Airfield Control Tower

Challenge #17 in the The sky is the limit series. Hosted by alex326.

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The subject of the picture must be the airfield control tower. It could range from the real control tower of a full scale airport to the formal control tower of a small or improvised airfield (meaning in many cases a seat, a table and a radio...).

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Announced:

Friday, 28th December, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Friday, 4th January, 2013 – Thursday, 10th January, 2013 (GMT)

Voting:

Friday, 11th January, 2013 – Thursday, 17th January, 2013 (GMT)

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Only basic post processing: crop, brightness, contrast, saturation, WB.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

No composite images please.
Provide a title and a short description, including the name of the airfield where the picture was taken.
Images with full EXIF.
Upload only pictures that you have taken.

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Pearl Harbor

by J Giraldo

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This is the actual air traffic control tower located at the decommissioned Naval air field at Ford Island, Oahu. The tower was used for both movies (Tora, Tora, Tora and Pearl Harbor) and it remains in the same physical state since the attack.

Camera:	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F707
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Submitted:	Friday, 4th January, 2013 05:27 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 24th May, 2003
Focal length:	9.7 mm
Shutter speed:	1/500 sec
Aperture:	F6.3
ISO:	100
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Galleries:	View this photo in J Giraldo's gallery

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Currently under going restoration to be part of the Pacific Air Museum. Nice photo!

Cheers,
Val

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