Washington DC - Smithsonian Institute's Steven Udvar-Hazy Center
During our trip to Washington, DC we drove out to Dulles Airport to visit the Smithsonian Institute's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, a collection of the National Air & Space Museum. Let me tell you, this is worth the trip!
Entering the museum you are greeted by the sight of the Discovery space shuttle in the far back and as you make your way into the main hangar the expansiveness of the museum comes into complete view. To your left are collections including a Boeing 707, the Enola Gay, and the Concorde to name just a few. To your right is a F-14 Tomcat, a X-35B STOVL, and a MIG-15. Just below is the world-famous SR-71 Blackbird.
If that was all the museum contained, it would be worth the trip alone, but as we explored the museum we came across such iconic aircraft as the Langley Aerodrome (ok, technically this never actually flew), the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer, a Messerschmitt ME-163 B-1a Komet, and a couple Horton HO models undergoing restoration. Then there was a V2 rocket chamber and one of Goddard's rocket motor.
Did I mention this was all for the $15 price of parking!
Needless to say the Fuji X100s received quite the workout. The lighting was low, but descent. I mostly shot at F4 handheld with a few pictures at F2.8 when required. Thankfully the museum was not very crowded and that allowed us to take our time and I amassed nearly 400 images during our visit.
I've included a small subset of images here.
Hope you enjoy!