On August 14, 1945: The Japanese surrendered ending WW II (known to the millennial generation as World War 11). This is my interpretation of the Light Cruiser USS Birmingham returning...

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

The Japanese surrendered ending WW II (known to the millennial generation as World War 11). This is my interpretation of the Light Cruiser USS Birmingham returning home. Ship image from official US Naval records Background from my shot heavily processed in ACR, Topaz Studio 2.

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dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Moody returning to the USA base... well shown. I am old enough that when young WW2 was the constant cloud.

veralisa296 Loc: New Jersey

Curmudgeon wrote:

The Japanese surrendered ending WW II (known to the millennial generation as World War 11). This is my interpretation of the Light Cruiser USS Birmingham returning home. Ship image from official US Naval records Background from my shot heavily processed in ACR, Topaz Studio 2.

Wow. A dark day for many reasons. You've captured the dark day very graphically, well done. I especially like the soft white clouds of morning.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Well done, Jack!

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

A good day to commemorate Jack and the image works well, if a little dark - but I know it’s intentional, so I won’t complain. Nicely done.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

dpullum wrote:

Moody returning to the USA base... well shown. I am old enough that when young WW2 was the constant cloud.

Thanks. I don't remember much about the war but I do remember my dad coming home. I didn't like him very much at first

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

veralisa296 wrote:

Wow. A dark day for many reasons. You've captured the dark day very graphically, well done. I especially like the soft white clouds of morning.

Thank you Veronica

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

UTMike wrote:

Well done, Jack!

Thanks Mike

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

magnetoman wrote:

A good day to commemorate Jack and the image works well, if a little dark - but I know it’s intentional, so I won’t complain. Nicely done.

Thanks Dave, I like moody which usually means dark. Except where humans abound, Fear not the darkness for then mysterious and wonderful things abound.

srt101fan

Curmudgeon wrote:

The Japanese surrendered ending WW II (known to the millennial generation as World War 11). This is my interpretation of the Light Cruiser USS Birmingham returning home. Ship image from official US Naval records Background from my shot heavily processed in ACR, Topaz Studio 2.

An intriguing image, Curmudgeon; interesting to look at!

I wonder if the image wouldn't be stronger pictorially with the ship moving towards the bridge, rather than away from it.

(But that wouldn't be "realistic". I think your bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge and having the ship turned around would say it's leaving home rather than returning....)

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

srt101fan wrote:

An intriguing image, Curmudgeon; interesting to look at!

I wonder if the image wouldn't be stronger pictorially with the ship moving towards the bridge, rather than away from it.

(But that wouldn't be "realistic". I think your bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge and having the ship turned around would say it's leaving home rather than returning....)

Thanks for looking and commenting. She is coming home from Japanese waters and has just passed under the Golden Gate bridge

srt101fan

Curmudgeon wrote:

Thanks for looking and commenting. She is coming home from Japanese waters and has just passed under the Golden Gate bridge

That's what I figured. So having the ship going the other way, i.e., moving towards the bridge (a stronger image, I think), would not show her going home.