On Deck The top deck of the Foxtrot class Soviet submarine Podvodnaya Lodka B-427 Scorpion, berthed at Long Beach, CA.
Sub Sail The hull sail of the Foxtrot class Soviet submarine Podvodnaya Lodka B-427 Scorpion, berthed at Long Beach, CA.
Kinetic Killer A replica of a Homing Overlay Experiment (HOE), a kinetic kill vehicle developed for SDI. The sweeping arms are supposed to increase the cross-section of the interceptor. I don't know -- looks pretty, but does not inspire great confidence. But then, that sums up the whole of SDI. At the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Center. Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative#Homing_Overlay_Experiment_.28HOE.29
Conning Tower Foxtrot class Soviet submarine Podvodnaya Lodka B-427 Scorpion, berthed at Long Beach, CA.
Torpedo Prop Propeller of a torpedo in the forward torpedo bay of the Soviet submarine Podvodnaya Lodka B-427 Scorpion, berthed at Long Beach, CA.
Fore Control Control wheels to do who knows what, bathed in the ruddy glow of a low wattage bulb, just back of the Forward torpedo bay of the Soviet submarine Podvodnaya Lodka B-427 Scorpion, berthed at Long Beach, CA.
Parked Tail of an SR-71, parked at the Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. HDR put together with FDR Tools.
Hard to get into, or out Entrance gate(s) to the Château d'If, the fortress in the Frioul archipelago south of Marseilles. The fictional prison of Edmond Dantès from The Count of Monte Cristo. This photo was taken from the ferry to Frioul. The seas were so high that it was unable to dock. Not the most stable platform for shooting. Marseilles, France.
Airfield .. (4/6) A Syrian military airfield (you can see a squadron of planes parked on the shoulder of the "backslash" runway. Minaq, Syria.
USS Kennedy Just prior to decommissioning, the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy stopped by for the public at Boston, MA.
Tied up Soviet-era submarine Scorpion is tied up at a pier in Long Beach, CA.
Aft Torpedo Room of the Soviet Submarine Scorpion. Long Beach, CA. Tonemapped HDR using Photomatix.
Reflection Symmetry The hull of the Soviet submarine _Scorpion_ reflects off the water. Long Beach, CA.
Keelhulled The Podvodnaya Lodka B-427 Scorpion, with the RMS Queen Mary looming over it in reflection. Long Beach, CA.