SLIDE SCANNING PROJECT
The famous Lockheed Constellation, one of the most graceful airliner designs of all time. I used an overlay effect on this shot as well due to the condition of the original. The effect greatly enhanced the clarity of this very old slide. This is one of my oldest plane photos. Shot in the summer of 1964 at St. Louis - Lambert Airport, I had to crop this image from a much wider shot. Jets were taking over at this time and the aging TWA fleet would retire its last Constellations in 1967. At that point TWA became an all-jet airline. I love the style of this beautiful airliner and its iconic "triple-tail". And one of my favorite stories about the history of this plane involves Howard Hughes. In 1944 Hughes and TWA president Jack Frye flew a prototype Constellation from Burbank, California to Washington D.C. in 6 hours and 58 minutes. That broke the transcontinental speed record at that time and the "Connie" averaged 331 mph. But the best part of the story is that on the return trip Hughes stopped in Dayton, Ohio and picked up none other than Orville Wright who piloted the first powered flight in 1903. Hughes took Wright on a 50 minute flight around the Dayton area and even let him take the controls for a short time. Wright mused that the Constellation's wingspan was 3 feet longer than his 1903 flight at Kitty Hawk. A classic moment!
Year: 1964
Film: Kodachrome 64
Camera: Voigtlander Prominent (Rangefinder)
Lens: Nokton 50mm 1.5
SLIDE SCANNING PROJECT
The famous Lockheed Constellation, one of the most graceful airliner designs of all time. I used an overlay effect on this shot as well due to the condition of the original. The effect greatly enhanced the clarity of this very old slide. This is one of my oldest plane photos. Shot in the summer of 1964 at St. Louis - Lambert Airport, I had to crop this image from a much wider shot. Jets were taking over at this time and the aging TWA fleet would retire its last Constellations in 1967. At that point TWA became an all-jet airline. I love the style of this beautiful airliner and its iconic "triple-tail". And one of my favorite stories about the history of this plane involves Howard Hughes. In 1944 Hughes and TWA president Jack Frye flew a prototype Constellation from Burbank, California to Washington D.C. in 6 hours and 58 minutes. That broke the transcontinental speed record at that time and the "Connie" averaged 331 mph. But the best part of the story is that on the return trip Hughes stopped in Dayton, Ohio and picked up none other than Orville Wright who piloted the first powered flight in 1903. Hughes took Wright on a 50 minute flight around the Dayton area and even let him take the controls for a short time. Wright mused that the Constellation's wingspan was 3 feet longer than his 1903 flight at Kitty Hawk. A classic moment!
Year: 1964
Film: Kodachrome 64
Camera: Voigtlander Prominent (Rangefinder)
Lens: Nokton 50mm 1.5