Photogrammetry Model of the USS Emmons (DD-457 / DMS-22)

[beldridg]

I recently took a trip to Okinawa, Japan with the goal of building a high-fidelity model of the USS Emmons. It took me a little more than 4 dives on this epic wreck and involved 7,385 photos in the model.

Below is a link to the post with all of the details on the model including links to the on-line 3d model I published. It was an epic project.

USS Emmons Photogrammetry Model

HI fidelity photogrammetry model of the USS Emmons which sank in Okinawa, Japan during World War II.

wreckedinmyrevo.com

I also produced a full-scale, 6 foot x 3 foot panorama for the USS Emmons Association that turned out very well. Below is a picture of me holding up the poster:

It was an amazing trip and probably the hardest project I have taken on so far. It would not have been possible without the help of Kurt Reese and William.

- brett

 

[WreckWriter]

That's super cool! Good work!

 

[Johnoly]

It was an amazing trip

Late reply to your post, I didn't see it cause I was hunting lobsters.

I'm a big fan of all your photogrammetry work. For us divers, all the planning and balancing of bottom time, deco, swim-speed, viz, currents, ambient light>>>and stuff that breaks,,,,is just a task loading shet-storm that is unimaginable. So I really try to read your project posts and always have a bunch of questions/comments.

* In Kurt's video of you, we can see the wreck is heavily covered with gray 'dust/silt'. The video makes it look like it's so thick that it softens the ships sharp lines/angles/curves. But your photogrammetry is incredibly sharp with crisp angles even when us readers zoom in to see parts. Is it the software doing it's multi-photo-angle combination/calculations to achieve the sharp angles? Or is your camera just better resolution and not a fuzzy as Kurts? Because if it's software and not hardware, that's really cool computer power stuff !!

* This model is one of your absolute best for showing detail. If I was a military person that served on the ship, it would bring back a ton of memories of where they worked, chores they did, and when they were standing on deck pulling into harbors for leave. I think you will touch a lot of people's lives as they relive it thru your model.

* Lastly a picture comment. This is a screen print from your model with the red arrow. There's a ton of depth charges laying around. I dive with a lot of southern folks that carry long steel shafts that fly underwater. I'm guessing those charges are live & active ??. Who keeps salvage divers from disturbing those things?