Underwater Archeology by bmac62
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Description
During the years 1942-1945, the US Navy trained pilots destined for duty on aircraft carriers on two converted cruise ships in Lake Michigan.
During carrier qualification (eight takeoffs and landings) for each pilot, numerous aircraft were lost in accidents. The National Naval Aircraft Museum at Pensacola, Florida began recovery of some of these historic planes in 1989. Some have been returned to like new condition. Several have been left in the same condition in which they were found.
The photo above was taken in a very dimly lit display of dappled light to simulate conditions at the bottom of Lake Michigan. Great fun for me to experiment with photography in extreme low-light conditions.
Comments (25)
Wow! you did a great job with it too.
Superb capture Bill. God bless.
in a museum, not in situ then - could have fooled me
fabulous capture and interesting narrative
Beautiful result of this experiment, Bill :)
Wow! Great capture, especially of the wavey rainbow lighting effects. It must have been a challenge to get this exposure just right, super camera or no super camera. I wonder - is that a fish net that's gotten caught in the plane, or is it the landing safety net that's been carried away? Keep up the good work! I love the contrasting surprises you come up with. Tomorrow...? :-)
It makes a really exciting photo!
Andrea said it Bill - this looks quite good.
Very interesting image!!
Excellent job, both by you and the museum! From the prop blades & hub, I'd guess this is an F4F Wildcat (or possibly one of the later FM-1 or FM-2 variants). Training was done using two paddle-wheel aircraft carriers, USS Wolverine and USS Sable (I think that was the name). The only paddle-wheel carriers ever.
Stunning shot, Bill! Amazing detail and lighting. Well done.
this is wonderful
Great looking image, Bill!
Looks like your experiment was successful, Bill! When I first saw this, I thought you'd taken up scuba diving! Great capture!
Nifty shot mate, I like how they have emulated the lighting of the lake.
AMAZING WORK
Nicely done, hon! I bet you were happy with your own camera that day, huh? :P This is really outstanding photography of a totally cool display.
I kept wondering: how did he get underwater to take this shot. Now I know---it's VERY cool!!
Very interesting photo and bit of history....
Wow, it must have been expensive if they lost that many planes; you did a masterful job here in your "underwater" lighting, I'm very impressed!
Stunning! An outstanding disply.. I can't say much more Bill,, I AM impressed! This has always been a place I would love to have visited.. Looking forward to more mate! Rob
Well, when you shoot in museums and museum-like spaces, you just shine. I realize the dappled effect is part of the display, but you caught it with lots of dark and very subtle expressive light, and given your high ISO, one has to say you handled the low light beautifully...it feels natural, underwater, and crisp and clear. And the surrounding blacks are rich, and the shot is cropped to make it look like a big pile on the lake floor. Very sensitively done. You handle museum-like shots beautifully, Bill.
I agree with CarolusB :)
Great shot and great info Bill. I am sure your camera came in handy. I don't think I could have captured this shot with my little pocket camera!
I didn't even try to photograph this hall at the museum when I visited there. What a great shot of the Wildcat. The Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola NAS is a must see for any airplane or Navy buff!