Machinery USS Consitituion - Close in

USS Consitituion - Close in · **1 Like**

I requested an after hours special event to photography the ship at sunset and sunrise. Here is a bit more background on this, in this other post...

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/photographic-technique/197470-plan-shoot-...ml#post2079859

**Bob Harris** · 08-31-2012, 10:51 AM

wonderfully planned out series, great light and compositions. Amazing photography from someone who lives in Tumbleweed.

stormtech · 08-31-2012, 06:12 PM

Just beautiful twilight shots!

I read your plan your shoot post also - a lot of forethought and work involved but your results were well worth it.

NewportPreacher · 08-31-2012, 06:48 PM

Very nice, all of them.

**dcmsox2004** · 08-31-2012, 06:57 PM

superlative series in tribute to this iconic warship.... brilliant compositions... dave m

**interested_observer** · 08-31-2012, 08:15 PM

Here are a couple more images. Unfortunately, on these two, if you look very closely, the wind is playing with the rigging like a set of banjo strings, and the ship has moved just a bit. Trying to stack a bracketed set of 5 does not work at all. So I went through the individual frames to find the frame that had the least amount of movement. I wanted something for my desktop wallpaper background....

On the second one, you can see the tip of the crane in the far background. A day later, the right hand side was completely filled with a large boom crane, positioned to support some maintenance on board.

The third one is one of the first shots I took right before it started getting dark, and the breeze picked up. The bow spirit has got to be a 100 feet long, it goes right over my head and keeps on going.

marcusyoung · 08-31-2012, 08:34 PM

Like the 2 nd shot to the left of the 1st series. Unique design and seems to look like the shows, Pirates of the carribean.

marcus

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**interested_observer** · 08-31-2012, 09:22 PM - **2 Likes**

This one took some work. This is shot through the security wrought iron fencing, so it was very constrained in terms of composing the shot. I used the Sigma 8-16 and wanted to try to put the ship over to the right hand side - that was a mistake since it captured all the distortion of the lens - in terms of keystoning. I corrected the perspective problem and cropped accordingly. Here is what I have left....

**Sailor** · 09-01-2012, 11:03 AM

It's hard to match these. I've visited (and photographed) Old Ironsides more than once. I never brought home anything that approached being this good. These are the best shots of the old frigate I've seen in years.

Jer

**Rondec** · 09-01-2012, 11:45 AM

This is a great series of photos! The Sigma sure shines in your hands.

loco · 09-02-2012, 11:53 AM

Beautiful light! That's a great POV and composition!

tim.anderson · 09-03-2012, 11:59 AM

Great job on these photos, I have been up there a couple of times and got a couple of really good photos of the cassin young, but a good picture of old ironsides has eluded me so far.

Tim

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08-31-2012, 08:15 PM	#6
interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,707 Original Poster	Here are a couple more images. Unfortunately, on these two, if you look very closely, the wind is playing with the rigging like a set of banjo strings, and the ship has moved just a bit. Trying to stack a bracketed set of 5 does not work at all. So I went through the individual frames to find the frame that had the least amount of movement. I wanted something for my desktop wallpaper background.... On the second one, you can see the tip of the crane in the far background. A day later, the right hand side was completely filled with a large boom crane, positioned to support some maintenance on board. The third one is one of the first shots I took right before it started getting dark, and the breeze picked up. The bow spirit has got to be a 100 feet long, it goes right over my head and keeps on going. Attached Images Last edited by interested_observer; 08-31-2012 at 08:29 PM.

08-31-2012, 09:22 PM - 2 Likes	#8
interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,707 Original Poster	This one took some work. This is shot through the security wrought iron fencing, so it was very constrained in terms of composing the shot. I used the Sigma 8-16 and wanted to try to put the ship over to the right hand side - that was a mistake since it captured all the distortion of the lens - in terms of keystoning. I corrected the perspective problem and cropped accordingly. Here is what I have left.... Attached Images

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08-31-2012, 10:51 AM	#2
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	wonderfully planned out series, great light and compositions. Amazing photography from someone who lives in Tumbleweed.

08-31-2012, 06:12 PM	#3
stormtech Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: In the boonies (NW Penna) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,744	Just beautiful twilight shots! I read your plan your shoot post also - a lot of forethought and work involved but your results were well worth it.

08-31-2012, 06:48 PM	#4
NewportPreacher Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia Photos: Gallery Posts: 150	Very nice, all of them.

08-31-2012, 06:57 PM	#5
dcmsox2004 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rhode island Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,522	superlative series in tribute to this iconic warship.... brilliant compositions... dave m

08-31-2012, 08:34 PM	#7
marcusyoung Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: singapore Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,123	Like the 2 nd shot to the left of the 1st series. Unique design and seems to look like the shows, Pirates of the carribean. marcus m

09-01-2012, 11:03 AM	#9
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,203	It's hard to match these. I've visited (and photographed) Old Ironsides more than once. I never brought home anything that approached being this good. These are the best shots of the old frigate I've seen in years. Jer

09-01-2012, 11:45 AM	#10
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,663	This is a great series of photos! The Sigma sure shines in your hands.

09-02-2012, 11:53 AM	#11
loco Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,846	Beautiful light! That's a great POV and composition!

09-03-2012, 11:59 AM	#12
tim.anderson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Boston, MA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 295	Great job on these photos, I have been up there a couple of times and got a couple of really good photos of the cassin young, but a good picture of old ironsides has eluded me so far. Tim