Another image from Mare Island Naval Shipyard. I’ve never been this close to a shipyard crane before. As you can see it’s humongous. There weren’t any people down there so I couldn’t show the scale with a person but hopefully you get the idea with the buildings next to it.
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Mare Island Shipyard – Heavy Lifter
Laura Macky Photography 
May 24, 2016 at 7:45 am
I like the color tone and vignetting. For me it gives the crane and the whole scene a heavier and more serious feeling.
May 24, 2016 at 7:54 am
Thank you David! I thought it needed a harsher look for exactly that reason. Glad it works!
May 24, 2016 at 7:52 am
IMPRESSIVE!
May 24, 2016 at 7:55 am
It is so huge! Thanks Kate. 🙂
May 24, 2016 at 7:58 am
But the angle of your shot and perhaps the color tone gives it an added edge. You’re good.
May 24, 2016 at 8:00 am
Aw thank you!! I appreciate that vote of confidence. 🙂
May 24, 2016 at 7:53 am
I work in a shipyard…this crane is bigger than ours
May 24, 2016 at 7:56 am
I think this is a non-working one though. I love shipyards!! Thanks for your comment. 🙂
May 24, 2016 at 8:02 am
maybe so…we got some dinosuars on our dock
May 24, 2016 at 8:06 am
This place is an historic park actually. There are some things they do here but I don’t think this crane is used. I’ll have to look into it!
May 24, 2016 at 8:10 am
i’d love to visit this place
May 24, 2016 at 9:30 am
You’d love it!
May 24, 2016 at 9:02 am
oh the monster machines!! Love your treatment!
May 24, 2016 at 9:30 am
Doesn’t it look like it could just walk away and invade our world??? Thanks so much. 🙂
May 24, 2016 at 9:34 am
Trespassing again, Laura? But it was worth it. A beautiful monster! The color tones seem to be exactly right for that area. To me it says seaside and 1950’s ish! 🙂
May 24, 2016 at 11:47 am
hahaha…not this time Emilio. I was being a good citizen for a change. 😉 Isn’t it amazing??? Thanks about the processing. i did try to make it look like a picture taken awhile ago. Have a great day!
May 24, 2016 at 9:58 am
I love cranes! This is great photo.
May 24, 2016 at 11:50 am
You do? That’s cool! Thanks so much!
May 24, 2016 at 1:18 pm
I do. I have an album on Flickr of the ones I’ve seen
May 24, 2016 at 3:48 pm
Oh I’ll check that out. Thanks!
May 24, 2016 at 3:50 pm
What’s it called?
May 24, 2016 at 4:35 pm
Cranes – Sorry, I’m not very creative 🙂
May 24, 2016 at 5:22 pm
Oh I’ll have to look again. There were so many albums I must’ve missed it LOL.
May 24, 2016 at 5:30 pm
I just wrote about how I don’t normally leave links in comments, but here’s that album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjukM1E8
May 25, 2016 at 6:58 am
Oh no worries…this is different! I was hoping you’d paste it. 🙂 Thank you!!! I’ll be in Boston in July to see the Giants play the Red Sox. And then we’re going to NY to see the Giants play the Stankees I mean Yankees. LOL. SO EXCITED! I’ve never been to Boston nor Fenway before.
May 25, 2016 at 9:07 am
Good luck to your team in both of those match-ups!
May 25, 2016 at 9:30 am
Thank you! I’m excited. 🙂
May 24, 2016 at 10:16 am
Go to the old Bethlehem Shipyard in SF… My dad works there and would somehow climb up and paint those cranes…
May 24, 2016 at 11:50 am
Some day maybe I’ll do that. Can regular people like me go there?
May 24, 2016 at 12:04 pm
Yes! The fence is an old wrought iron masterpiece
May 24, 2016 at 3:46 pm
Oooo!!!!! Good to know! i’m adding it to my list of places to go! Thank you!
May 24, 2016 at 1:04 pm
I looking at this photograph I can almost imagine it is part of some science fiction move and the crane is just about to ‘walk’ away and destroy everything in its path.
May 24, 2016 at 3:48 pm
YES!!! How funny you said that. I was just talking about that crane walking away! Great minds think alike eh? 😉
May 24, 2016 at 5:04 pm
Mammoth structure, lovely patina.
May 24, 2016 at 5:22 pm
It really is huge! Something out of a sci-fi movie it seems.
May 24, 2016 at 5:11 pm
Love the color tone, you chose, Laura, and great perspective!
May 24, 2016 at 5:22 pm
Thank you!
May 24, 2016 at 10:37 pm
Love this shot, Laura. Terrific composition and colors.
May 25, 2016 at 7:00 am
Thanks so much Jane. Tried to capture the mood of that huge thing. Funny I did it in like 5 minutes!
May 26, 2016 at 2:19 pm
Cranes! Awesome
May 26, 2016 at 5:54 pm
I’m glad you like them! And it! 🙂 Thanks. 🙂