Z50 and the National Military Vehicles Museum (warning 12 images)

[Terri French]

Bill (bsinc1962) posted a thread about the National Military Vehicles Museum in Dubois, Wyoming. I knew that Greg and I would love to visit that museum after seeing Bill's wonderful photos. A few days ago we were camping a couple of hours from Dubois and decided to make a day trip to see the museum. It was definitely worth the trip. We loved it so much. I was so surprised at how emotional I was at seeing all these items that I had seen in movies all my life. I came away with a much greater appreciation for the sacrifices so many have made and at the same time horrified at the realities of war. I wondered how many lives were lost at the hand of these machines.

I just bought a Z50 right before the trip and decided to try it out at the museum. I put on my 35 f1.8 DX lens with the FTZ. The lighting was low and I kept it wide open with the ISO turned up. The lens was a little too long for the close quarters, but I tried to capture some details. It was a fun place to take such a small, lightweight camera. It didn't interfere with my ability to enjoy what I was seeing and learning at the museum.

Thank you, Bill, for informing us about this awe inspiring museum!!

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[Butlerkid]

WOW! Terri, you did a fantastic job capturing these images. Excellent compositions and the clarity and sharpness are impressive! Thanks so much for sharing!

 

[JeeperDon]

Great photos! It also reminded me that I live 2 miles from the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, which just reopened this month at 25% capacity. Short road trip coming up.

 

[Terri French]

WOW! Terri, you did a fantastic job capturing these images. Excellent compositions and the clarity and sharpness are impressive! Thanks so much for sharing!

Thank you, Karen. That little Z50 is impressive!! Glad you liked these. I hope you get to see the museum sometime.

 

[Terri French]

Great photos! It also reminded me that I live 2 miles from the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, which just reopened this month at 25% capacity. Short road trip coming up.

You should go for sure!! Greg would love that museum. He works as a civilian employee for the Nuclear Navy.

 

[Butlerkid]

Thank you, Karen. That little Z50 is impressive!! Glad you liked these. I hope you get to see the museum sometime.

I'm adding that museum to our list of places to visit. My husband is a 20 year retired Army guy and I worked for 31 years for a very large defense contractor that made a lot of the machinery.

 

[Terri French]

I'm adding that museum to our list of places to visit. My husband is a 20 year retired Army guy and I worked for 31 years for a very large defense contractor that made a lot of the machinery.

The scenery around Dubois is beautiful as well. We will be going back to explore more of the area!

 

[Hylander]

Outstanding and interesting photos.

No Dusenhalf?

 

[Palouse]

Fabulous. I love these types of museums—I still get teary-eyed when I think about the truly amazing ones we saw in Belgium.

 

[Terri French]

Outstanding and interesting photos.

No Dusenhalf?

My husband said that there was. There was an entire area of transport trucks.

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[Terri French]

Fabulous. I love these types of museums—I still get teary-eyed when I think about the truly amazing ones we saw in Belgium.

I felt the same way here!! Lucky you to see them in Belgium.

 

[PhilM_TX]

Exceptionally well captured, Terri.
These images cetainly tell a story. If only the vehicles could speak....

 

[Terri French]

Exceptionally well captured, Terri.
These images cetainly tell a story. If only the vehicles could speak....

Thank you, Phil. The museum really did a great job of displaying the vehicles with all the miscellaneous gear and mannequins to represent the soldiers. It told a very emotional story.

 

[bsinc1962]

Nicely done Terri. Glad you enjoyed it and hopefully we can meet up next time you're in the area.

 

[Terri French]

Nicely done Terri. Glad you enjoyed it and hopefully we can meet up next time you're in the area.

That would be fun!

 

[Pa]

Well done, Terri. Looks like you got that Z50 dialed in very quickly.

 

[Terri French]

Well done, Terri. Looks like you got that Z50 dialed in very quickly.

Thanks, Jim. It's not much different than the Z6. I like it very much.

 

[VoxPixel]

Hello Terri, Love your photos.
And the one with the sign for Bastogne and Wiltz attract my attention, As I lives near Bastogne (20 kms) and not too far from Grand Duchy of Luxembourg where Wiltz is.
And the museum seems to be like the one in the Mardasson in Bastogne.

 

[Terri French]

Hello Terri, Love your photos.
And the one with the sign for Bastogne and Wiltz attract my attention, As I lives near Bastogne (20 kms) and not too far from Grand Duchy of Luxembourg where Wiltz is.
And the museum seems to be like the one in the Mardasson in Bastogne.

Thank you, Voxpixel!

 

[greyflash]

Great series Terri. Having spent 10 years in the military during the Korean and Vietnam era these are all very real to me. Thanks for sharing your visit to this museum.