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Docked at the New York City Pier 88 in Manhattan, the refurbished Pier 88 which usually serves luxury liners is the grey hulled USS New York LPD-21 almost dead center in this image which was here in New York from November 6th through the 12th 2015 to celebrate Veteran’s Week in New York City. Along with USS New York, it’s crew here in the big apple were the current Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Commander of Expeditionary Strike Group Two Rear Admiral Rick Snyder to join in America’s Parade which has been held every year in New York City since 1919 and is presented by United War Veterans Council. Many other Veteran Celebratory activities were carried out in the city with 100’s of sailors, both the crew of the USS New York and the local Navy personnel from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Rear Admiral Snyder said, “It’s an honor to bring USS New York back to its namesake in celebration of our Veterans, Veterans have been a pivotal part of forging this great nation and it is fitting that today’s active duty Sailors and Marines have the opportunity to pay tribute, through not only their service, but also their personal thanks.” Security was substantial, the blue streak to the south of the USS New York is one of two New York City Police Harbor Patrols which were constantly patrolling the ships perimeter.
The USS New York LPD-21 a USS San Antonio Class amphibious transport dock vessel, whose 7.5 metric ton bow stem is forged from the steel of the World Trade Center, fabricated in Avondale Louisiana by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS). New York Governor George Pataki worked ardently in the acquisition of the WTC steel and it’s delivery to Amite Foundry and Machine in Amite Louisiana as a gift of the citizens of New York to the United States Navy. In a ceremony held on the deck of the USS Intrepid adjacent to where the USS New York is docked now in on September 7, 2002, then Secretary of Navy Gordon England declared that USS New York would be the name of the fifth San Antonio Class Ship at which then New York Governor Pataki was in attendance. In the midst of the vessel’s construction in 2005, the State of Louisiana was rocked by the devastating Hurricane Katrina which halted building. Remarkably there was little or no damage to the ship and its work area, and the construction forged ahead weeks after as New Orleans and the Louisiana coast struggled to recover from the devastating storm.
The USS New York LPD-21 was commissioned into service as part of the United States Naval Forces about 6 years ago, November 9th 2009 2948 days after the events of September 11 2001 right here in Manhattan, New York, at this very pier, Pier 88. I posted a black and white image of the USS New York LPD-21 that I captured on November 11th 2009 at Pier 88 while I was bicycling the Hudson River bikeway click on this link to see the bow forged of WTC steel [ flic.kr/p/dttqom ]. Many question the presence of a strong military, but just seeing the horrific and tragic events in Paris last night on November 13th just brings to light the importance of a strong military to combat those who would do us harm.
This RAW image was captured mild fall evening from Hamilton Park Weehawken New Jersey using a Olympus E-5 manual bulb exposure using the stop watch on my IPhone to keep time with a Olympus Zuiko 70-300MM F4.0-5.6 lens on a Slik 340DX tripod processed in Adobe Lightroom.
My intention was to get a long exposure image of the foutain right across the street from the Mariott Hotel and I came away with some interesting variations of light in this part of the city. Street lights, hotel rooms, blue hour light against exterior buildings...
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Seattle's skyline reflected in Elliott Bay: I waited for the ferries to stop running on an almost windless night, and got lucky because no large watercraft had come into port. When the tide was at equilibrium the surface of Elliott Bay turned as close to glass as it was gonna get....that night, anyway.
Utilizing a three-mile long controlled siding to stay clear of the mainline, Nebraska Central's train for Grand Island is ready to depart for Grand Island with a paltry six car train this day.
In 974, eskinivvach had its first documentary mention. This name stems from an old Germanic language and means “Settlement near the ash trees at the water”. This origin is noteworthy for showing that the town arose before Franks overran the area, which was some time between 500 and 700. As far back as Merovingian times, a Frankish royal court arose here, which kept watch as a border defence over the ford (crossing) on the Werra leading into Thuringia, and which still stood in the 10th and 11th centuries. At this time, Saint Denis was still the foremost saint, having been the Merovingians’ main saint, to whom the church in the Old Town is consecrated.
The first documentary mention is found in a document from Emperor Otto II, in which he bequeathed the royal court and the settlement to his wife Theophanu. Their daughter Sophia founded on the Cyriakusberg about 1000 a canonical foundation for women (in which women did not take vows, but nonetheless lived in a conventlike environment) consecrated to Saint Cyriacus, which existed until the introduction of the Reformation into Hesse in 1527. All that is left of it now, though, is the Karlsturm (tower). Market rights were granted about 1188, and town rights followed by 1249. It was in this time that the groundwork was laid for the cloth- and leathermaking that flourished on into modern times.
Beginning in 1264, as a result of the Thuringian-Hessian War of Succession, Eschwege belonged, under Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse, to Hesse. On 12 May 1292, he offered King Adolf of Germany the town of Eschwege as an Imperial fief and was given it straight back along with the Imperial castle Boyneburg as an hereditary Imperial fief, thereby raising Henry to Imperial Prince, greatly strengthening his power in Hesse.
In 1385, Landgrave Balthasar of Thuringia moved to town and in 1386 he built a castle. In 1433, the town passed back to the Landgraviate of Hesse. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel expanded the castle into a palatial residence. From 1627 to 1632, this was Maurice’s “old man’s seat” after he had abdicated, and from 1632 to 1655, Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Eschwege, a sideline in the so-called Rotenburger Quart of the house of Hesse-Kassel, was resident here, although he did not actually live in the town until some time after 1646. In the Thirty Years' War, Eschwege was sacked and widely laid waste by fire in 1637 by Imperial Croats under General Johann von Götzen. After Frederick’s death in 1655, his (part-)landgraviate passed to his brother Ernst of Hesse-Rheinfels. After 1731, his grandson, Christian of Hesse-Wanfried transferred the residence of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Wanfried to Eschwege. After the Hesse-Wanfried male line died out in 1755, the landgraviate passed to the Hesse-Rotenburg line. Once their male line also died out in 1834, the whole Quart passed back to the main house of Hesse-Kassel.
The town acquired in 1875 a railway link when the line from Bebra to Eschwege was built. Niederhone station (as of 1938, Eschwege-West) was the junction of two lines, the Cannons railway and the Bebra–Göttingen line.
After the Second World War ended in 1945, Eschwege belonged to the United States Zone of Occupation. The US military administration set up a displaced persons camp to lodge Jewish citizens. This camp, in which up to 3,300 people lived at times, was dissolved in 1949.
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This was taken from the third deck of the building it is very interesting how it is laid out there is so much space my one tip is if you are going to NY forget about going to the top of the Empire state building and go up the rock instead as the views are better and you don't have to wait for hours to get up to the top.
I took that image at the Potsdammer Platz in Berlin which is pretty much the city center of Berlin. This area was totally new rebuilt after the tear down of the Berlin Wall, which has been just about behind those signal lights you can see. It is hard to imaginge if you have not seen it back than. I haven't and just know that modern Berlin, which has great architectural places. But you also can see a lot of old architecture from the times before 1989 and you can see a lot of differences in western and eastern Berlin.
Well, have a great weekend, folks!
When you're in the city extremely early for a Doctors appointment...you take what you can get, through a window with your cell phone.
Brisbane, the ugly city as described by Alain De Botton. I think we can make up our own minds about that...
This was taken from a boat touring around Manhattan, but I can't find the name of this beautiful deserted factory on Google Earth... I will appreciate if someone can contribute more information on it.
Thank you in advance
Telok Blangah, Singapore.
February, 2013.
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The Chicago skyline on a cold Winter's night. My toes were sufficiently frozen by the time I was done.
Vancouver city Twilight.
Taken with the Canon 5dsr and 70-200mm f4 IS.
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