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12-MAY-2014

May 12

Navy Town

In the foreground the port elevator of the Aircraft Carrier USS Midway (now a museum) with an A4 Crusader Navy Aircraft on it.
In the background the Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the new littoral combat ship USS Coronado.
The two ships are berthed in front of Naval Air Station North Island.
On the left Tuna Harbor Park with the Unconditional Surrender Statue, popularly known as the Kiss Statue.
The park also has a memorial for the USS San Diego, a World War II light cruiser that is the second most decorated ship in U.S. History.
The cruiser engaged the enemy on 34 different occasions and cruised 300,000 miles (480,000 km) in the Pacific without losing a man.

Nikon D700 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
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Don Mottershead14-May-2014 06:42
Interesting stuff.
LynnH14-May-2014 01:40
That's an awesome Pov. Really gives us some scale. V
Simon Chandler13-May-2014 20:57
What an excellent composition with lots of interesting contents and great information about them. v
Tom LeRoy13-May-2014 12:58
Excellent detailed shot and info, Walter. The Navy is in good hands here. V
Colin Storey13-May-2014 10:07
Very well composed and very interesting image. v
Gerard Koehl13-May-2014 06:58
Superbe prise. V
Brian McAllister13-May-2014 04:21
This is awesome! Love it. V
Bryan Murahashi13-May-2014 04:15
Great perspective for these two giant ships. V
Fong Lam13-May-2014 04:11
Interesting to have a Carrier converted to a museum....
and nice to see the Kiss Statue even though it's small in the distance..V
joseantonio13-May-2014 04:08
A very nice POV for this composition.V.
woody3413-May-2014 01:40
Wonderful capture and presentation.Thanks for the interesting background information.V
Frank Brault13-May-2014 00:34
A fabulous capture and composition. V
Jim Coffman12-May-2014 22:20
It is pretty obvious this isn't a cruise ship.. :))
Nice capture,Walter..
Neil Marcus12-May-2014 22:16
I remember seeing Midway Class carriers in the Mediterranean in the mid 50's. I enjoy your detailed descriptions.
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