to my personal photography blog. I specialize in making unique and highly detailed photographs. Notice I said making and not taking. Yes I take photos but a lot of time and work is involved in pushing and punishing the pixels in my images to achieve the look I like. I almost always carry my camera wherever I go so you'll find a wide selection of subjects and locations here.
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Can't we all just get along?
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 11:11PM | in California, Culture, Exposition Park, HDR, Kathy, Museum California Science Center's amazing atrium soars over my beloved wife who sits patiently waiting for me.
Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 7:03PM | in Aviation, California, Exposition Park, HDR, Museum I couldn't stop taking pictures of this aircraft. I don't know if it's the shape and size that attracts me or if it's because I have read so much about it and appreciate it for the amazing thing that it is.
The prototype first flew in April of 1962 yet it still holds several world records for speed and altitude. Everything about this aircraft was revolutionary. Flying at more than 2,000 mph and at altitudes as high as 90,000 ft, its pilots could see the curvature of the earth and out-run missiles launched at it. It's cameras had incredible resolution.
Built almost entirely of titanium to endure the heat of friction generated at Mach 3+ speeds, parts of the aircrafts skin would reach 1,200 degrees. It's twin engines spat out white-hot 3,400 degree exhaust plumes into the super cold air 17 miles above the earth's surface. This unprecedented propulsive power sped the Blackbird at an unbelievable two-thirds of a mile a second.
This was the first stealthy aircraft ever built. It's radar cross section was 100 times smaller than the US Navy's F-14 Tomcat fighter built a decade later.
1 Comment | tagged Aviation, California, Exposition Park, HDR, Museum | Share Article Permalink Email Article Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10:33AM | in Aviation, California, Culture, Exposition Park, Museum This is the only 2 seat version of the A-12 spy plane ever built. Operated by the CIA, this aircraft was the predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird. Only one of 2 Blackbirds not actually painted black. This aircraft is bare metal with the exception of the nose and twin tails. Cloaked in absolute secrecy for most of it's operational life, it's good that the public can see this amazing aircraft now.
Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 12:41AM | in Creative, Culture, Exposition Park, Museum The Taper Sky Court soars above the third floor of the California Science Center. With over 265,000 square feet of event and interactive exhibit space, this is a wonderful place to visit.
