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Today’s Photo:  82: The Enola Gay

Probably my third favorite plane at the Udvar Hazy building was the Enola Gay.  This is one of the planes that helped end World War 2 in the Pacific Theater.  Unfortunately, this plane carried more destruction in its belly than most other war planes carry in their entire existence.  Knowing what it did just makes being in its shadow that much more awe inspiring.

Weekend Trip

Finally, after not getting to focus much on photography, I set up a sunrise trip.  This will be followed by a stop at Old Car City and then home for a few hours of fun photography.

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Today’s Photo:  The Business End

One of the must see spots in the Washington D.C. area is the Udvar-Hazy center.  It is located next to Dulles Airport and you can even get there by shuttle from the Air and Space Museum on the National Mall.  Just don’t forget to watch the time so you don’t miss the shuttle back.  If you drive, there is a fee for parking, but it is free if you get there after 4:00 PM.  However, that only leaves you an hour and a half to fly through.  One of the main attractions used to be the Space Shuttle Enterprise, a test shuttle for NASA, but since the end of the Shuttle program, the Discovery has found its home here.  This shot is from the Enterprise.  I thought it was descent, I didn’t have a wide enough lens, but you can check out Tim Stanley‘s shot of the Enterprise.

Today’s Photo:  The SR-71 Blackbird

I had a little fun reprocessing some old images. I took this one of the SR-71 “Blackbird” at the Udvar-Hazy center of the Air and Space Museum. I published the first edition in May… The Blackbird. Pretty cool how a few months can change …Continue Reading Here…