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re: History in Pictures is a great twitter feed. Here is one just posted.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:26 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:26 am to Darth_Vader
Since we are off the military history track for the moment. What/where is this?
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Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:27 am to Spaceman Spiff
World Trade Center?
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:28 am to Spaceman Spiff
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What/where is this?
Ole boy is working at the top of Empire State Building? Isn't that the (then brand new) Chrysler building in the background?
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:29 am to Spaceman Spiff
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Most modern war movies are that way. Have yet to see a new one that doesn't fit history to what they think the audience wants to see.
Sad but true.
This one may be too easy...
Who are these two guys?
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:32 am to Ace Midnight
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Ole boy is working at the top of Empire State Building? Isn't that the (then brand new) Chrysler building in the background?
I'm pretty sure that is the Chrysler building in the background. He's got to be up on the Empire State Building. The only thing I'm not sure about is he looks to be much much higher than then Chrysler Building and I did not think there was that big a deference between the two.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:35 am to Darth_Vader
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Who are these two guys?
Nicholas II and George V - I've probably seen that picture over the years, but, I guess not blown up - they're cousins, but they could almost pass for twins based on this picture.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:37 am to Darth_Vader
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The old movies had a lot of mistakes and that can be excused to a degree due to limitations on the technology they had then. But remember the movie Pearl Harbor from a few years ago? There was no excuse for all the mistakes they made.
That's why I can forgive things like using M48s in Patton. There wasn't exactly a surplus of Panzers or Tigers laying around and CGI didn't exist. IMO, it was acceptable to substitute as long as you got the story straight. Tora! Tora! Tora! was a great example. The airplanes weren't Zeros, Kates, or Vals and the ships were modern USN but it was so well done I still watch it today.
Never, ever again mention that modern movie loosely based on the events of 7 December 1941 again. All copies should be shredded. Aside from making a total mockery of the story, you're going to do a really good CGI of the Oklahoma rolling over but splice in 40 year old Tora! Tora! Tora! footage for other parts and think nobody's gonna notice?!
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:37 am to Ace Midnight
Darth you might be interested in this: LINK
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:40 am to Ace Midnight
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Nicholas II and George V - I've probably seen that picture over the years, but, I guess not blown up - they're cousins, but they could almost pass for twins based on this picture.
bingo. They also shared another very famous cousin as well... Who was he? And what other very famous relative did they all share?
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:41 am to MountainTiger
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Darth you might be interested in this: LINK
Well there went my day.
Thanks!
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:42 am to Darth_Vader
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The only thing I'm not sure about is he looks to be much much higher than then Chrysler Building and I did not think there was that big a deference between the two.
Apparently more than I thought as well, but there is also the issue of perspective, depth of field, plus the photographic equipment at the time. I see contemporary pictures of the buildings:
which illustrate the differences.
I think that is about a 325 foot difference in roof heights, and about 200 foot difference between the spires.
This post was edited on 7/23/14 at 9:51 am
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:42 am to Ace Midnight
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Ole boy is working at the top of Empire State Building? Isn't that the (then brand new) Chrysler building in the background?
Correct, sir!
Heck if I would do that crap. My wife's Grandfather did some construction work in Chicago on the highrises after WWII.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:45 am to JustGetItRight
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That's why I can forgive things like using M48s in Patton. There wasn't exactly a surplus of Panzers or Tigers laying around and CGI didn't exist. IMO, it was acceptable to substitute as long as you got the story straight. Tora! Tora! Tora! was a great example. The airplanes weren't Zeros, Kates, or Vals and the ships were modern USN but it was so well done I still watch it today.
Never, ever again mention that modern movie loosely based on the events of 7 December 1941 again. All copies should be shredded. Aside from making a total mockery of the story, you're going to do a really good CGI of the Oklahoma rolling over but splice in 40 year old Tora! Tora! Tora! footage for other parts and think nobody's gonna notice?!
This. I really liked Tora! Tora! Tora! and watch it every time its on. But that recent crap? Hell no. Even the latest air movies are hideous.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:45 am to Darth_Vader
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They also shared another very famous cousin as well... Who was he?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
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And what other very famous relative did they all share?
Queen Victoria.
This post was edited on 7/23/14 at 9:46 am
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:46 am to Ace Midnight
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but there is also the issue of perspective, depth of field, plus the photographic equipment at the time. I see contemporary pictures of the buildings:
Interesting. It's got to be the Empire State Building that guy is on but in the picture he looks to be a good distance away from the Chrysler Building while in your picture they look pretty close. Appearances can be deceiving I guess.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:48 am to Darth_Vader
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Interesting. It's got to be the Empire State Building that guy is on but in the picture he looks to be a good distance away from the Chrysler Building while in your picture they look pretty close. Appearances can be deceiving I guess.
It is the Empire State Building he is working/posing on...
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:48 am to Darth_Vader
Who is this guy since the current discussion points this way?
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:50 am to Darth_Vader
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Interesting. It's got to be the Empire State Building that guy is on but in the picture he looks to be a good distance away from the Chrysler Building while in your picture they look pretty close. Appearances can be deceiving I guess.
They're about a mile or so apart, as the crow flies.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:52 am to Darth_Vader
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Interesting. It's got to be the Empire State Building that guy is on but in the picture he looks to be a good distance away from the Chrysler Building while in your picture they look pretty close. Appearances can be deceiving I guess.
It's a little over a half a mile between ESB and Chrysler.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:53 am to Spaceman Spiff
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Even the latest air movies are hideous.
Flyboys comes to mind right away. The movie was supposed to take place in 1915-1916 before the US entered the war but the Germans were using Fokker DR. 1 Triplanes that were not seen over the front until 1917 -1918.
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