Aboard the USS George Washington with Leica M9

[FBA]

Was invited to visit the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS George Washington over the weekend. It was a freakishly hot day but managed to get some decent shots with my Leica M9 and Konica M Hexanon 35mm F2.0.

 

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[magicianhisoka]

As a former navy kia, must have been quite fun to roam around the ship.

Lovely rendering from the hexanon too

 

[ed9119]

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it must have been one great experience !! More images please !

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[FBA]

As a former navy kia, must have been quite fun to roam around the ship.

Lovely rendering from the hexanon too

Glad you like the shots. The trip was fun, though a bit short. The ship was docked at Changi Naval Base and the whole tour lasted about 1hour 45mins -- and we didn't get to the enter the living quarters. Only places we ventured to were the hangar, flight deck and the bridge. I counted more than 20 F-18 Hornets on the flight deck.

Most of the outdoor shots were at F8. Indoors, I had to go wide open at F2 as there was a lack of light, especially in the hangar area. Interestingly, the ship has its own Facebook fan page.

Cheers
Fari

 

[NazgulKing]

Nice pictures. Wished that I could tour the ship too. I'm rather surprised to see USN crew wearing fatigues though. I wonder if they were US Marines rather.

 

[magicianhisoka]

It is docked near my old station that is why I'm extra jealous you got the chance to go onboard

Glad you like the shots. The trip was fun, though a bit short. The ship was docked at Changi Naval Base and the whole tour lasted about 1hour 45mins -- and we didn't get to the enter the living quarters. Only places we ventured to were the hangar, flight deck and the bridge. I counted more than 20 F-18 Hornets on the flight deck.

Most of the outdoor shots were at F8. Indoors, I had to go wide open at F2 as there was a lack of light, especially in the hangar area. Interestingly, the ship has its own Facebook fan page.

Cheers
Fari

 

[FBA]

The guy in the first photo--he's an aviator and he was our guide for the entire tour. I asked him about some flags aboard the carrier and he replied: "Oh, those are nautical flags. I have no idea what they mean because I'm an aviator!". Lol! Nice guy though.

I'm clueless about the others in the photos but their service tag seems to identify them as U.S. Navy personnel.

 

[knight84]

Flags are used as a form of communication in case a ship has a total powerfailure.

Differnt colors indicate different things from no power , we have lost control
Get out of out way etc.

 

[magicianhisoka]

Nothing to do with the photos per se, but if people are keen on finding out more about nautical flags and their meanings, mosey onto here :

MarineWaypoints.com - Nautical Flags and their meanings