[SpecialK]

Dallas.

Obligatory out-the-window shot at Dealey Plaza (from the 7th floor) at the Sixth Floor Museum (no photos allowed of exhibits there).


Thanksgiving square.










Across the street from the Nasher sculpture center.


NSC exhibits.




A museum across the street from the NSC.

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[SpecialK]

On the capitol grounds in the capital of Austin.



Tejanos.




Replica well.


Big tree.


North pedestrian gate.


Texas WWII memorial.


North extension rotunda.


Viet Nam vet memorial.


Peace officer memorial under renovation.

[SpecialK]

San Antonio.

Former train station.


Working on the Alamo...


Alamo monument.


Gift shop.


Torch of Friendship.


Along the river walk.

[SpecialK]

Houston v1.

You can not take a photo of this building.


You can not take a photo of this "Waterwall" with a DSLR - a cell-phone is OK.


San Jacinto monument.




Views from the observation floor about 489 feet up. That is the USS Texas battleship.






One of several models.


Mayan book.


Incense burner.


Davey Crockett's knife.


Hawkins flag.


Texian Campaigne china.


WWII poster.


Sam Houston bust.


Sam Houston memorabilia.


One of several in a series of paintings.

[SpecialK]

USS Texas battleship museum.

Land yacht?


Main turret.


Casemate info.




Tailor shop info.


Canteen.




Head.


"Pro room".


1st Lt's office.




Texas through time.

[SpecialK]

Johnson Space Center, Houston.

Shuttle on 747.


International Space Station.


Spacesuit details.


Astronaut food photo.


Toilet.


Robotics.


Mission Control.


Shuttle main engine.


Mars mini rovers.


LEM.


Galileo quote.


Shuttle bay.


Cockpit.


Early ejection seat.


Skylab shower.


Weightless.


Lunar drilling.


Apollo interior.


LEM controls.


Star Trek shuttle.


Crew portraits.


Spacesuit.


Building.



I somehow "forgot" to see the rockets....

[SpecialK]

Lone Star flight museum, Galveston.


Waddy's Wagon nose art.


B-17G.


Aichi Val replica.


Me-262.


AT-17.


DC-3A.


Mig-17 Fresco.




Renegade Spirit built and owned by NASA flight director Gene Kranz.


Curtis A-1 Triad.


Nose art examples.


Dodge radio command car.


Scout 3.


USS Hornet model.


B-24 Lady Be Good model. On its first mission in WWII, the bomber flew past its home base and crashed about 450 miles later in the Libyan desert. It was found in 1958. The remains of of 8 of 9 crewmen were found over the next few years.


Aviation paintings.

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[SpecialK]

Along Seawall Blvd in Galveston.



Railroad museum.

[SpecialK]

Still at the train museum.

[Dan Rentea]

Canon 6D, 70-200mm f4L IS USM @ f4.5, 1/100, ISO5000 and No flash


Canon 6D, 70-200mm f4L IS USM @ f5, 1/80, ISO2500 and No flash


Canon 6D, 70-200mm f4L IS USM @ f5, 1/60, ISO2500 and No flash

[SpecialK]

Still in Galveston.



Drilling rig repairs.


Ocean Star jack-up drilling rig museum .

[SpecialK]

Galveston has been flooded by storms in the past. Some trees were killed, and the stumps salvaged into sculpture.

[wahee]

first is using with a CCD chip camera bodged to a Canon 200mm prime lens AKA Prime Pipe

next with Canon 1100D camera attached to 127mm F7.5 scope

[SpecialK]

Sill in Galveston, at Seawolf park on Pelican Island.

The USS Cavalla.

[SpecialK]

Next to the submarine is the USS Stewart destroyer escort.








View of fishermen.










Near the fishing pier is the bait and snack shop.




SS Selma wreck.




Seawolf park building.


In League City.