Walkin' man

glatt · 10-09-2014, 07:45 AM

That mural has been there for a while. A year or two at least. Both Obama and Cosby have eaten in that dive of a restaurant, and they are very proud of that fact. Ben's Chili Bowl is turning into a minor tourist attraction, but I've never heard anybody say the food there is good. I think that's supposed to be part of its 'charm.' I have no plans to eat there.

glatt · 01-23-2015, 01:36 PM

Lunch time at the Navy Memorial
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That used to be a pigeon.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-23-2015, 01:54 PM

This is what I hate about sidewalk cafes.

Carruthers · 01-23-2015, 02:15 PM

Red Tailed Hawk, glatt?

glatt · 01-23-2015, 02:22 PM

Some sort of hawk. I'm no expert.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-23-2015, 02:25 PM

Looks like a Red Tailed, certainly not a Falcon.

Sundae · 01-23-2015, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

This is what I hate about sidewalk cafes.

Men in red hats grinning inanely rather than watchin you eat?
I hate that too.

glatt · 05-08-2015, 01:53 PM

70 years ago. V-E day

Antique airplane flyover in DC.

It was CROWDED as I walked to the mall. But I kept pushing my way through the crowd and toward the Tidal Basin so the sun would be behind me instead of turning the planes into silhouettes.
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The first planes were slow and easy to shoot. These fuckers were FAST. This was the only picture that came close to being any good.
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glatt · 05-08-2015, 01:57 PM

I had a spotting guide that came in the paper, but I only know what a few of these guys are. But even I knew that this guy was a P-38 Lightning. It's a cool looking plane. This one apparently went on the mission to shoot down Yamamoto
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This guy is a B24 Liberator, according to my spotting guide.
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And the little guys next to him are P-51 Mustangs
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glatt · 05-08-2015, 02:02 PM

B-17 Flying Fortress
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Not sure what this one is. A Grumman Avenger?

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But these guys are Corsairs, I think. If I remember my Black Sheep Squadron tv show history correctly.

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01-23-2015, 01:36 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Lunch time at the Navy Memorial That used to be a pigeon.

01-23-2015, 01:54 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	This is what I hate about sidewalk cafes. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-23-2015, 02:25 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Looks like a Red Tailed, certainly not a Falcon. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-08-2015, 01:53 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	70 years ago. V-E day Antique airplane flyover in DC. It was CROWDED as I walked to the mall. But I kept pushing my way through the crowd and toward the Tidal Basin so the sun would be behind me instead of turning the planes into silhouettes. The first planes were slow and easy to shoot. These fuckers were FAST. This was the only picture that came close to being any good. Last edited by glatt; 05-08-2015 at 02:39 PM.

05-08-2015, 01:57 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I had a spotting guide that came in the paper, but I only know what a few of these guys are. But even I knew that this guy was a P-38 Lightning. It's a cool looking plane. This one apparently went on the mission to shoot down Yamamoto This guy is a B24 Liberator, according to my spotting guide. And the little guys next to him are P-51 Mustangs

10-09-2014, 07:45 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That mural has been there for a while. A year or two at least. Both Obama and Cosby have eaten in that dive of a restaurant, and they are very proud of that fact. Ben's Chili Bowl is turning into a minor tourist attraction, but I've never heard anybody say the food there is good. I think that's supposed to be part of its 'charm.' I have no plans to eat there.

01-23-2015, 02:15 PM	#4
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Red Tailed Hawk, glatt?

01-23-2015, 02:22 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Some sort of hawk. I'm no expert.

05-08-2015, 02:02 PM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	B-17 Flying Fortress Not sure what this one is. A Grumman Avenger? But these guys are Corsairs, I think. If I remember my Black Sheep Squadron tv show history correctly.

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