{"id":309,"date":"2007-12-20T23:22:38","date_gmt":"2007-12-21T03:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nanosphoto.com\/blog\/?p=309"},"modified":"2007-12-20T23:22:38","modified_gmt":"2007-12-21T03:22:38","slug":"things-that-float","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanosphoto.com\/blog\/things-that-float\/","title":{"rendered":"Things that float"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, I guess I jinxed myself yesterday <\/a>when I said that it seemed Providence & Worcester train NR-2 was settling back into their normal schedule. I got out a bit late, but nothing out of the ordinary, so I figured I’d at least be able to catch NR-2 at the Nautilus<\/em>. Short answer – Nope.<\/p>\n

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As I was heading north on Thames Street, something odd came across the scanner on the Amtrak frequency. The Amtrak Shore Line dispatcher was informing a track car that they couldn’t move yet because NR-2 was approaching them. But the odd thing was the location of the track car – the Connecticut River drawbridge (aka CONN) between Old Lyme and Old Saybrook! Well, that answers that – no NR-2 today. Oh, well, at least I got out for a bit.<\/p>\n

As I was passing Electric Boat and contemplating where to turn around, something on the Thames caught my eye – the sail of a northbound Los Angeles class fast attack sub. With where she was and where I was the only spot I could catch them was just south of the drawbridge. So I set my sights for that parking lot.<\/p>\n

I got there just as the sub was passing the State Pier in New London. And it wasn’t just the pier – the freighter Kom <\/em>was tied up unloading copper anodes destined for Phelps-Dodge in Norwich. Shot #1 is of the pair<\/p>\n

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Next up is a wider shot with the decrepit dock in the foreground<\/p>\n

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Swapping the telephoto on, I got a closeup of the sail as the sub passed by the State Pier<\/p>\n

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Then back to the wide angle for a shot of the attack sub heading for the opening bridge<\/p>\n

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As the sub and her escorts went through the drawbridge, I hopped back in the car and headed north. I picked a spot south of the Nautilus, right across the river from the Thames Shipyard. The sub got there a minute later – the first shot was of the bow of the boat with the drydocks in the background.<\/p>\n

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Then a tight crop of the sail as they passed in front of a high speed ferry in drydock<\/p>\n

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And a bit wider with the John P. Wronowski in the next two frames<\/p>\n

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Just then a US Coast Guard rigid hull inflatable escort came up alongside the sub<\/p>\n

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And as the sub passed by, I clicked off a trio of shots<\/p>\n

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A minute or so later, another trio of shots of the flotilla heading towards the sub base<\/p>\n

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Pretty good salvage for a morning that lacked any rail action. On the way back to the office, I pulled off and got a couple shots of the Kom <\/em>as she unloaded her cargo of copper<\/p>\n

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Then I packed up and headed back to the office for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n

Thanks for looking!
\nTom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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