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another camera phone shot…
every fourth of july or so here in ashland, they drag out a bunch of canons and fire up the 1812 overture. it’s really amazing that in this day and age, they allow canons to be shot off in the middle of town without everyone suing the city.
what is even more insane is the there is a HUGE amount of fanfare before they fire these canons off. there is a commander who shouts cadences. the canon firing guys almost do a dance with their giant q-tips before tamping down the powder. then, there’s a countdown, the commander draws his sword.. and BOOM!
the most whacky part about this is that even with all this fanfare, people STILL wander aimlessly. right in front of the canons. hell, even people rolling baby strollers wheel right out in front of those canons, completely oblivious as to what is about to happen.
have they never seen a canon, and are unaware of what the business end does? have they never heard the 1812 overture?
the beautiful part about the whole thing is, even with these people wandering out front, the show goes on. BOOM! and a family completely jumps out of their skin.. BOOM! and the orchestra trills.. BOOM! and every dog in a five square miles chimes in.. BOOM! and car alarms near and far scream..
sweetness!!
Great pic! In my humble opinion, this cellphone test-series of yours seems to being doing some pretty justifiable photography. Excellent work!