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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 115712" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>I took this image of Shawna several years ago in one of the many cannon emplacements at FT Pickens at the western tip of our Pensacola Beach barrier island. It is a very old fort, built in the 1830's and was actually active all the way through WWII protecting our port from German U-boats. They actually sank one in 1943 and the bodies of 5 of the German sailors washed ashore and were buried just off the Fort's boundaries. It has been said it is haunted but I have yet to see any spooks in the 23 years I have been going there! It remained in yankee hands all 4 years of the War of Northern Aggression.</p><p></p><p>This particular summer day was overcast and the light in the emplacement was rather dim. I was shooting T-Max 100 with my F2S and 85mm f/1.4 AIS Nikkor and, admittedly poor planning on my part, I did not have a tripod. I did, however, have a monopod in the car so I grabbed it. The exposure was around 1/2 second @ f/4 metered with a spot meter. I took several frames so I hopefully got one that was acceptably sharp. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i1338.photobucket.com/albums/o690/photodotnet/ShawnaArches_zps3c0a9682.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STM, post: 115712, member: 12827"] I took this image of Shawna several years ago in one of the many cannon emplacements at FT Pickens at the western tip of our Pensacola Beach barrier island. It is a very old fort, built in the 1830's and was actually active all the way through WWII protecting our port from German U-boats. They actually sank one in 1943 and the bodies of 5 of the German sailors washed ashore and were buried just off the Fort's boundaries. It has been said it is haunted but I have yet to see any spooks in the 23 years I have been going there! It remained in yankee hands all 4 years of the War of Northern Aggression. This particular summer day was overcast and the light in the emplacement was rather dim. I was shooting T-Max 100 with my F2S and 85mm f/1.4 AIS Nikkor and, admittedly poor planning on my part, I did not have a tripod. I did, however, have a monopod in the car so I grabbed it. The exposure was around 1/2 second @ f/4 metered with a spot meter. I took several frames so I hopefully got one that was acceptably sharp. [IMG]http://i1338.photobucket.com/albums/o690/photodotnet/ShawnaArches_zps3c0a9682.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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