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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 12:46 AM
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And if you don't like puppies, I took a picture of the stealth bomber:
Actually, this would be a good joke to just show nothing. :D

But seriously, lookit:


...No tripod, just "Jesus, it's a freakin' B-2!" and I had a telephoto. Of course, I was at an air show, but this wasn't anticipated.

Interesting note, there's little "noise dots" of light in the fuselage ... it's the same effect I sometimes get when I take pictures and it's really dark.

How black is the B-2 Spirit? Pretty f-ing black, I'd say. :P
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 01:03 AM
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1. Wow! Amazing photo under the circumstances
It looks like a flying circuit board.
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 01:06 AM
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2. Thanks. Apparently
...it was returning from an actual mission and trying to hit as many air shows as it could before running out of fuel. :) One pass over us, and he was gone.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 01:09 AM
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3. Wow, Robb...
What a terrific shot! You must be quick on your feet to have gotten this amazing pic...

Very well done, IMHO...

Thanks for sharing it with us tonight!

:applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo:
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hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 02:48 AM
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4. Sweet.
Although I see they are holding the poor things together with red duct tape these days.
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steely Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 02:55 AM
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5. cool angle -
what's a noise dot - like pixel noise? I scrutinized, but wasn't sure what you meant.
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 10:59 AM
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14. If you look at where the left (as we look at it) engine might be
There's a little bright orange speck.
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 03:39 AM
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6. Where were you at?
Just wondering if that was why they were flying so low yesterday afternoon and last night. They were really loud over my house. I'm hoping it was just for an air show drill.
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 11:00 AM
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15. Colorado
Of course, it doesn't matter. 7,000-mile range, and all. :)
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 06:21 PM
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18. Exactly.
I live about 10 miles from WAFB and they've been doing night flights like crazy lately. I was hoping that it was just for air shows but now I'm not so sure.
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 05:16 AM
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7. OMG, it's so cute!
:rofl:


What can I say, I've had 10 hours sleep combined since Wednesday afternoon and Friday was crappy. I'm vacillating between snarky and nutty. :shrug:
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zippy890 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 05:42 AM
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8. and it only cost $1,000,000,000
One BILLION dollars for that.

ARGH I get so pissed when I see those.

But thanks for the photo, because now I just made up my mind to go to the rally in DC. in September.

:hi:
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 07:16 AM
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9. Just think how much the USS Ronald Reagan
and the USS George H W Bush cost.

They're about $5 billion each btw.
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hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 03:46 PM
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16. It's the superpower version of a cow pie toss...
God Bless America. We're number one!
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 07:35 AM
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10. I saw one of those a few years ago
It seemed to change shape as it passed.

Excellent picture, Robb.

An amazing aircraft.
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zanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 07:43 AM
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11. That's cruel.
You tempted me with puppies! I want puppies!
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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 07:45 AM
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12. You can be on my espionage squad anytime.
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 10:57 AM
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13. Thanks
... I just hope we all don't get shot as spies. :P
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antigone382 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 03:56 PM
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17. It could be none blacker...
Edited on Sat Aug-27-05 03:57 PM by antigone382
:evilgrin:

I have to confess that I love air shows--even though I know they're basically just attempts to recruit people, and even though I know that stealths, fighter jets, etc. are in a lot of ways a monumental waste of money that could be spent on much more important things--they're just so cool, I can't help it. I grew up going to the air show at Dobbins AFB in Atlanta, and I've always loved the sight and sound of an F-18 tearing through the sky.

Edited, because I forgot to say very cool pic :thumbsup:
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 09:48 PM
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19. Then you'll love this:
FWIW, I have the same mixed feelings. :) From the same show:
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antigone382 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 11:23 PM
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21. Oooh....Ahhh
Wow, did you take these pics, too? You're a very talented photogropher!

I've seen the Blue Angels twice, though one of those times it was really overcast and they didn't get to do many cool tricks. I've also seen the Thunderbirds once. Both provide a really incredible experience. It's good to find someone else on DU who shares the same "guilty pleasure" as me. :hi:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-27-05 09:52 PM
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20. Which air show?
I saw the B-2 fly on 1-1-02 at the Rose Parade...Yes, it is a show of military might, but that plane is an awesome piece of engineering.
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