B. Payden Photography 365 - Day 44 - 03/26/10 Battleship USS Wisconsin

This image is a waterline view of the Battleship USS Wisconsin down the port side of the ship at it's Nauticus berth. The Battleship is now a museum ship and permanently berthed at the the Nauticus Maritime Museum in Norfolk, Virginia. I particularly like this view of the USS Wisconsin due to the dramatic diffused winter lighting giving the Battleship a somber flat gray appearance.

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B. Payden Photography 365 - Day 25 - 03/07/10: Lone Sailor Statue, Wisconsin Square - Norfolk, Va.

Today's Blog is dedicated to my father, a retired Navy Chief Warrant Officer and all my friends either active duty or retired Navy. I grew up in a Navy town and come from a Navy family so the ocean and pride in our military is in my blood. Today's image is of the Lone Sailor statue at Wisconsin Square in Norfolk, Va. This exact replica of the original statue, which stands at the Navy Memorial in Washington DC, is located right next to the museum ship USS Wisconsin and overlooks that famous battleship. Behind the Lone Sailor is a memorial to Norfolk based ships that have suffered an event since WWII that resulted in a significant loss of life. Included in the memorial are such ships as the USS Cole, the USS Newport News, and the USS Liberty.

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B. Payden Photography 365 - Day 24 - 03/06/10: Battleship Wisconsin

This image is of the Battleship Wisconsin berthed at the Nauticus Maritime Museum at Waterside in Norfolk, Va. I recorded the images in December of 2008. To get this vantage I wanted, looking down on the Wisconsin's deck and its 16" guns, I went to the top of a parking garage across the street from Nauticus. It was a blistering cold day with strong winds but this beautiful image of the Wisconsin was well worth it.

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