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Decided to visit the U.S.S. Alabama (BB-60), the "Mighty A" and the U.S.S. Drum (SS-228), in Mobile, Alabama. Normally I would have preferred to use my Nikkor 14mm-24mm lens on my Nikon D800E at this type of location, but decided to use my Nikkor 50mm instead. The use of the 50mm forced me to get closer and more detailed shots versus the typical tourist shots of the ships exterior and interior. I wanted to capture details that would normally be overlooked and give them a 1940's-1950's era feel to them, as well as highlighting the beauty of the ships industrial elements. I accomplished this through the use of a smaller depth of field, most shots were around f2.8, as well as no flash gave me the shallow depth of field and effect I was looking for, especially after post-processing the photos into black and white. I am fairly pleased with the results and want to make another trip to capture more using this process.
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