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V-E Day Dissolves into History
May. 8th, 2015 07:35 pmToday is the 70th anniversary of V-E Day, when the Allies and Germany ended (part of) World War II. Around lunchtime, I learned that the celebrations included a parade of vintage aircraft over Washington, D.C., and furthermore, the BBC was streaming coverage of it.
So I tuned in to watch an airshow on my desktop.
And I started hitting the screencap keys.
The BBC had a camera watching the Mall, with the Washington Monument prominent in its frame. I saw a pair of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses cruise into the scene, high above the Monument.
Another camera shot closeups of the aircraft, tracking them as they passed. It was kind of hazy, so lighting was not optimal, but the planes looked pretty good nonetheless.
Finally, in a glorious accident, I commanded a screencap just at the moment of a dissolve between the two cameras.
Thought you'd like to see this.
Images copyright 2015 BBC.
So I tuned in to watch an airshow on my desktop.
And I started hitting the screencap keys.
The BBC had a camera watching the Mall, with the Washington Monument prominent in its frame. I saw a pair of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses cruise into the scene, high above the Monument.
Another camera shot closeups of the aircraft, tracking them as they passed. It was kind of hazy, so lighting was not optimal, but the planes looked pretty good nonetheless.
Finally, in a glorious accident, I commanded a screencap just at the moment of a dissolve between the two cameras.
Thought you'd like to see this.
Images copyright 2015 BBC.
