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La Defense office buildings in Almere, The Netherlands. By Ben van Berkel for UNStudio Architects. Shot with the Canon 24mm TS-E lens.
There was a time when this was the primary defense of our entire nation. Where the very fabric of our peace lay partially dependent upon this giant piece of metal floating in the ocean slicing through waves, and providing a landing strip for fighter jets, and helicopters. Now this defender lies at rest in the Alameda harbor as a relic of the past. An old defense that's no longer used as it's been rendered obsolete by advancements in technology.
USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier of the Essex class. Construction started in August 1942. She was originally named USS Kearsarge, but was renamed in honor of the USS Hornet (CV-8), which was lost in October 1942, becoming the eighth ship to bear the name.
Hornet was commissioned in November 1943, and after three months of training joined the U.S. forces in the Pacific War. She played a major part in the Pacific battles of World War II, and also took part in Operation Magic Carpet, returning troops back to the U.S. Following World War II, she served in the Vietnam War, and also played a part in the Apollo program, recovering astronauts as they returned from the Moon.
Hornet was finally decommissioned in 1970. She was eventually designated as both a National Historic Landmark and a California Historical Landmark, and in 1998 she opened to the public as the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, California.
On and off
The struggle, let go
On and off
Don't push the button, man just leave it alone...
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A macro view of a formation of lead pellets. The frame spans 7⁄8 - inches across.
Strobist info:
The scene is a 4-image focus stack composite. It was illuminated by two Nikon SB900 speedlights positioned at 7:30 and 3:30. They were fired in Manual mode @ 1⁄16 power through Neewer 24" x 24" soft boxes.
The SB900s were triggered by three PocketWizard Plus Xs.
Lens: Tokina AT - X M100 AF PRO D(AF 100mm f / 2.8 Macro) with 12mm + 20mm extension tubes attached.
La Défense, en région parisienne, est le premier quartier d'affaires européen par l'étendue de son parc de bureaux. Il est situé dans les Hauts-de-Seine sur les territoires de Puteaux, Courbevoie, La Garenne-Colombes et de Nanterre dans le prolongement de l'axe historique parisien qui commence au palais du Louvre et se poursuit par l'avenue des Champs-Élysées, l'Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile, et au-delà jusqu'au pont de Neuilly et l'Arche de la Défense.
The song of the red-winged blackbird is a melodic one indeed. Couple that with the occurrence of showing off the epaulets, colored so beautifully red, gold, and orange, and the sight of the RWBB is an equal match in the thrill I feel ... whether seeing or hearing them, it really doesn't matter.
Most times I witness them flying around at eye level, or standing along the rails of the boardwalks of the wetlands rookery. This particular RWBB though flew low, to the surface of the water, and landed on beautiful lily pad vegetation and began displaying a "waterfront" defense to another intruder in the area. I thought that it was a special moment when I noticed its reflection below.
Springtime during the breeding season of Florida birds is just one of the things that I will miss. :-)
Thanks for stopping by to view.
© 2017 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
This GBH caught this snake right on the side of the road as I was slowly approaching it at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge yesterday. It was trying to fight back as much as it could but in the end it was no match for the great blue heron which repositioned it and finally smashed its head in its beak.
A little series below