Sandy McClearn

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P.Eng. + PMP. Warships IFR magazine contributor. Photography & Maritime History. Based in Nova Scotia. https://smcclearn.smugmug.com/ https://sandblings.blogspot.com/ #photography #shipping #warships #landscape #seascape #blackandwhite

Helicopter flies in the background of a naval frigate with crew lining the rails.
Two helicopters.
Steps lead up to a door in a high-ceilinged building.
Canada Goose facing away from a mostly finished bottle of alcohol.
Large spider sculpture casts shadows on the ground in front of a large art gallery building.
Tall building reflects on the glass envelope of another building.
Concrete monument with a golden ball on top casts a shadow.
Moving water set against a rock face.
Backlit flag flying from a pole.
Naval cadets in line carrying boxes cast shadows on the ground.
Cloud envelopes coastal mountains with snow remnants.
White iceberg stands out against dark water and clouds.
Cloud enshrouded coastal mountains viewed from the deck of a ship.
Low clouds enshroud shoreline mountains.
Warships IFR magazine cover.
Low bank of cloud hides the tops of shoreline mountains.
Glacier at the foot of partially snow-covered mountains under cloudy skies.
Bright roofs in a small settlement on an island in silhouette.
Jet fighter gate guardian in front of the sun being eclipsed by the moon.
Helicopter passenger wearing goggles and hearing protection sits between two windows with ocean in the background.
Ice sculptor at work in silhouette.
Looking out a helicopter window over the sea.
Antique pickup truck in front of a large barn in a field in colour.
Chickadee in a bush during a snow storm.
Silhouette of man with chainsaw carving an ice sculpture.
Sun shines through an ice sculpture with a building in silhouette behind.
Wrecked tug being scrapped on the beach.
Portrait image of a fishing boat reflecting on water.
Deck crew services a helicopter on an aircraft carrier flight deck at sea under cloudy skies.
Aerial view looking straight down on an old fishing boat on the shore casting a long shadow to the left.
Bows of three fishing boats laid up on the shore in winter.
Snow buildup inside the diamonds of a chain link fence.
Tugboat underway with city skyline in background.
Fishing boat sitting on an angle on the show in snow with frozen-over water in the background.
Abandoned fishing boat sitting on a snowy shore.
Car driving down street towards camera in a snowstorm.
People walking in the street in silhouette cast shadows in the background of an ice sculpture.
Backlit ice sculpture of a bluejay.
Warship departing against a grey sky.
Photo of snow falling over a lake with an island in the background and reeds in the foreground.
Three ships in one photo: two freighters headed away from the camera with a ship on the horizon and with cityscape on the right.
Warships IFR magazine cover showing a battleship firing a broadside.
Waves crash into sandstone cliffs with a farming village and fields in the background.
Fishing boat on a slipway in a small fishing harbour.
A group of radar reflector diamonds on posts leaning on an angle against a building.
Small fishing boat in silhouette at a wharf with sun and clouds in the background.
Looking straight down at a small island surrounded by ice with light snow drifting on it in places.
Coastal mountain enshrouded with cloud.
Mechanical gears and wheels on rails.
Large container ship underway at sea with a rocky landscape in the foreground.
Hull of a red boat with a white stripe reflecting on calm water.
Load numbers at the waterline of a ship’s bow reflecting on calm water.
Leaves floating on calm water reflecting the trees on either side of the river.
Spinning aircraft propeller set against a landscape from the air.
Clouds cast shadows over snowy farm fields.
Aerial view of a river running through an urban area.
Spinning aircraft propeller viewed out the window with another similar aircraft in the background.
Aerial view of pine needles floating on water behind a dam.
Vines growing up a utility pole and wires next to a vineyard.
Lineup of 4 search and rescue aircraft at an airfield with a low cloud deck in the background.