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A Chorus Line Of Parrotts


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These U.S. Model 1861, 2.9 inch Rifles, known also as 10lb. Parrott Rifles have sang their last chorus and now reside peacefully at the Gettysburg National Military Park.  A rifled gun, they could shoot accurately at over a mile with their 2.9 inch 10lb. solid shot or explosive shell out ranging the smooth bore guns by hundreds of yards. 

 

These guns rest forever silently along Seminary Ridge, placed there long after the war to honor those who fought there with like guns, pointed in the same direction from the same place, but no enemy now exist for it to fire on as there is no crew to load, aim,  and fire it.  Nearly 158 years ago crews loaded, aimed, and fired guns like these from this position on very real and very live targets along the hills and ridges almost a mile away in support of men clad in gray and butternut on a walk toward men clad in blue, many would not return from that short walk once they crossed a road leading to Emmitsburg.  Their objective was almost met...almost. 

 

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I like to learn things, historical subjects among them.

This image is a tad flat, looks like you forgot to fix the DRL, possible?



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That's possible.  I was simply happy to get this, and some other images back from some unknown world in the computer, (I even entertained the thought of using one of the above guns as a final resort!  I would download the images, and away they went, not to be found again.  Extreme violence was becoming an option...).  I do believe a better computer is in my future, this one will show brilliant colors for about 2 seconds, then dumb them down a bit for some reason.  As you may guess, I'm not of the generation who grew up with these infernal machines. 



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I inflated it a little...



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Did you shoot it RAW, krag?



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Yes, always.  Looking at it now, I could have gotten some gray into the sidewalk...it's washed out.



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Washed out, yes but it is quite an improvement, buddy! :)



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Thanks, the first image had no post processing, I was just pleased to even find it among the missing!  I think I have that problem straightened out now.  Oh, and I'm now officially retired.  I have time to play with my Lindahl bellows system and a few other abstract things I've had on my mind.