H.L. Hunley at ISO 6,400

[rpcrowe]

My flight out of Charleston was delayed for a bit and I had a chance to visit the H.L. Hunley Museum in North Charleston, South Carolina where I shot this replica of the first "successful" military submarine. The original sank the Union Warship, USS Housatonic near Charleston Harbor during the Civil War. The boat was crewed by 7-brave man, six of whom manually turned the boats propeller with a giant crank. Unfortunately for the crew, the submarine and all 7-men lost their lives on this mission. That is the reason I have the word "successful" in quotes. It was not a Kamikaze mission. These men expected or hoped to return...

Canon 7D Mark-2, ISO 6.400, 1/80 second at f/4, using 17mm- the mixed lighting was fairly atrocious



I did noise reduction with NIK Dfine... For a guy whose introduction to high speed film was Kodak Super-XX, originally at ASA (equivalent to ISO) 125; the capabilities of today's digital cameras are awesome

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[Mike Buckley]

I am posting this photo for you, Richard, because it may be of historical interest to you. The photo displays part of the grave site located in Charleston's Magnolia Cemetery of all of the men who died in the submarine. My wife captured the image and I post-processed it.

[rpcrowe]

Thank you Mike. These men, who died in the line of duty were only interred after the H.L. Hunley was found in the year 2000, after about 136 years at the bottom.

[Wavelength]

Again informative and nicely done image