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Photo Hunters: Metal

November 29, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber  
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Oh this was such an easy theme for me this week! Not because I love metal things, but because I always seem to run across them when we travel. We visit a lot of historic sites, and usually the weaponry and transport items are metal.

Here’s the Mohawk Valley, an old bomber plane that saw service in World War II the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War. It’s a B-52 stratofortress. It’s resting at the old Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, NY, now (click the link to read about our visit and see more photos). The base was closed in the 90s and is now a “technology” park.

Bomber at Griffiss

This is one of the bombs that loaded into the stratofortress.

Bomb

Here’s the U.S.S. Slater, a Destroyer-Escort battleship that also served in World War II. It rests on the Hudson River in Albany, NY. It’s a museum now. It’s an amazing ship, and we loved going thorough its many nooks and crannies. You can read more about our trip: U.S.S. Slater in Albany.

Slater

This is the machine gun and scope.

05 Checking Out the Scope of Things

Here’s another weapon. It’s the cannon at Fort Stanwix National Historic Site. We love this place. It’s also in Rome, NY. You can read about our trips there, here and here.

At the Cannon

I have billions more photos of metal things! But I’ll control myself and leave you with just one more. This is a funky metal chair that sits on top of the hill at the Roscoe Conkling Park in Utica, NY. It’s next to the historic Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica. Click the links for more of our visit with photos.

tn_Tin Chair

This was a fun Photo Hunt this week! How did your Photo Hunt go today?

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80 Comments on "Photo Hunters: Metal"

  1. CrAzY Working Mom on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 10:21 am 

    I really do love the shot of the boys shooting the cannon! Nice collection of photos. :) Great job.

    Happy Hunting ~ My Metal

  2. Emzkie on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 10:39 am 

    great shots! that battleship really looks so cool! and that chair.. hehehe..seems like perfect for somebodys ass. lol thats really cool. =)

  3. Melli on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 10:45 am 

    This was a FUN post! I love that chair! Love the planes and ship too — all of it really! Great job!

  4. Aileni Noyle on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 11:03 am 

    The B-52 is still a class looking machine. I think you may qualify for the most tonnage today.

  5. Kelly on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 11:06 am 

    You have some great metal photos. I have several too.
    Mine are here.

  6. Frugal Grandma on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 11:11 am 

    Wow, now that’s a lot of metal! My favorite picture is of the boys with the cannon. And that funky chair is something else – great pictures this week!

  7. Alice Audrey on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 11:29 am 

    Now that is some heavy metal!

  8. Elinor on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 11:54 am 

    Thanks for the nice compliments on my photos! Yours are great, I don’t know why you don’t think so. My son would LOVE to see all those planes, he’s into WWii aircraft BIG TIME! How fun!! Have a great day!
    Elinor

  9. Lisa on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 12:00 pm 

    That chair is really cool. Sure it could tell a million tales =)

    Thanks for stopping by and yeah, I’m about over turkey too LOL

  10. Mar on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 12:09 pm 

    Amazing collection!! Love that funky metal chair!!

  11. June on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 12:09 pm 

    Lots of metal here! Nice pictures…

  12. Daisy the Curly Cat on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 12:10 pm 

    That metal chair is really cool!

  13. mike golch on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 12:16 pm 

    you need to get you facts strait. the B-52 was NEVER BUILT in World War two. The B-52 is a JET POWERED AIRCRAFT THAT WAS BUILT ATRER THE KOREAN WAR! THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A DESTROYER-ESCORT BATTLESHIP. THE BATTLE SHIP IS A LOT LARGER VESSEL THAT YOU HAVE PICTURED. THE IS SUCH A SHIP AS A DESTROYER-ESCORT.NICE PHOTOS i ENJOYED SEEING THEM YOU JUST NEED TO GET YOU FACTS STRAIT,THAT’S ALL I’M SAYING.

  14. Cats~Goats~Quotes on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 12:28 pm 

    Oh wow! I thought my metal photo was big!
    Great shots, and so interesting to see.

  15. Pat on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 12:33 pm 

    Loads of great photos from your travels!!

    Happy Weekend.

  16. MommyWizdom on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 12:39 pm 

    Wow, that is an impressive collection of “metal” objects!

    I love them all… Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

  17. Dragonstar on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 12:55 pm 

    You certainly found a great deal of metal!
    I love that chair, very unusual.

  18. RJ Flamingo on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 12:59 pm 

    We love crawling all over the military planes and ships when their respective shows are in town – these are neat! Love that wild chair, too! Nice selection of cool and funky, this week.

    Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

  19. liz on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 1:20 pm 

    You can’t help but wonder how that plane ever managed to take off!!

  20. wfbdoglover on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 1:46 pm 

    WOW what a great collection of metal!! I LOVE the chair the best, but of coarse the ship. We were just at the commissioning of the USS Freedom the beginning of the month. Looks like you get around and do fun things too!

    I love the topic of your blog – great concept!!

  21. Carver on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 1:46 pm 

    Great series of shots for the metal theme. When I was a child there was an old WW II plane in a public park that children were allowed to play in. Eventually it wasn’t deemed unsafe and was removed but I used to enjoy it when we were allowed inside. These shots made me think of that. I love the last shot of the metal chair.

  22. Sue on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 1:51 pm 

    Love all the metal things. I guess you do run into a lot of metal in your travels! Cool. I especially like the chair. :)

  23. Jhari on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 1:52 pm 

    Your photohunt entry is not just metal, it’s HEAVY also. hehehe! Thanks for droppin’ by my blog – really appreciat your comment. Until next photoHunt.

    Happy Thanksgiving!

  24. Amanda on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 1:56 pm 

    Wow all those metal thigns are so cool. Really great shot of the battleship!

    Have a wonderful weekend!
    Amanda

  25. Sniffie and the Florida Furkids on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 1:58 pm 

    Those are very impressive pictures of “metal” – great job!

    Sniffie and the Florida Furkids

  26. jams O'Donnell on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 2:07 pm 

    Great shots. I’ve only once seen a B52 and it was enourmous! Happy weekend

  27. JyLnC on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 2:09 pm 

    My husband is a WWII buff and he would love to see anything that has to do with the military. Great photos and you’re right because you do have plenty of photos to choose from for this theme.

    Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my photos.

  28. Jerry on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 2:19 pm 

    Lots of serious metal here – great shots!

  29. Mrs. Mecomber on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 2:30 pm 

    Thanks for your comments, everyone!

    No need to shout, Mike. I am not very knowledgeable about implements of war (I should have asked my son for the information). To me, B-52s were a rock group…

    But ask me about spelling, and I can give it to you STRAIGHT, not STRAIT. ;) lol.

  30. Shannon on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 2:54 pm 

    These were great! My hubby would have loved to visit these historic sites.

    Thanks for stopping by my site.

    Shannon

  31. Emily/Randomability on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 3:02 pm 

    Those are nice!!

  32. ann on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 3:24 pm 

    Great Metal Shots… Thanks for coming to see mine!

  33. mama meji on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 3:40 pm 

    Great metal things! My favorite is the funky metal chair. :-) Hands down. Have a lovely weekend.

  34. connie on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 3:45 pm 

    Those are great choices for today’s theme~lots of metal going on there :) Thanks for visiting my blog & commenting :)

  35. Babette on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 3:47 pm 

    I like your photohunt entries, you clearly put much thought into it. I need to be more creative like you and Alice. :o )

  36. gengen on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 3:57 pm 

    Its pretty entries. TC thanks for sharing.

  37. Sanni on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 4:21 pm 

    Excellent choices. I fell in love head over feet with the metal chair :-)

    ______

    The object in my photo hunt is a real cherry, pierced with a “usual” tongue piercing… I was bored ;-)

    Have a great weekend!

  38. Julie@Cool Mom Guide on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 4:22 pm 

    I thought that looked familiar! I grew up in Syracuse, I passed GFB all the time. What a flashback that just was!

  39. People with Cameras on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 4:33 pm 

    That’s quite an amazing collection of metal photos! I really love that chair – very cool :)

  40. Debbie on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 4:44 pm 

    I toured a bettleship many years ago. It certainly is a lot of metal. Great photos and thanks for visiting me.

  41. Shinade on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 5:22 pm 

    oh my as usual you did a fantastic job. you always do. I love the chair. I had some shots of some oil field equipment and pipelines already to post and then I went a little nuts and posted Harriet.

    I hope you are having a grand weekend!!:-)

    I am still fighting a poor connection!!

  42. AuTom on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 5:31 pm 

    Those are very heavy metals.

  43. prettylifeonline on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 5:34 pm 

    great choice for today’s theme… Happy weekeend!

  44. A. on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 5:40 pm 

    This is a really interesting entry. And I love the chair!

  45. Sarah C. on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 6:16 pm 

    Wonderful photos for this week’s theme! Thanks for visiting my blog & leaving a comment. :)

  46. Gabriel on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 6:38 pm 

    Excellent post today, very informative and with great pictures!

    Have a fantastic weekend!

  47. ian on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 7:11 pm 

    whoa! those ARE big hunks of metal alright =] the last pic of a metal seat is the coolest among the lot =]

    have a great weekend! thanks for visiting me earlier-

  48. Heather on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 7:34 pm 

    Wonderful display of photos. everything from metal that flies, floats, fires and even a place to sit down to rest your feet. You have such an amazing photo collection!

  49. Kuanyin on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 7:54 pm 

    Love the chair! and the planes!!

  50. Lissa (Forever Foster) on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 7:55 pm 

    Talk about some heavy metal!:) It’s all so grand and intricate at the same time. It is a wonder that plane ever got off the ground, it looks so unwieldly!

  51. eastcoastlife on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 8:35 pm 

    I would like to have that funky metal chair in my entertainment room! Cool that metal is used to make into such huge planes and ship.

  52. SabineM on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 8:48 pm 

    Lovely shots! All work well with the theme. I LOVE LOVE The chair!

  53. girasoli on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 9:14 pm 

    That sure is a lot of metal :) The chair is my favorite. That’s so cool that it is just sitting in a park.

  54. rdl on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 9:21 pm 

    Now that’s alot of metal!!

  55. YTSL on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 10:10 pm 

    Great pictures. Re the bomb: I didn’t expect that bombs could look so aesthetically good…

  56. Irene on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 10:17 pm 

    That’s a lot of metal! *LOL* have a nice week!

  57. Napaboaniya APAD on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 10:26 pm 

    That metal chair is pretty awesome! Cool design :P

  58. baba's blog on Sat, 29th Nov 2008 11:03 pm 

    Wow… You have a great collection of metal shots!! The chair is so cool..I will show my husband the pictures … he retired Air Force and Air guard… thanks for sharing.. baba

  59. tanabata on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 12:02 am 

    Lots of metal is right! And that chair is pretty fun.

  60. Marites on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 12:08 am 

    that chair looks really weird. You’ve got a lot of interesting metal entries:)

  61. philos on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 4:47 am 

    Wow! Those sure look cool… I like the chair, it looks like it has the capacity to fly hehe… excellent photos! Thanks for sharing them! :)

  62. eam on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 5:07 am 

    Visiting here for Photohunt serves me two purpose: one: to admire the photos for the theme and two: to get my dose of US history/factoids and or to learn something new! Always a pleasure to be here. :-)

    … and best of all you saved the best for last! That metal chair is out of this world! WoW!

  63. upto6only on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 5:23 am 

    wow your shots are so great. You really have a good collection there. keep it up. Mine is also up. Have a great weekend.

  64. upto6only on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 5:36 am 

    wow your photos are all great. you’ve got a wonderful collection our there. hope you can check mine also. Thanks :)

  65. smarmoofus on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 5:51 am 

    My father flew in a B-52 for about a decade! I love the old lug. (I mean the plane, but I love my father, too… I don’t refer to him as an old lug.) I have many fond memories of being at the family center near the “alert shack” at Mather as a child when the B-52s would do their MITO take-off. The roar of all those engines at once was so incredible… it made everything rumble. My chest felt flip-floppy. You couldn’t hear anything but airplanes… massive airplanes. *wistful sigh* I would love to hear/feel that one more time.

    Um… *sheepish* All of that to say, that first pic is great! So are the others, but that first one hits me.

    -smarmoofus

  66. Rach (Heart of Rachel) on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 8:19 am 

    Those are wonderful photos. That plane and ship are amazing. They must have played a big part in history.

    The chair is very interesting.

  67. Kim on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 8:23 am 

    Great shots – the photo of the ship reminds me that the Intrepid is back in NYC and we’ve been meaning to head in there to check it out.

  68. inyang on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 8:39 am 

    wow! that’s a whole lotta metal there :)

  69. cating on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 11:23 am 

    wow, kewl pics:D i wanna ride the plane and the ship:)

  70. Sabine on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 11:28 am 

    Wow! All great photos – plus you’re giving a whole new meaning to “heavy metal”!! :)

  71. expatraveler on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 1:30 pm 

    Reminds me of something you might see in SF area too.. Very cool picks for the theme!

  72. Carin on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 1:37 pm 

    That funky chair is my favourite. Great entry for the theme.

  73. Grace @ Sandier Pastures on Sun, 30th Nov 2008 11:51 pm 

    Nice collection of HUGE metals!

  74. g on Mon, 1st Dec 2008 1:54 am 

    Surely ‘Heavy Metal’ :D I love the kids photos with the cannon! Have a nice week ahead!

  75. Annie on Mon, 1st Dec 2008 8:31 am 

    I love that chair! Thanks for visiting mine and have a great week.

  76. Sue on Mon, 1st Dec 2008 12:01 pm 

    Awesome shots! My entry is here

    Thanks so much for stopping by my blog earlier, and hope you have a great week ahead :)

  77. Teena in Toronto on Mon, 1st Dec 2008 1:55 pm 

    My husband’s hooked on cannons!

    Thanks for stopping by mine :)

  78. Michelle on Mon, 1st Dec 2008 10:58 pm 

    Great post….

  79. luna miranda on Tue, 2nd Dec 2008 4:54 am 

    wow, tons and tons of metal!:D the metal chair is very interesting.

  80. Rachel on Tue, 2nd Dec 2008 5:29 pm 

    Love the pictures!

    I’m late getting around to looking at all the PH posts – I’d love for you to stop by my blog if you get the chance!

I appreciate comments! Please leave yours here.





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