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The Captain's Bridge, U.S.S. Yorktown

The Captain's Bridge, U.S.S. Yorktown
"The Fighting Lady", aircraft carrier Yorktown (CV-10), was commissioned in 1943 and served the Navy in WWII and the Vietnam War. She recovered the Apollo 8 astronauts, first men to orbit the moon, in 1968.

Patriots Point Naval Museum, Mt. Pleasant SC - June 2018

Canon EOS 77D, 1/60 sec @ f/13, 17 mm, ISO 400

Oscar J. Pung

John Koepfer @PresentPleasures

Excellent history, capture and info Oscar, you did very well composing and exposing this image in what I am sure was less then ideal light and room!!

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1 June 24, 2018

- Oscar J. Pung

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Thanks John. Well, the tricky part was finding sufficient time to compose and expose in-between the armies of kids. Everyone onboard wanted to sit in the Captain's chair!

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June 24, 2018

Gord MacEachern

Love the image and the info Oscar,both expertly achieved!!

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June 25, 2018

- Oscar J. Pung

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Thank you Gord.

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June 25, 2018

- Martha R. Mazon

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