Rusty Iron Cannon

BlinkingsBlinkings Registered Users Posts: 124 Major grins
edited January 23, 2009 in Other Cool Shots
Built by Sir W.G. Armstrong and Co.
Newcastle Upon Tyne.
1867
It was intended to protect Melbourne from a Russian invasion around 1900. They never came as it turned out!
All the best,
Andrew

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  • BlinkingsBlinkings Registered Users Posts: 124 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2009
    Blinkings wrote:
    Built by Sir W.G. Armstrong and Co.
    Newcastle Upon Tyne.
    1867
    It was intended to protect Melbourne from a Russian invasion around 1900. They never came as it turned out!
    Side view.
    All the best,
    Andrew
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2009
    Blinkings wrote:
    Side view.

    Hi there again :D where abouts is this canon?
    I know there are some down at Queenscliff as they thought the attacks would come from the open sea...... the Fort is still there.

    Love the colour and texture the rust has produced.
    Nice owrk Blinkings clap.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • BlinkingsBlinkings Registered Users Posts: 124 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2009
    Skippy wrote:
    Hi there again :D where abouts is this canon?
    I know there are some down at Queenscliff as they thought the attacks would come from the open sea...... the Fort is still there.

    Love the colour and texture the rust has produced.
    Nice owrk Blinkings clap.gif ... Skippy :D
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    Um if you go down to the end of The Strand in Williamstown you cant miss them. There are two! Just don't shoot either of them at any of the boats!!!
    All the best,
    Andrew
  • BlinkingsBlinkings Registered Users Posts: 124 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2009
    Blinkings wrote:
    Um if you go down to the end of The Strand in Williamstown you cant miss them. There are two! Just don't shoot either of them at any of the boats!!!
    Its funny that I reckon The Rip would have killed most of them long before the cannons needed to!
    All the best,
    Andrew
  • Capt Rick HiottCapt Rick Hiott Registered Users Posts: 22 Big grins
    edited January 23, 2009
    Cool shots! They look like some of the ones we have here in Charleston,SC
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited January 23, 2009
    Fun shots! The surreal HDR effect works well for this subject material.

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  • RoadkillRoadkill Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2009
    Really nice looking, love the colors, as stated hdr works well with this subject material.
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  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2009
    A formidable weapon at the time. Love the colors, and the comp in #1
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  • aguntheragunther Registered Users Posts: 242 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2009
    Crop
    The first one is pretty cool. I would crop tighter to remove the distracting background (whatever that is on the horizon).
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  • BlinkingsBlinkings Registered Users Posts: 124 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2009
    I purposely didn't crop the background out to show it agunther. People have asked to see where it sits..........and they wont be able to see much if I crop it out. FYI agunther, the 'whatever it is' on the hoizon are yacht masts and a tree.
    All the best,
    Andrew
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