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Published: 2006-02-16 16:12:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 2695; Favourites: 56; Downloads: 270
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The new Stratospheric Blackbird SR-72 took off into the stratosphere, never to be seen again. They wondered why they'd built it..........................
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Hmm, organic machinery again. Interesting that the city far below looks much less personal than the bird, perhaps it's happier up there. Great job, as always.
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I got the idea flying from Sydney to London. And yes, Cities of Gold; man I haven't seen that in ages, it's probably not at all what I remember.
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Yeah, I remember it having a sort of magic about it. Watching it now would probably completely ruin it.
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love the artist's comment. also i really think it looks great as a smaller image, and for some reason looses a lot of its greatness when in full-view mode. just imo.
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very interesting work, I love ur originality, keep it up
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I really like the thoughtful, lonely mood you created.
It makes me think if it's possible that the day we manage to create an absolute artificial intelligence might bring a great change. Not necessarily like in terminator, that machines will try to kill us, but maybe they will form their own oppinion on humanity, and chose to leave us... just like this one.
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Wow, you actually figured out what it's about. Thanks for the thoughts.
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Sometimes my head does work the way I'd like it to. Do NOT get used to that!
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i think it is based on the US stealth jet the blackbird: [link]
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The SR-71 Blackbirds are no longer in service. It sucks. The were the coolest jets. They keep a few in hangers in case they ever need them. I know cuz of my job.
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I do like the title ans description. They compliment the art quite well.
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I very like the idea of a parallel between the plane and a bird 
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Just words that popped into my mind: Warm, elegant, and aloof.
The dotted line effect is very Erte, at first, but the cleverness of using it for definition of form, physical details of lights on the figure and city, and the stars altogether make it very unified in a natural way. The more I look at it the more I like it. Simply, unartistically put, I think it's very lovely.
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Even if it was so inartistically put, thank you for such a thoughtful comment.
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very warm,yet classic,and mystic.That is what I think of your piture.And the little story fits so well with it. very wonderful.
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Elegant. Once again, the Blackbird development team was decades ahead of its time.
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