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MH-60 Seahawk helicopter on USS Peleliu (LHA-5), Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship, United States Navy
CH-53E Super Stallion & AV-8B Harrier II on USS Peleliu (LHA-5), Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship, United States Navy
AH-1Z Viper and CH-46 Sea Knight, USS Peleliu (LHA-5), Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship, United States Navy
The Aqua Luna Junk passed by Victoria Harbour near one of the six AV-8B Harrier Attack Plane [1] deployed by the USMC on USS Peleliu’s hanger during their recent visit in Hong Kong [2]. Across the harbour on the other side is the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) located in Wan Chai [3]. Its architecture looks like a wings in flight, and thus creates an interesting echo of forms with the plane on deck.
With its unmistakeable red sails, the Aqua Luna is a boat which is modelled after the ancient Chinese sailing vessel/ship design developed during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) [4]. The junk (ship) can be seen in many of the photos and paintings depicting Hong Kong in history, and thus became a symbol of Hong Kong. These boat rides are ranked fairly highly by travellers on different travel sites.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T17:37:32+0800
+ Dimensions: 4922 x 3281
+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 130 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°17'41" N 114°10'1" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: USMC AV-8B Harrier, USS Peleliu (LHA-5), United States Navy + HKCEC, Wanchai + Aqua Luna Junk
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01570
+ Series: Photojournalism
# Notes
1. The USS Peleliu (LHA-5) is a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy, named for the Battle of Peleliu of World War II. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Peleliu_(LHA-5)
2. The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) ground-attack aircraft. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV-8B_Harrier
3. The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, along with AsiaWorld-Expo. It is located in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Convention_and_Exhibition...
4. A junk is an ancient Chinese sailing vessel/ship design still in use today. Junks may have developed from very early bamboo rafts which had a high stern. Junks were developed during the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) and were used as seagoing vessels as early as the 2nd century AD. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_(ship)
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Aqua Luna Junk + USMC AV-8B Harrier” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01570
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MH-60 Seahawk helicopter on USS Peleliu (LHA-5), Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship, United States Navy
pictionid64329146 - catalog11lha-5.bmp - title uss peleliu lha 5 - filename11lha-5.bmp-----Please tag this image so that info can be stored with our metadata. This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.)--Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
060101-N-9866B-363 San Diego - January 1, 2006 ñ The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) displays her holiday lights during the first sunrise of the new year. Peleliu, the Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 flagship, is in its homeport of Naval Station San Diego and will deploy to the Persian Gulf in the spring. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Zack Baddorf.
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U.S. Marines and Sailors render honors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA5) while passing the USS Arizona Memorial while leaving Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 exercise July 8, 2014. RIMPAC is a U.S. Pacific Fleet-hosted biennial multinational maritime exercise designed to foster and sustain international cooperation on the security of the world?s oceans. (DOD photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Amanda Chavez, U.S. Navy/Released)
I photographed this panorama stitched using five RAW captures on the 6D while riding the Star Ferry across the Victoria Harbour, so camera shake is a bit of an issue for some of the images. But I feel that it is important to have an image which shows the complete length of the ship.
If you zoom in closer on the right hand side near the helicopters, you will see some people hanging around closed to the deck. Those people are in fact not standing on the ship but photographers lining up to photograph this boat on the entire roof of 海運大廈 Ocean Terminal [1] where the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) was docked in Hong Kong.
The rows of architecture on the left are residential development in Union Square, West Kowloon [2] featuring many gigantic “feng shui holes” whereas the architecture to the right are commercial architecture in Tsim Sha Tsui which are part of the 海港城 Harbour City shopping mall complex.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T16:27:34+0800
+ Dimensions: 8018 x 2014
+ Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/4.5
+ Focal Length: 100 mm
+ ISO: 160
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Panorama FOV: 42 degree horizontal, 22 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Rectilinear
+ GPS: 22°17'25" N 114°9'58" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: USS Peleliu (LHA-5), United States Navy at Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01133-SML.20130418.6D.01137-Pano.Rectilinear.42x22
+ Series: Photojournalism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Notes
1. Ocean Terminal (Chinese: 海運大廈) is a cruise terminal and shopping centre located on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Terminal,_Hong_Kong
2. Union Square is a commercial and residential real estate project in Hong Kong on the West Kowloon reclamation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Square_(Hong_Kong)
3. Harbour City (Chinese: 海港城) is a large shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It is part of a series of office blocks and hotels. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbour_City_(Hong_Kong)
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“海運大廈美國軍艦 USS Peleliu (LHA-5) Docked at Ocean Terminal” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / 香港全景攝影 Hong Kong Panoramic Photography / SML.20130418.6D.01133-SML.20130418.6D.01137-Pano.Rectilinear.42x22
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www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8667485483/sizes/o/ (8018 x 2014)
pictionid64329132 - catalog10lha-5.bmp - title uss peleliu lha 5 - filename10lha-5.bmp-----Please tag this image so that info can be stored with our metadata. This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.)--Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Technically speaking, this does not really need to be a panorama stitch. But I am obsessed with details, and if I use a wide angle lens to photograph this then the resulting resolution will not be as high as I want it to be. Also, what I pictured in my head is the sheer width of the ship.
And so I made my decision to photograph 10 full-resolution RAW captures at 400mm to be stitched together after the fact. At this resolution, you can clearly make out each bolt on the aircraft as well as the rain drops on the net—details which would likely be lost if a single wide angle capture was made.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T16:27:44+0800
+ Dimensions: 10280 x 3284
+ Exposure: 1/360 - 1/400 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 800 - 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ Panorama FOV: 16 degree horizontal, 10 degree vertical
+ Panoramic Projection: Rectilinear
+ GPS: 22°17'42" N 114°10'7" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: AV-8B Harrier on the USS Peleliu (LHA-5), United States Navy.
+ Workflow: Hugin 2012, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01277-SML.20130418.6D.01286-Pano.Rectilinear-16x10
+ Series: Photojournalism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“AV-8B Harrier on the USS Peleliu (LHA-5)” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / 香港全景攝影 Hong Kong Panoramic Photography / SML.20130418.6D.01277-SML.20130418.6D.01286-Pano.Rectilinear-16x10
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www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8664813045/
www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8664813045/sizes/o/ (10280 x 3284)
Someone on Flickr commented that an earlier shot of the plane + Aqua Luna Junk would look far better if I crop out the wing bits [1]. But of course they have no way in knowing that I in fact already have a shot which is even better.
For each capture that I make, I make a quick decision at the moment of capture on what it is that I wish to say. For the previous shot, it was about the wings of the plane vs the wing form of the HKCEC, so the contrast of forms is there.
For this shot, it is about the contrast of forms: the straight red sails of the boat vs the curves of the planes accented with reds.
To achieve maximum resolution which I seek, I try to assert an editorial eye at the moment of capture at different zoom length rather to resort to cropping after the fact.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T17:37:32+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/7.1
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 2000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°17'41" N 114°10'1" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: USMC AV-8B Harrier, USS Peleliu (LHA-5), United States Navy + Aqua Luna Junk
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01581
+ Series: Photojournalism, 形 Forms
# Notes
1. “Aqua Luna Junk + USMC AV-8B Harrier” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01570: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8664252713/
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“紅與紅形之別 Contrast of Forms: Red vs Red” / Aqua Luna Junk vs USMC AV-8B Harrier / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01698
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011013-N-1523C-001 .Aboard USS Peleliu (Oct. 13, 2001) Ð A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 17 from Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5) deploys from USS Peleliu (LHA 5) for routine training operations at sea. The San Diego-based amphibious assault ship Peleliu and her assigned units of the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) are deployed in support of operation "Enduring Freedom." U.S. Navy Photo by Master Chief PhotographerÕs Mate Terry Cosgrove (Released).
With a hull length of 820 ft (250 m), the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) amphibious assault ship [1] is gigantic when compared to the green and white Star Ferry [2], which is a passenger ferry service with its principal routes across Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.
# Notes
1. Wikipedia: EN: USS Peleliu (LHA-5): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Peleliu_(LHA-5)
2. Wikipedia: EN: Star Ferry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Ferry
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T18:12:37+0800
+ Dimensions: 3268 x 4902
+ Exposure: 1/100 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 100 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°17'41" N 114°10'3" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: USS Peleliu (LHA-5) + Star Ferry at Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01867
+ Series: Photojournalism
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“大巫見小巫: 美國軍艦與天星小輪 Big Daddy + Mini Me: US Assault Ship vs Star Ferry” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01867
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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 23, 2014) The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) steadies its course while in formation with ships en route for exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world’s largest multinational naval exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)
The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), foreground, steadies its course while in formation during a photo exercise June 23, 2014, in the Pacific Ocean. The Peleliu was en route to participate in the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise, a U.S. Pacific Command-hosted biennial multinational maritime exercise designed to foster and sustain international cooperation on the security of the world?s oceans. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes, U.S. Navy /Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 25, 2014) USS Peleliu (LHA 5) (left) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) steam in close formation as part of forty-two ships and submarines representing 15 international partner nations during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shannon Renfroe/Released)
A tattoo-laden US Navy officer at the crew boarding security checkpoint tried to figure out what that giant scope was pointing at him—obviously, it was my lens, which is longer than some of the machine guns employed at the military.
His colleague on the other hand was too busy fiddling with his phone to notice me. Meanwhile, the security team from Hong Kong just gave me blank stares the whole time I was photographing them.
Nice tattoos! Interesting socks also—a bit unusual for this weather. Pants are a bit too short for my taste—though I suppose it is more practical to wear pants which do not go all the way to the ground for combat purposes.
He is very far away—this is a 400mm / ISO 12800 shot.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T17:30:08+0800
+ Dimensions: 3395 x 5392
+ Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/7.1
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 12800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°17'40" N 114°9'58" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: US Navy Officer, USS Peleliu (LHA-5), United States Navy
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01444
+ Series: Photojournalism, 男 Men
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“登船保安檢查點 Crew Boarding Security Checkpoint” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01444
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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 26, 2014) - U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Sea Stallion, assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, hovers over a flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak/Released)
WHITE BEACH, Okinawa (Oct. 25, 2014) The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) arrives at White Beach, Okinawa. Peleliu is the lead ship of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (#PELARG14), commanded by Capt. Heidi Agle, and is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Patrick Dionne/Released)