Classic Military Aircraft Abstract SR-71 Blackbird Exhaust
by Rick Bures
Title
Classic Military Aircraft Abstract SR-71 Blackbird Exhaust
Artist
Rick Bures
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Classic Military Aircraft Abstract SR-71 Blackbird Exhaust. In this horizontal abstract composition, which could be rendered vertically, the many concentric rings within the jet exhaust of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane form a repeating pattern of white against dark, while several structures in various metallic shades radiate out from the apparent center of the engine. The shot is quite industrial. Built in the 1960s, the SR-71 was a large 2-seat spy plane, at over 107 feet in length and 55 feet in wingspan. It�s powerful Pratt and Whitney J58-1 jet engines and special construction to deal with the heat generated by air friction at high speeds allowed the aircraft to travel at more than Mach 3, or more than 3 times the speed of sound (more than 2,200 miles per hour) and at the high altitude of more than 85,000 feet� out of range of many of the ground-to-air missiles in use at the time. It was built to replace the U2 spy plane, which had recently been shot down by the USSR. Abstract photography seeks to portray a subject not literally, but more viscerally, communicating through form (shapes, patterns, lines, curves), color, texture, and the play of light and shadow. Often, just a small portion of the whole subject is shown, in order for part to speak for the whole, to communicate deeper meaning or aesthetic appeal through the details seen which would be missed if the whole were visible. There are three aviation museums that I know of not far from Portland, Oregon, which have classic aircraft. The first is the Tillamook Air Museum, which is in a World War II blimp hangar outside of Tillamook, Oregon, on the Oregon coast. At the time of this writing, this museum is slated to be moved to Madras, Oregon, by 2016. Another is the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, in McMinnville, Oregon, which has some more modern aircraft than the Tillamook Air Museum, but also some classics, including the Spruce Goose. The third is the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum, in Hood River, Oregon. I photographed this airplane at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, in McMinnville, Oregon. Look also for my many other classic airplane abstracts, shots of planes doing stunts, and other aircraft.
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August 10th, 2017
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