, light and mass, but I have zero interest in the statistics, or even which kind of planes they are. I know a few things, but it's just stuff I've picked up here and there.
So on Friday afternoon Bill arrived in Seattle, and on Saturday we went to the Museum of Flight.
What a hoot! We had a fabulous time. I took 620 photographs while we were there, and a few of them actually show the whole plane! I thought I'd start with one of those so you would know I was up to.
If you want to know what kind of planes I'm posting, you're on your own. Well ... you can ask Bill if you want to ... he took pictures of all the signs, poured over the interpretive maps, and memorized every single thing about every plane we saw. He'll say he didn't. His definition of "knowing everything about planes" is quite different from mine.
Anyway ... I had a fantastic time.
Thanks, Bill! :D
Comments (30)
Faemike55
Fantastic shot! I look forward to seeing more from you! I'm glad you had fun
Seaview123
I really love aviation history, and airplane museums. Great looking picture.
beachzz
WOW---I can see this is going to be QUITE a series, from two very different perspectives. This is great, now I gotta go see what Bill did!!
kbrog
Excellent POV & capture!
MrsLubner
Very nicely done against the bright light. The power of three works so very well here.
danapommet
I've been to Seattle and drove past Boeing a dozen times. Did I ever miss a great opportunity or what? Super shot and all 3 are full views. Dana
babuci
Love the highkey light. The planes looks like models in a toy shop. Glad you two had a great time.
blinkings
Great shot. I'm like you I love the look of planes but I must admit I don't know too much about them.
hipps13
sounds like fun wonderful capture warm hugs smile, Linda Kaye
Meisiekind
I am so with you girlfriend of having zero interest in planes! Hell, I don't even like flying in them! However, this image is perfect and like PJ said - the power of three works wonders! I love the almost overexposed background - it really makes the planes pop! Glad you guys had a great time! :)
lyron
Very cool image!!!
bazza
Great shot of these three planes they look amazing, Glad you and Bill had a great time photographing these!!
wysiwig
Wonderful to see you 'off the island'. It's an interesting place made more so by your picture. Some of them are true works of art. Looking forward to seeing more.
helanker
What a excellent capture and I like what you did to it. I am glad you had a great time :-)
bebert
very nice capture
Katraz
Great shot it reminds me of Duxford in the UK.
durleybeachbum
So THAT'S what you were up to! I remember wondering briefly where you might be! See how impertinent the web makes us! What a great image, Tara, filled with air, colour and light. It reminds me of a schoolboy's bedroom ceiling!
debbielove
Ah Ha! WOW! White out! But I love the height and angle they are displayed at,... You will soon get used to the LOVE of aircraft Tara! And just for you .... I posted a part... And colours! Rob
flavia49
wonderful shot!!
MrsRatbag
Gorgeous high-key work! It looks so pretty with the softness...
lucindawind
excellent capture !
chuter
A Stabler-Bowers FLY BABY !!! WOOHOO! (It's home-made) and a Fairchild 24 . . . and an Aeronca (airknocker) L-3 from WW2 . . . wow - you must've been thrilled . . . seriously . . .
bmac62
We were just talking about high-key and low-key photo images on Friday...and now you have an example of a "high-key" photo right in your gallery. Btw, it is great to have "chuter" above comment on any aviation shot...his identifications are flawless. Love the way you postworked this...
wingnut55
nice grouping, and a sense of freedom.
npauling
I love your perspective with this capture as they look like they could really be flying about even with the background. What a fun time you and Bill sound to have had.
watapki66
Wonderful image!
elfin14doaks
This is a really neat shot. We have the air adventure museum up here, but I still haven't gotten Dave to go with me. I don't want to go it alone is more fun with company. Awesome.
cfulton
A wonderful fly-by! Well done on getting out there, looking forward to seeing more! Clive
Chipka
I love planes, but mostly jets...because as a kid I'd always pretended they were space shuttles re-entering the atmosphere. These, however, are gorgeous and I love the light and the colors. They're flying in formation too! How sweet is that! These are gorgeous pieces of functional art! This is a great shot!
Merrylee
Only airplane people can appreciate airplanes...But you know Cessna was named after a airplane, my Larry liked airplanes and when I see one go over now I say his flying it....He had every copy of Flight Simulator and played it while I was at work...Cheap fuel and I could actually drink coffee when he was flying it...lol