photograghing museum items

[amazona]

I struggle with the issue of how to make interesting photographs from museums that allow photography -- and hence you have a real risk of your photo looking like every other photo of the same item.

This photo is from the National Atomic Museum and is a close-up of one of the B28 thermonuclear weapons that were dropped accidentally on Spain in 1966. The conventional explosives detonated but the nuclear bombs did not explode. I'm not sure if I'm satisfied that a photo is the best way to capture the emotions aroused by this story, but I tried to share a little of the spooky feeling of getting close to the dents on the device:

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72