Tax dollars at work:US Navy LCS (Littoral Combat Ship)

Here's a look at the US Navy's new generation of high speed warships. It was moored along side the Austal facility in Mobile Bay, Alabama.

Whenever there is an opportunity to photograph something cool like this, I jump at it. I happened to be cruising through Mobile in March 2010 and docked across the river from the LCS 2 Independence.No special access required, just lucky to be in close proximity for a night.

The above shot was made with a Nikon D300 and an 80-200mm 2.8 lens. I chose F22 for two reasons: one to get a slow shutter to blur the flowing water (tripod required) and to get the starburst effect from the deck lights.

click here for more info on the LCS program.>As always, click any image for the larger version. TR