Ghost Rider, this is Strike. We have unknown aircraft inbound Mustang! Your vector zero-nine-zero for bogey! So we all agree that Top Gun is simply the greatest movie ever, and I’m sure most of us are a little disappointed we didn’t wind up as fighter pilots like we planned. I’m also sure that most of us have never seen a fully-loaded aircraft carrier before (apologies to those who have).
Well, here is a photography balm to soothe both of those itches. In August 2013 Singapore-born photographer Ryan Lee was in the right place at the right time when an aircraft carrier made a port visit to Brisbane, where he lives and works. Not just any aircraft carrier, the vessel was the USS George Washington CVN-73, a nuclear powered super carrier, accompanied by her support vessels including USS Antietam CG-54.
Lee captured the series of images from the other side of the Brisbane River, more than half a km away, using a Canon 5D mark III.
‘I overheard a young boy ask his mother where the planes were because they were difficult to make out on the ships deck with the naked eye, and because they blended in so well’.
Luckily Lee’s camera provided him with these incredible hi-res images of the George Washington, decked out with a full compliment of planes, helicopters and personnel. You can even see the pilots call-signs on the side of the plane in one of the images. Weighing in at around 99, 000 tons, this ship is just one big hunk of military metal awesome.
Check out Ryan Lee’s website here.
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