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Had just enough wind for the kite to lift the dSLR today. The wind direction was perfect to carry the camera out over Oakland Estuary so that I could capture the cranes as well as the ship. When Ben Peoples was living here, he'd catch the ferry across the estuary In Alameda to get to work. On various occasions he would let me know if there was a ship at this terminal which might possibly be captured via kitecam. But something always stood in the way. Sometimes an unused crane would be blocking the kite from achieving the proper position, other times the ship would be too far from the launching ground. Often the wind was too light or from the wrong direction to get a satisfying photograph.
It's been mostly raining or dead still around here for several weeks, which makes a satisfying KAP session in the sun that much sweeter.
Taken by a camera lofted by a kite.
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Taken by a camera lofted by a kite at Richmond Shipyard No. 3.
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The USS Hornet is an aircraft carrier that was commissioned in 1943 and played a major part in the Pacific battles of World War II, in Vietnam, and with the Apollo manned space program. It was decommissioned in 1970 and is now a National Historic Landmark and a museum. It is moored in Alameda, California at the former Naval Air Station.
The Hornet is 893 feet in length and 192 feet wide at its widest spot. The height from the waterline to the top of the mast is 190 ft. During its active service, its crew numbered between 3000 and 4000.
The San Francisco skyline can be seen across the bay in the background.
Taken by a camera lofted by a kite.
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The USS Iowa, a battleship with a rich history from World War II till 1990, was towed this week from Suisun Bay, where it was part of the mothball fleet, to the Port of Richmond.
The ship is almost 900 feet long and more than 100 feet wide. Among it's more prominent features are nine 16-inch, 50 caliber guns which are 66 feet long and could fire shells weighing more than a ton up to 24 miles.
The ship has been awarded by the US Navy to the Pacific Battleship Center. After three months of rehabilitation in Richmond, the ship will be towed to the Port of Los Angeles where it will become a permanent museum.
The wind was very light, and I was only able to fly my kite and lift the camera for a few minutes. I considered inflating the helium balloon, but we were invited onto the ship for a tour, so I chose to do that instead.
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The aircraft carrier USS Hornet, now a museum, can also be seen in this photo.
Taken by a camera lofted by a kite.
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