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[Carruthers]

This aggressive falcon in South Bay, Los Angeles, didn't enjoy model plane enthusiasts getting too close to her nest - taking down their gliders in mid-air.
The peregrine attacked at least two planes which fell to the ground.

I'm inclined to take the side of the Peregrine on this one.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Hey, that's Species-ist.

Pretty impressive picture though.

[Carruthers]

I'm not best placed to offer an analysis of the artistic qualities of this painting, but the sheer size of it will always turn heads.

It's just a shade under 18' x 25'




How on Earth do you even start a work that size?

The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, September 1782

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Carruthers

I'm not best placed to offer an analysis of the artistic qualities of this painting...

Hey, it was painted by an American, it must be "exceptional".

...but the sheer size of it will always turn heads. It's just a shade under 18' x 25'

Yeah, how in hell did they handle it, move it around England, to Gibraltar and back, conserve it for 200 years? Roll it up? Don't oil painting get brittle and crack?

[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Yeah, how in hell did they handle it, move it around England, to Gibraltar and back, conserve it for 200 years? Roll it up? Don't oil painting get brittle and crack?

Probably best not to attempt to move it on a windy day

[xoxoxoBruce]

Unless they absolutely, positively, had to get there overnight.