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Dec 12th, 2010 at 3:21am

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Hi guys,

Last night, the WA Symphony Orchestra did its annual Symphony in the City, and 20,000 people rocked up. Played some favourites, and also some obscure pieces. The Finale was of course the 1812 Overture. Accompanied by 4 cannons of the 7th Field Battery of The Royal Australian Army Reserve Artillery, and also the Swan Bell Tower, which was also celebrating its 10th anniversary. Hope you enjoy. Compression always kills my shots. sigh.

Looking down the business end of the barrel
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The bell tower in the distance over the 4 cannons
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The cannons were open to the public for 2hrs prior to the show. The city skyline in the background
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The cannons firing during the 1812 Overture
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Reply #1 - Dec 12th, 2010 at 3:58am

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I like #3. Have you been playing with HDR or using a filter?
 
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Reply #2 - Dec 12th, 2010 at 4:17am

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had a circ pol filter on, then tweaked it in photoshop a bit
 
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Reply #3 - Dec 12th, 2010 at 5:19am

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I got to fire the cannons for a concert one night haha...4 years ago...but WOW. Slide the cartridge in, duck left, and PULL!!!   BRWAMMMMMMMMM!!!!  Eject the cartridge, load another, BWAAAAAAM
 
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Reply #4 - Dec 12th, 2010 at 7:20am

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blanks??? lol or firing them into the Indian ocean?? Smiley

nice pics and well i wondered what a pol filter looks like
 
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Reply #5 - Dec 12th, 2010 at 8:39am

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they were blanks. the road beyond was closed off prior to the concert. Haha, that would've been awesome Truck.
 
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Reply #6 - Dec 12th, 2010 at 10:07am

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Great shots Glenn. The colors in #2 & #3 are awesome. Smiley
 
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Reply #7 - Dec 12th, 2010 at 10:24am

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Thanks for taking us along...wonderful shots... Smiley

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Reply #8 - Dec 12th, 2010 at 10:56am

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Whatever you did to those pictures - amazing, painted quality.  Love the lands and grooves in number one - I can hear 'Clint' now  Smiley.
 
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Reply #9 - Dec 12th, 2010 at 11:33am

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Love Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" Cool
 
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Reply #10 - Dec 12th, 2010 at 12:26pm

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Nice job on tough shots....

.........1812 always makes me think of Clayton Moore.........
 
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There are three cannons mounted at the eastern end of the Parade Deck on MCRD, these were the cannons we shot.  It was for a Naval song, I don't remember which one, but it was a sunset concert set up for the Sec of Defense, they handed me a crate of blanks, and said "here, when I give you the signal, blast as many of these as you can."

And I said "yes sir"  Cool  Grin

Car alarms went off, we shattered several windows, and each shot lit the sky up like 4th of July.  Naturally we had to call SDPD and CHP ahead of time and let them know the jarheads were going to be blowing stuff up that night  Cheesy
 
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Reply #12 - Dec 13th, 2010 at 10:26am

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Rifleman wrote on Dec 12th, 2010 at 12:26pm:
Nice job on tough shots....

.........1812 always makes me think of Clayton Moore.........
Wasn't he more of a 'William Tell' guy? Smiley.
 
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Reply #13 - Dec 13th, 2010 at 9:05pm

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olderndirt wrote on Dec 13th, 2010 at 10:26am:
Rifleman wrote on Dec 12th, 2010 at 12:26pm:
Nice job on tough shots....

.........1812 always makes me think of Clayton Moore.........
Wasn't he more of a 'William Tell' guy? Smiley.

Damn, caught !.....I was going to leave it alone for as long as I could get away with it, after realizing my error...
I never did profess to being in synch with my operatic side.....

You are correct sir !
And to think I even have it on my MP3 player for when I go out riding on my bike....... Embarrassed
 
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Reply #14 - Dec 13th, 2010 at 9:24pm

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Rifleman wrote on Dec 13th, 2010 at 9:05pm:
olderndirt wrote on Dec 13th, 2010 at 10:26am:
Rifleman wrote on Dec 12th, 2010 at 12:26pm:
Nice job on tough shots....

.........1812 always makes me think of Clayton Moore.........
Wasn't he more of a 'William Tell' guy? Smiley.

Damn, caught !.....I was going to leave it alone for as long as I could get away with it, after realizing my error...
I never did profess to being in synch with my operatic side.....

You are correct sir !
And to think I even have it on my MP3 player for when I go out riding on my bike....... Embarrassed
When I mention to the wife it's time to go to the dump (waste management facitity), she always gives me a few bars of 'To the dump, to the dump, to the dump dump dump" - reminds me of Clayton and Jay.
 
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