fishtuna: A ninety minute exposure taken from a Fleet Street rooftop during an air raid in London, on September 2, 1940. The searchlight beams on the right had picked up an enemy raider. The horizontal marks across the image are from stars and the small wiggles in them were caused by the concussions of anti-aircraft fire vibrating the camera. The German pilot released a flare, which left a streak across the top left, behind the steeple of St. Bride’s Church. (AP Photo) (via World War II: The Battle of Britain - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic)

fishtuna:

A ninety minute exposure taken from a Fleet Street rooftop during an air raid in London, on September 2, 1940.

The searchlight beams on the right had picked up an enemy raider. The horizontal marks across the image are from stars and the small wiggles in them were caused by the concussions of anti-aircraft fire vibrating the camera. The German pilot released a flare, which left a streak across the top left, behind the steeple of St. Bride’s Church. (AP Photo)


(via World War II: The Battle of Britain - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic)

(via alpha-lima-lima-papa)

Source: The Atlantic
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    Make sure you click the above link and look at the other photos, they tell an amazing story.
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    I didn’t know that stars move that far in 90 min. But then I don’t know much about stars.
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    All the photos are amazing and quite moving.
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