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<H2><b>Rare encounter</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Appearing suddenly on the horizon is the silhouette of the USS Oriskany, a Vietnam-days aircraft carrier. The 888-foot, rusted ship is seen here towed to Beaumont, Texas, to ride out the hurricane season at the Maritime Administration Reserve Fleet Facility. The relocation is the latest in a long string of delays in making the Oriskany the first Naval vessel and largest ship to be sunk intentionally as an artificial reef.</P>
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Rare encounter

Appearing suddenly on the horizon is the silhouette of the USS Oriskany, a Vietnam-days aircraft carrier. The 888-foot, rusted ship is seen here towed to Beaumont, Texas, to ride out the hurricane season at the Maritime Administration Reserve Fleet Facility. The relocation is the latest in a long string of delays in making the Oriskany the first Naval vessel and largest ship to be sunk intentionally as an artificial reef.

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  • <br> <H2><b>Ligthouse</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>The small ligthouse in Santa Cruz is now a surf museum.<P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • <br> <H2><b>The boardwalk</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Santa Cruz boardwalk at night, illuminated like a giant Christmas tree.<P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • <H2><b>American Coot</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>The coot (<i>Fulica americana</i>, Foulque d'Amérique, Amerikanisches Blässhuhn) is a common bird in the fresh waters of North America. This individual was photographed in winter, at the Neary Lagoon. </P>
  • <H2><b>Birds on a rock</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Different seabirds on a rock. Double-crested Cormorant (<i>Phalacrocorax auritus</i>, far left. Cormoran à aigrettes, Ohrenscharbe.), two specimen of Brown Pelican (<i>Pelecanus occidentalis</i>, Pélican Brun, Brauner Pelikan), two Western Gulls (<i>Larus occidentalis</i>, background left, Goéland d'Audubon, Westmöwe), and three Heermann's Gulls (<i>Larus heermanni</i>, behind standing pelican, Goéland de Heerman, Heermann-Möwe).</P>
  • <br> <H2><b>Sailing boat</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Sailing boat out on the Monterey Bay, photographed from the shore.<P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • <br> <H2><b>Crane fly</b></H2> <P> This crane fly is resting on a leaf at the edge of the redwoods.</P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • <H2><b>The Ursa Platform</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>The Ursa Platform is one of the largest tension leg platforms in the world. It exploits oil reserve located more than 4000 meters deep in the Gulf of Mexico sediments.</P>
  • <H2><b>Rare encounter</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Appearing suddenly on the horizon is the silhouette of the USS Oriskany, a Vietnam-days aircraft carrier. The 888-foot, rusted ship is seen here towed to Beaumont, Texas, to ride out the hurricane season at the Maritime Administration Reserve Fleet Facility. The relocation is the latest in a long string of delays in making the Oriskany the first Naval vessel and largest ship to be sunk intentionally as an artificial reef.</P>
  • <br> <H2><b>Gate to the Altes Schloss</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Entrance to the old castle, and the modern museum of regional history.<P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • Wide angle view of a lifeboat and the derick. The barrel distortion of the lens plays some interesting tricks...
  • <br> <H2><b>Arches in the old castle</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Showing the typical architecture of the castle, and the use of a soft, yellow limestone as construction material.<P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • <br> <H2><b>Old street</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Between the church ("Stiftskirche") and the museum of ancient instruments lies this old narrow street, reminiscent of what Stuttgart must have been in the middle Ages.<P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • <br> <H2><b>Sweet tooth</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>I could't resist the temptation of taking a snapshot of this old lady: she wore a red jacket matching the dominant colors of the chocolate and fine food shop she faced. She seemed <b>VERY</b> absorbed by her task of finding delicacies!<P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • <br> <H2><b>Calwer Strasse</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Your typical restaurant venue, in a nice southern German style.<P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • <br> <H2><b>Interior court of the old Castle</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>The interior court of the old castle, with its paved floor and series of arches.<P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • <br> <H2><b>Altes Schlossplatz</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Some flowers growing on the square in front of the old castle (Altes Schloss). This is where the weekly market is held.<P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • <H2><b>180 degrees view on Bryce Canyon</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>This picture is a composite of four different shots stiched together. It gives you a 180 degree view of the canyon, as if you were there. Best viewed in large format!</P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • <H2><b>Ripped plums</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Also locally known as "Quetsch", these french plums were photographed in September in the Swiss Jura mountains.</P>
  • <br> <H2><b>The wharf</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT>The wharf at night is a great place for seafood lovers, with half a dozen restaurant offering fish specialies.<P> <H5>(Click on picture to enlarge)</H5>
  • <H2><b>Web spider</b></H2> <P ALIGN=LEFT> Large web spider in a meadow, Neary Lagoon, Santa Cruz.<P>
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