Final Port

Uploaded: March 02, 2012 08:15:17

Description

SS United States is a luxury passenger liner built in 1952 for the United States Lines designed to capture the trans-Atlantic speed record.
Built at a cost of $78 million,[6] the ship is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the U.S., the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction. Since 1996 she has been docked at Pier 82 on the Delaware River in Philadelphia.



Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 55.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS REBEL T2i

Comments

Dayna Cain level-classic March 02, 2012

Awesome image John! #1446940

Robert R. Goodman March 02, 2012

Hi John,That is a awesome capture my friend.I have read a lot about this ship!!!! #10018060

Nikki McDonald level-classic March 02, 2012

Very nice treatment of this excellent and interesting capture, John. #10018364

Michelle Alton March 02, 2012

Looks like an old English oil painting, John. Beautiful. I must get myself to Pier 82. #10018450

Mary Timman March 02, 2012

Beautifully made. This would make for a wonderful museum. #10018521

Lucy Abrao level-classic March 02, 2012

Nice treatment, John.
Lucy #10018646

Carol Eade level-addict March 03, 2012

Beautiful work of art! #10019617

Linda A. Braddock March 04, 2012

Beautiful, John - love the Textures! #10021324

Lyn Darlington March 09, 2012

Lovely work! The textures are perfect! #10031160

Mike F. Anderson March 10, 2012

Texture, Texture, Texture - Love it! #10032129

Mike F. Anderson March 10, 2012

Texture, Texture, Texture - Love it! #10032134

Debbie Bray March 11, 2012

What a fabulous canvas, John! Outstanding work!! #10033581

Julianne Bradford March 12, 2012

Great treatment for this historic liner John #10034654

Laura E. Swan level-classic March 16, 2012

Very beautiful treatment on this image of a legendary ship. I really like your work, John! It's very diverse and often edgy!!! Cool!!!

-Laura :D #10040727

Danny B. Head March 19, 2012

They treatment fits the subject so very well! Beautifully done! #10044647

Wm Nosal April 04, 2012

Beautiful Image, John!
Love It! #10075394

Peggy Pfister level-classic May 01, 2012

Love this, John! Congratulations on the finalist! #10116895

JO ANN CLEVELAND May 01, 2012


Congratulations on your wonderful finalist John!

jo ann c. #10117048

Lyn Darlington May 01, 2012

Congrats on your finalist! #10117161

Laura E. Swan level-classic May 01, 2012

Congratulations Pictures, Images and Photos

ON YOUR FINALIST!!!

I so admire your work John. This is a terrific piece of artwork.

-Laura :D #10117231

Karen E. Michaels level-deluxe May 02, 2012

I've never seen that pier look better. #10117819

Mary Timman May 02, 2012

Awesome. Congratulations on your great finalist! #10117921

Debbie Bray May 02, 2012

This is a beauty John, a fave right from the beginning! Hope you do real well with it!! #10117939

Wm Nosal May 02, 2012

Congratulations, John! #10117960

Danny B. Head May 02, 2012

So cool! Congrats! #10118034

Linda L. Ruiz May 02, 2012

Going right into my favs. Huge congrats. #10118247

Lorna Shutter May 02, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS on your 2 Finalist Awards this month, John!!!!! Love the treatment you used on both!!! Beautiful work!!! WTG!!! :)
Photobucket #10118367

Carla Capra Anderson May 02, 2012

Beautiful texture image. Congratulations. #10118472

Dayna Cain level-classic May 02, 2012

No surprise to me that this was chosen as a finalist. It's excellent work and now on to gold! #10118577

Gina Cormier May 02, 2012

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats on this stunning image!! #10119058

Lucy Abrao level-classic May 02, 2012

So deserving, John. Congratulations! Good luck at the next level.
Lucy #10119213

Jessica Jenney May 02, 2012

Congratulations again on another fabulous finalist, John! #10119349

Patti Coblentz May 03, 2012

Fabulous work, John...congratulations on your finalist! #10120722

Carol Eade level-addict May 03, 2012

Gorgeous, congratulations on your finalist! #10121573

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic May 04, 2012

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving FINALIST! 8o) #10122658

R. J. Laudenbacher level-classic May 04, 2012

Congrats on this wonderful Finalists, John. I would be hard pressed to decided between your two finalist for the top stop. #10123398

Amanda J. Tanner level-classic May 06, 2012

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist John! #10126459

Merna L. Nobile May 06, 2012

Well here we are, through thick and thin. It is a joy to be able to be supportive and to congratulate each other for another month of magnificent photographs during May, 2012. I send all of you my very best, Merna Nobile #10126606

Robert Engelbart level-classic July 09, 2016

Love the look John! Nice job. #11493747

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