Now, THIS is a blast!

Lew K · Nov 29, 2002

I really lucked out here and managed to catch the blast of the second 105mm howitzer as it lit up the smoke cloud from the first blast.

Why are they blasting? Well, because about 400 feet behind the howitzers there is a band playing the 1812 Overture. It was a fun evening!

Some of my shots, taken with either an Olympus 2100UZ or a Sony F707, can be found at:
http://homepage.mac.com/lewkopp/pics/index.html

I hope you enjoy them.

Lew
--
Windows - It's just work
Macintosh - It just works

Harry Behret · Nov 29, 2002

Lew,

Great timing on that first shot. Nice shots.

Harry

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michealj · Nov 29, 2002

Especially to see & hear them as a part of the orchestra.

--
Mike

'What are we here for if not to walk with each other along life's journey?' Charles Dickens

Lew K · Nov 29, 2002

I forgot to mention that there was a 52 bell carillon, about 1000 feet from the howitzers and audience, contributing to the effect as well.

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Macintosh - It just works

P.S. This was during the centennial celebration of the summer school program. During the winter it is a college prep school (9-12 grades). Definitely not your average school. ;-)

foxtrot · Nov 29, 2002

very cool shots...the only thing that would be cooler would be to get a pic of the 105 shells as they landed on someones house...just kidding

Lew Kopp said:
I really lucked out here and managed to catch the blast of the
second 105mm howitzer as it lit up the smoke cloud from the first
blast.

Why are they blasting? Well, because about 400 feet behind the
howitzers there is a band playing the 1812 Overture. It was a fun
evening!

Some of my shots, taken with either an Olympus 2100UZ or a Sony
F707, can be found at:
http://homepage.mac.com/lewkopp/pics/index.html

I hope you enjoy them.

Lew
--
Windows - It's just work
Macintosh - It just works

Alex Rodriguez · Nov 29, 2002

I can see that almost everybody is editing their pictures, these two for example, have lost the EXIF info during the process. I am learning.

Alex

Lew Kopp said:
I really lucked out here and managed to catch the blast of the
second 105mm howitzer as it lit up the smoke cloud from the first
blast.

Why are they blasting? Well, because about 400 feet behind the
howitzers there is a band playing the 1812 Overture. It was a fun
evening!

Some of my shots, taken with either an Olympus 2100UZ or a Sony
F707, can be found at:
http://homepage.mac.com/lewkopp/pics/index.html

I hope you enjoy them.

Lew
--
Windows - It's just work
Macintosh - It just works

--
I'd Rather be a King in Hell than a Pauper in Paradise!

Lew K · Nov 29, 2002

Alex Rodriguez said:
I can see that almost everybody is editing their pictures, these
two for example, have lost the EXIF info during the process. I am
learning.

Alex

Yeah. :-( It turns out that the program I used to do my website (iView MediaPro) strips off the EXIF information. Unfortunately, I didn't find that out until after I had used it on over 400 pictures. I wasn't a happy camper, to say the least! What is stupid, is that the program can USE the EXIF and IPTC info to label pictures - as you can see at the specific page for the first picture:

http://homepage.mac.com/lewkopp/pics/Culver/Centennial%20Pageant/source/707_-_1277.htm

Maybe I'll replace just the images during my two weeks off at the end of the year. ;-}

Lew
--
Windows - It's just work
Macintosh - It just works

matthew hoover · Nov 29, 2002

Lew K said:
I forgot to mention that there was a 52 bell carillon, about 1000
feet from the howitzers and audience, contributing to the effect as
well.
--
Windows - It's just work
Macintosh - It just works

P.S. This was during the centennial celebration of the summer
school program. During the winter it is a college prep school
(9-12 grades). Definitely not your average school. ;-)

--Lew ...could this be Culver Military Academy? That looks like the horse stables in the back ground where Pass and Reveiw is performed. I was in class of 74 (W). Your right. It is not your average school. I used to tote one of those 105s behind a three quarter ton truck for Battery C. It WAS a blast!
pirate55

Lew K · Nov 30, 2002

matthew hoover said:
--Lew ...could this be Culver Military Academy? That looks like the
horse stables in the back ground where Pass and Reveiw is
performed. I was in class of 74 (W). Your right. It is not your
average school. I used to tote one of those 105s behind a three
quarter ton truck for Battery C. It WAS a blast!
pirate55

Yep!

Lew

CMA ' 71, W '66
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Macintosh - It just works

Lew K · Nov 30, 2002

matthew hoover said:
--Lew ...could this be Culver Military Academy? That looks like the
horse stables in the back ground where Pass and Reveiw is
performed. I was in class of 74 (W). Your right. It is not your
average school. I used to tote one of those 105s behind a three
quarter ton truck for Battery C. It WAS a blast!
pirate55

Pirate55:

I've got around 400 pictures of the campus posted at:

http://homepage.mac.com/lewkopp/pics/Culver/Master%20Index/index.htm

Enjoy!

Lew
--
Windows - It's just work
Macintosh - It just works

matthew hoover · Nov 30, 2002

Lew K said:
Lew K said:

--Lew ...could this be Culver Military Academy? That looks like the
horse stables in the back ground where Pass and Reveiw is
performed. I was in class of 74 (W). Your right. It is not your
average school. I used to tote one of those 105s behind a three
quarter ton truck for Battery C. It WAS a blast!
pirate55

Click to expand...

Pirate55:

I've got around 400 pictures of the campus posted at:

http://homepage.mac.com/lewkopp/pics/Culver/Master%20Index/index.htm

Enjoy!

Lew
--
Windows - It's just work
Macintosh - It just works

--I know you are alum, I remember your name. I was a 5 year man. Tried to email, but couldn't.
pirate55

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