deviant art

Deviant Login
Buy ArtBuy T-Shirts & Gear Buy adCast Buy Premium Membership
Shop		  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
×
Browse More Like This
Shop Similar Prints

More from ~seafaringgypsy

Mystics of the DeepOne of my wishes is that I were a wave
A powerful force navigated by the brave
A gun-metal god whispering to sailors in their dreams
Of mermaids' charms and sirens' screams

A fifty-foot monster breaking on the shore
Or a vehicle for captains taking armies to war
I am Poseidon, Lord of the Sea
I think of Hades, I am stronger than he

Raging maelstrom, thunderous typhoon
Hunting the hunted with spear and harpoon
The awesome forces of the world seen here
Seem frightening, but do not fear

In my wish, the sun's copper rim dips
My cerulean wave kisses the Earth's ancient lips
Hoagey's 42nd Street Newstand
...That's the third newspaper you've sold to a blind man today

How does he spend each day
Watchin' ladies' hips sway
Selling news rags to the blind
Finding better ways to waste his time

There's boxing gym around the corner
Why don't go hang out there
Go hit that ancient heavy bag
Get out of my grey hair

Two detectives across the street
In a burgandy sedan
Charlie Brown on the curb
Fishin' out of a copper pan

Stickballers in the street
Using a hub cab for homeplate
Local art student
Drawing on a sewer grate

There's a poet on a stool
Lights a smoke after every verse
His nerves are getting shaky
His poems are getting worse

A
Houdini's Blueprint
               I escape from old-world piety
        into the personal religion of performed ingenuity
with spectacular defiance
        at times performing a violent parody of a concocted persona

           The mysterious disappearance of constraints in spurious magic
       I remain curious as though the looking glass were
       an eyewitness to a crime

         Uncanny theater of decidedly undivine morality
               eschewing secular identity
            defy it and take flight
the quintessentially marvelous American exploiting himself
with extraordinary paradoxical profits –
     seemingly fraudulent –
     

Featured in Groups

Not currently featured in any groups.
×

383

6 19 70
:iconseafaringgypsy:

All Hands to Quartersby ~seafaringgypsy

DescriptionDetailsShare
Download JPG 900 × 643
Each morning on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise, the air department gathers (we call that a muster in navy speak) for the plan of the day, instructions and the occasional inspection.

If you're wondering about the hard hats as opposed to ball caps or dixie cups, I'll explain.

The ship is currently in the Newport News shipyards so there's a ton of heavy equipment around and things of that nature. So, in the yards we all wear hard hats for safety.
©2005-2013 ~seafaringgypsy
Category: Photography / Photojournalism / Military

Details

Stats

Submitted on
August 26, 2005
Image Size
778 KB
Resolution
900×643
Views
383
Favourites
6 (who?)
Comments
19
Downloads
70

Camera Data

Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D2H
Shutter Speed
10/3200 second
Aperture
F/6.3
Focal Length
35 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
July 1, 2005
Shop For This Camera
URL
Thumb
Embed
Only verified accounts can report policy violations. Please check your email and click on the verification link.
* Required field
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
:iconkrazymonkeboy:
~Krazymonkeboy Jan 16, 2008
wut rank are u?
Reply
:icontyhopho:
~tyhopho Jan 18, 2006  Hobbyist Photographer
top shot - its a simple composition but the homogeneity (?) of the air crew is what makes this shot - its patterning with humans
Reply
:iconhitsugaya-girl:
~Hitsugaya-Girl Jan 7, 2006
XDDDD cool
Reply
:iconbettiepage23:
~bettiepage23 Oct 14, 2005
REAL sailors. I've never even been on a ship.
Reply
:iconganooov:
~ganooov Sep 12, 2005   Photographer
nice, I like the POV :).

(BTW, I think that tight crop will be good here :))
Reply
:iconcuriosity:
~curiosity Aug 31, 2005
An interesting shot, I feel bad for the 5 guys not wearing hardhats. It's intersting to note the similarities and differences in the crowd - aside from the obvious like clothing. Like what each person is doing with their arms. The little details draw me into the picture and I can almost hear the shuffle of feet and the man talkin' his morning talk. Nice.
Reply
:iconseafaringgypsy:
~seafaringgypsy Sep 1, 2005
How inciteful are you???

You're amazing. You really are.

I think this is a pretty accurate take on the daily life of a US Sailor. Every morning, sure as clockwork...
Reply
:iconcuriosity:
~curiosity Sep 2, 2005
It varies. How much sleep have I had? :P

Now who's flattering who? ;)

Indeedy-do.
Reply
:iconjunglesticks:
~junglesticks Aug 28, 2005  Professional Photographer
Excellent shot. I love the unique perspective, and the colours are exceptional. Fantastic glimpse of naval daily life...
Reply
:iconseafaringgypsy:
~seafaringgypsy Aug 29, 2005
Thank you so much. You always have such insightful things to say.
Reply
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
©2013 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Developers | Careers | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Premium Membership Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy