Uncovered, Revealed~~But What Is It?? by beachzz
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There used to be a naval base (Centerville**) just up the road from the beach. If you asked one of the sailors stationed there what they did, you always got a very vague answer---if any at all. Rumor had it the base was for submarine spying, communications; all very hush-hush. I saw huge cables being towed out to sea from the beach more than once. So, who knows?
This particular object is probably nothing more than a sewage pipe---maybe....
This is all I could find about the base. It's been closed for at least 10 years and as far as I know, nothing has been done yet to clean it up, demolish the buildings, or even allow them to be used for anything else. There's also old Navy housing in the town of Ferndale that sits empty, what waste when so many people need homes. But that another subject for my soapbox some other day.
**navy base
Comments (17)
artaddict2
It's good to get on your sop box Maz, nothing wrong with that! Interesting shot! amazing what you find along any coastline!
ralph49
You sure find strange stuff on your beach.....interesting capture
karlabu
Amazing what can be found on the beach... love the postwork!
durleybeachbum
Extremeely striking pic!!!
awjay
it makes an interesting abstract whatever it is
bmac62
Ancient technology whatever it is... But hey, the BLM memo is dated 2008 and at least lays out plans to bring this back into public use. Sounds hopeful. I know of other sites along the west coast beaches just like this one...but if I say more...I might be in trouble, although I doubt it. These places served a very useful purpose in their day (1960s-1980s).
Susank
Interresting shot. ;)
PD154
I wonder if you peeved Tara with the title LOL...Great colours on this one Maz!
guitar-slinger
I think it's a mutant lobster leg hahahahaha, Cool Shot!! [^__^] Cheers, Roger
auntietk
LOL @ RJ! :) (The answer is "no.") Great shot, and the postwork is wonderful!
THROBBE
Whatever it is, it looks cool! Nice shot and post work!!!
MrsRatbag
Wonderful capture of the rust and concrete textures, and the little water trails in the sand are a big bonus. And I LOVE the postwork!
hipps13
wonderful capture warm hug, Linda
goodoleboy
Apparently a pipe painted red. I like the textural effects of the oily, gritty, polluted water around the pipe.
popeslattz
Centerville, a real nice place to bring your kids up. FZ Great shot, love the composition and the colors.
anahata.c
this was a fav as soon as I saw it, partly for your wonderful composition (the amassing of these strange forms & lines into a 'meeting place' to one side of the picture). But part is from the dramatic lighting you got, making the stony wall seem like an apparition (and you brought out the pocks and crevices in the rocks too, another touch I really like). The big red pipe has a luminous cast, and it really sets off the entire shot. And you gave us the sand as a big furrowed blanket, almost as if it were water. Shots like these are what photography does: capturing disparate things to make companions out of strange bedfellows, and resulting in a genuine work of art. Love this shot! It's really powerful. Fine work again, Marilyn.
photostar
Amazing color and textues in your capture. Here in the East along the Delaware coastline sit a grouping of old concrete look-out towers. They are remnants from WW2 which were used to see if any foreign ships or subs were prowling the Atlantic along the coast.