I've lost the tirpitz!!!

reddragon · 03-30-2005, 11:24 PM

I see a shadow just below the the horizontal lines of smoke that may be her. If you make a v with the bomber being the start of one line, and the three horizontal lines of smoke being the other, you will see a large smoke "cloud" and to the left of it is a shadow which I think may be her. I don't have the ability to mark a photo like you guys do, but I'll give it a try and show you what I'm talking about.

reddragon · 03-31-2005, 12:07 AM

How can I edit a photo to show where I believe she is? I can make out the shoreline above and below the bomber to some extent and I can see what appears to be the bow of the Tirpitz to the left of what appears to be a large cloud of smoke below and to the right of the bomber. Sorry I can't be more precise at this point but what I see really does look like the bow of the ship.

the lancaster kicks ass · 03-31-2005, 01:58 AM

ok do you have a program like paint on your computer, it doesn't have to be anything advanced..........

reddragon · 03-31-2005, 09:55 PM

How do I add a photo? I put a circle around the shadow that I think may be the Tirpitz and a dot on what I think is her bow and put the photo in photobucket but it won't show up here. What do I do to get it here?

the lancaster kicks ass · 04-01-2005, 02:11 AM

ok below where you normally put a post there should be an icon saying "post reply", click it and go down, click brouse and add the file.........

reddragon · 04-02-2005, 08:52 PM

Nothing I've tried works. I've put the photo in message body, file name, and file comment (both under add an attachment). No photo ever shows up. It's in photobucket so what do I do to get it to show here?

the lancaster kicks ass · 04-03-2005, 03:04 AM

what type of file is it saved as?? if you want you can email it to me and i'll post if for you, i'll email you my email address yeah??

reddragon · 04-03-2005, 01:28 PM

When I drew on it, it became a bmp file.

I'll try to send it to you.

the lancaster kicks ass · 04-03-2005, 02:38 PM

ah there's the problem, you can't upload .bmp files, try and save it as a .jpeg and start again.........

the lancaster kicks ass · 04-08-2005, 09:25 AM

ok sorry this has taken so long but this is the picture that reddragon sent to me, of where he thinks the tirpitz is and this's the best bet i've seen so far............

cheddar cheese · 04-08-2005, 09:53 AM

That could be it. Or what about here? (pink circle..)

the lancaster kicks ass · 04-08-2005, 12:17 PM

that's the original one i pointed out........

cheddar cheese · 04-08-2005, 01:33 PM

Is it? I couldnt be bothered to go back and look

It looks like it could be one of those 2 though. If we knew the altitude from which the picture was taken it might be easier.

reddragon · 04-08-2005, 10:54 PM

The yellow area in the photo posted by Cheddar Cheese is what looks like a shadow that may be the ship, although part of it is still visible to the left of the circle.

I have no way to convert the bmp I have to a jpg. I tried to send it to The Lancaster Kicks Ass but don't know if I was successful or not. I don't even know if it was large enough to be of any use.

Oh, I see. You did post it. I thank you for your help and apologize for any trouble. I believe the area in pink to be land. I can see the shoreline running below that area just below and to the left of the circle. I can also see signs of shoreline around the area I circled so I can't be sure if that is the Tirpitz in her berth or if it is land.

the lancaster kicks ass · 04-09-2005, 02:59 AM

well CC for a bit of reference that lancaster has a 100ft wingspan (it's actually 102ft but it's less complicated this way) and i would estimate it to be no lower than 9,000ft...............