San Diego, USS Midway

Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
edited June 17, 2008 in Journeys
U.S.S. Midway was the longest serving aircraft carrier for the US Navy. Recently decommissioned and at San Diego, it is open to the public and has aircrafts on it's flight deck.
1. F4 Phantom on deck, ready for take off with San Diego in the background.
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2. Looking out from above.
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3. Not sure which plane this is.
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4. Business end of a beast.
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5. Love the face of this one. Looks like a dead clown.
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6. I think this is a port side light from an A4.
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7. Ah, don't remember the model of this one either.
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    Some very interesting shots of the aircraft carrier museum. I took my son there about 2 years ago and got some similar stuff.

    Doesn't look like you had too many people to deal with- was it dead or did you clone them out?
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  • TommyboyTommyboy Registered Users Posts: 590 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    Tee Why wrote:
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    These are all great shots, but I LOVE this one. Nice.
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    Tommyboy wrote:
    These are all great shots, but I LOVE this one. Nice.
    Hey thanks, I think it reminds me of a basking shark or something like that.
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    anwmn1 wrote:
    Some very interesting shots of the aircraft carrier museum. I took my son there about 2 years ago and got some similar stuff.

    Doesn't look like you had too many people to deal with- was it dead or did you clone them out?
    Hi, it wasn't too crowded but I just waited for people to leave my composition and took the shots. Most shots, after I composed, I had to wait for the people to move out of my shots.
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  • DJ-S1DJ-S1 Registered Users Posts: 2,303 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    Great stuff! thumb.gif I like the different angles used, not you run of the mill shots.

    3 and 7 look like an A-7 Corsair, but I could be mistaken.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited December 26, 2007
    Tommyboy wrote:
    These are all great shots, but I LOVE this one. Nice.
    The A4 is an awesome aircraft and this is a cool shot.

    Might be worth a trip to SD just to see the Midway. Thanks for sharing these
    shots.
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  • swintonphotoswintonphoto Registered Users Posts: 1,664 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    I agree with Tommyboy - #3 is great!
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2007
    ian408 wrote:
    The A4 is an awesome aircraft and this is a cool shot.

    Might be worth a trip to SD just to see the Midway. Thanks for sharing these
    shots.

    If you can, SD is a nice place to visit and shoot, there is the San Diego Zoo and a Wild Animal Park if you like animals, USS Midway for ships and such, an old town area, and Balboa Park with nice buildings and museums.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited December 26, 2007
    Tee Why wrote:
    If you can, SD is a nice place to visit and shoot, there is the San Diego Zoo and a Wild Animal Park if you like animals, USS Midway for ships and such, an old town area, and Balboa Park with nice buildings and museums.
    You bet. I lived on Coronado for 3 months in 1995 during the America's
    Cup. Outstanding city. I've been back too as the company I work for now
    has an office there thumb.gif
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  • javierplumeyjavierplumey Registered Users Posts: 131 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2007
    They're all great but my favorite is the first one. I love the way the paint just leads you right to that great scene of the city and the jet.
  • jnealjneal Registered Users Posts: 14 Big grins
    edited December 28, 2007
    I miss SD :( I was stationed there about 20 years ago.

    those are great shots and yes the two unknowns are A7's.

    Similar to A6's you can tell the diff as the A6's have 2 intakes and the A7's have 1 biiiig mouth.
  • AugieAugie Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited December 29, 2007
    The aircraft you cant remember are an A7 Corsair and a Chance Vought F8 Crusader. You can tell the difference because the F8 has a wing that will lift from the fuselage.

    Nice pics for the Midway BTW
  • rpcrowerpcrowe Registered Users Posts: 733 Major grins
    edited January 4, 2008
    Nice Images
    The Midway Museum is awesome but, is not the easiest place to photograph. You did a fine job in isolating portions of aircraft.
  • fire1035fire1035 Registered Users Posts: 208 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2008
    Sorry to dredge this one up again, but those are both the F8. The A7 has a different shaped (wider, about the width of the fuselage) intake as well as a more rounded nose.

    Awesome set BTW, we will be in SD for 12 days at the end of August and I cannot wait to get out there again.

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  • JavaLoverJavaLover Registered Users Posts: 306 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2008
    Very nice. I was just there with my kids. I haven't had a chance to upload the photos yet. Hope some of mine are worthy. ;)
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  • ShimaShima Registered Users Posts: 2,547 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    These are all so great, I was starting to make a list of my favorites in my head, except they were all favorites as I kept scrolling. I love the angles, depth of field, and colors you got. They all really pop.
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  • Ed911Ed911 Registered Users Posts: 1,306 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    Midway
    We have a battleship not to far from where I live. I was there on business with my wife a couple of months ago, but didn't get to shoot the ship. Your shots have me wanting to go back and photograph it.

    Great shots...I like your perspective.
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