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1969 - First flight of the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet
1969 - First flight of the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet
B74A


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Challenge: The Year You Were Born (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Somewhere over the East Mediterranean Ocean
Date: Nov 19, 2006
Aperture: 22
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1 sec
Galleries: Transportation, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Nov 21, 2006

 On february the 9th, 1969, the first flight of the Boeing 747 took place, and this was called the -100 series. Whilst there still are -100s in service around the world, this picture is from a -200, but it is quite similar, except for engines and fuel capacity. The -100/-200/-300 series are called "Classics" (or even "Jurassics"), as opposed to the newer generation -400s/-8s. The new versions have winglets, as well as an "all glass" cockpit, meaning computers and screens, eliminating the need for a flight engineer, with about a third of the instruments, indicators, dials etc. In this picture the flight engineer is sitting right outside the picture, to the right, as his panel is placed along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, on a wall behind the first officers position.

All is done in PS, except for Sepia, which I did in Google Picasa as the last step before resize to 640.

Corrections:
Align (3.12 degrees)
Crop
Levels
Colours
Sharpen
Sepia (in Google Picasa!)
Resize
Save for Web

I had thought at first this was advanced editing, and thus did lens distortion correction and spot editing, and when I found it was basif editing, I started aaaaall over again - sigh!

My camera is always on UTZ/GMT time-date, because I travel so much in my work. Local time wise, this pictures is not long after sunrise, going roughly North-eastbound.

For historic details, see

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747
//widebodyaircraft.nl/chro1963.htm
//www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/pf/pf_milestones.html
//www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/pf/pf_facts.html


Statistics
Place: 46 out of 102
Avg (all users): 5.7736
Avg (commenters): 5.6000
Avg (participants): 5.3061
Avg (non-participants): 5.8664
Views since voting: 3609
Views during voting: 429
Votes: 296
Comments: 18
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 12/05/2006 01:09:29 AM
Originally posted by levyj413:
WAY cool shot, and I see you have the camera I'm currently lusting over. :)

I should've known this was yours; I don't know of any other active flight crew on DPC.


I know at least one, but now active, as she is on maternity leave :-)

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 12/05/2006 12:36:01 AM
WAY cool shot, and I see you have the camera I'm currently lusting over. :)

I should've known this was yours; I don't know of any other active flight crew on DPC.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 11/29/2006 12:27:19 AM
The overhead panel is sloping down a lot, filled with circuit breakers (electric fuses). I held the camera against the rear of this panel (there are lots more behind it!), and with then 10-22mm lens, this is what you get (even slightly cropped, and on a 1.6 cropped sensor)

Thank you for all your comments. Here are a few answers:

Yes, the captain is .... taking a short nap

Yes, the Copilot is looking in a map (we call maps at this scale chart). What is wrong in looking at where you are, and what is up next?

Center the shot, thanks, should have done that. Would also make the distortion less off centre.

Wipers and rain repel, each have their use, although rain repel is seldom used, and disabled on many of the 747 aircraft.

As for locked flight deck doors, first of all this is a cargo flight, second, I was deadhading as a crew member.

As for not seeing what year it is, without the title, up to you, but the challenge specifically says put the year in the title. It was nowhere hinted that the picture itself should give the year away. I don't have a time machine, anyway.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/28/2006 06:55:31 PM
We must form a dpc of people born in this year (mine)
great image
good luck

kev
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Nikon Coolpix 8700
 11/28/2006 10:53:29 AM
As with others...if we didn't see your title we'd have no idea what year you were portraying. Sorry...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
 11/27/2006 05:22:04 PM
How did you pull that off? :o)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 11/27/2006 11:29:42 AM
How did you get into the flight deck?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital
 11/27/2006 10:46:50 AM
I like the vantage point but a little too much for my taste, a little tilt downward would have improved this, for my taste anyway. Also way too gray for my taste, could use a big contrast boost :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 11/24/2006 03:29:59 PM
I gave a higher-than-average vote for this since I know how hard it is to photograph a live cockpit. Are you a pilot, flight engineer, a flight attendant, or other authorized cockpit visitor?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Nikon
 11/24/2006 11:23:35 AM
Cool. How did you get this shot?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 11/24/2006 11:18:55 AM
How did you get this shot, lucky guy....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-400
Olympus 14-42mm f.3.5-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
 11/24/2006 07:35:53 AM
okay this has to be B74A's shot...? Can it be that the boeing only came into being in my lifetime?? Amazing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 11/23/2006 07:48:01 PM
Why have a windshield wiper when you have "RAIN REPEL"? :P
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/22/2006 07:30:15 PM
At first glance, I did not like this at all! Looking closer, however. . . I like the perspective you used here with the switches. I wish you had been able to center the shot down the middle of the plane.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/22/2006 04:13:34 PM
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  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 11/22/2006 01:59:26 PM
is the captain sleeping?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 11/22/2006 10:52:06 AM
Like the sepia effect; wish it was sharper although if the co-pilot is studying a map maybe I don't want too much detail on what goes on in the cockpit!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/22/2006 12:31:24 AM
Great old feel. This shot actually feels like two different shots with the upper and lower parts fighting for my attention.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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