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Post by fots2 on Jun 7, 2012 19:31:09 GMT 8
Hi okla,
The photo you mention was taken with my previous camera but it was exactly the same size as the one shown above. Anything bulky is a bother when going through vines and thorny areas or narrow tunnels...not to mention any quick exits.
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Post by darthdract on Jun 7, 2012 20:52:28 GMT 8
okla Fots definitely has the Skills of a Pro Photographer so I am not surprised he can frame good Photos By just using Point and shoot types. In tagalog we have a saying. " Wala sa Pana yan nasa Indian yan" Meaning Its not about the Quality of the Arrow but its about the Skill of the Indian using it. Anyway Fuji Fine Pix is one of the bests Point and shoots @fots Its a good thing you mentioned that its not a Good idea to bring an SLR in Corregidor if you wandering inside thick Bush. No one wants to have a scratch on their Lenses. I have a point and shoot but has problems with dark Areas. As you can see in some of the photos I posted A lot where Grainy. Anyway thanks for the info.
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Post by batteryboy on Jun 9, 2012 9:16:06 GMT 8
I plan to go back to Caballo Island again one of these days Fots and will keep you posted. On the M4 Sherman Tank on the beach, it did reach ashore but was quickly knocked out. This happened on the first invasion of Caballo that was repulsed byt the Japanese (A few instance of Japanese success in defending an island) Below are some close up pics:    the engine compartment. This was either salvaged or removed when the island was secured or was left to scrappers. I am leaning towards the former. Notice how the turret seems to have a a somewhat "square cut: (same with the rear right compartment) This may have been done after the battle or just after wartime.  The corroded and rusted breech of the 75mm gun Reports say that it struck a Japanese mine (metal or ceramic) that damaged the tracks making it immobile. It was latter picked out by artillery fire and small arms fire.  Proof that I exist. In 2006, when I re-visted the island with CDSG members, we stumbled upon a great find, a Japanese 120mm Type 10 DP on the eastern slope of the Caballo hogback.    The Type 10's location had a good view and coverage of the southern beach of Caballo Island, which makes the theory that the first invasion was replused because of heavy Japanese defensive firepower. I cannot ascertain that this gun knocked out the Sherman directly (it may have damaged it) because I cant see any noticeable direct hit on the tank. A shell from this 120mm would have devastating consequence on the Sherman.  Again, living proof that I exist. |
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Post by fots2 on Jun 9, 2012 19:49:18 GMT 8
Salamat batteryboy, I look forward to the trip.
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Post by darthdract on Jun 9, 2012 21:22:05 GMT 8
Hi Battery nice pics, do we have any infos regarding the tank crew? did they survive the artillery attack any links will be greatly appreciated. : )
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Post by okla on Jun 9, 2012 22:46:00 GMT 8
Hey Battery...'fess up. You obviously have hired a "model" or "stand in" for the personal photo. That is one distinguished looking chap appearing in the last picture. Perhaps the Philippine equivalent to the USA's Brad Pitt?  Cheers. Postscript...Thanks for the close up Sherman Tank shots. |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jun 10, 2012 14:02:35 GMT 8
The main reason I post this reply is that it seems nobody is interested in the Datum Point of Caballo Island, ex Ft. Hughes. The 1st time I noticed it is in 2006. I sent an email to my CDSG friends asking them whether that is it. It is far from the west end of the island but they never responded. On this trip, again with the CDSG folks, I seen again and photographed it again and I’m sure it must be the Datum Point. The west end of Caballo Island, ex Ft. Hughes.  The ex Fort Hughes Datum Point, in the water west of the previous picture.  This year of 2012 the Coastal Defense Study Group folks (CDSG) came to visit the Manila Bay Defense Forts again. Several of us expats here in the Philippines were able to team up with them. The albums below are of pictures driving around Caballo Island, the ex US Army Fort Hughes. Here are some sample images: Philippine Navy structures  The wharf in very bad shape  Where one enters Search Light # 11  Here are my 29 images from that drive around Caballo Island 2012 s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Manila%20Bay%20Forts-Other/Fort%20Hughes-Caballo%20Island/Ft-H%2010%20drive%20around%2012-02-16/Here are 18 images from 2006. These views of Caballo Island, the ex Fort Hughes, were shot on the 3rd March of 2006 on a visit there with the Coastal Defense Study Group folks (CDSG). The dates on the pictures are not correct because I couldn’t operate the menu on the camera anymore. s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Manila%20Bay%20Forts-Other/Fort%20Hughes-Caballo%20Island/Ft-H%204%20Views%20of%20Island/PS: I have returned from the end of the world, the shoreline of San Bernardino Strait and enjoy civilization again here in Subic Bay. |
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Post by xray on Jun 10, 2012 15:03:15 GMT 8
That is one rugged looking island, kinda reminds me of a hulking mastodon from a distance.
This looks like something straight out of a video game I used to love playing called "Far Cry".
This guy runs around tropical south pacific islands looking for bad guys to kill ,,, One mission take place in a rusting hulk of a long abandoned Japanese aircraft carrier.
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Post by batteryboy on Jun 10, 2012 17:53:42 GMT 8
Hey Battery...'fess up. You obviously have hired a "model" or "stand in" for the personal photo. That is one distinguished looking chap appearing in the last picture. Perhaps the Philippine equivalent to the USA's Brad Pitt? Cheers. Postscript...Thanks for the close up Sherman Tank shots. Hahahaha! I was in the photo just for the scale....  |
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Post by oozlefinch on Jul 28, 2012 14:24:26 GMT 8
Seeing the different pictures of chapels reminds me of an old Burt Reynolds movie from '69 called "Impasse" that had 20 plus minutes of the film taken on Corregidor and the chapel was featured in one portion of the movie. The movie was, for me, somewhat forgetable except for the footage of the island. After reading the Belote book, seeing this movie only whet my appetite more to go see it all for myself.
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Cheers. Postscript...Thanks for the close up Sherman Tank shots.
