Sunset Ceremony at Royal Roads University

[tirediron]

Killed yesterday evening by photographing the Sunset Ceremony on the grounds of Royal Roads University, the former west-coast Canadian Military College.

1.

The massed band and Vice-Regal Guard march on to the parade

2.

Massed bands counter-marching

3.

Royal Canadian Military College Pipes & Drums & Royal Canadian Navy Naden Band

4.

Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds precision aerobatic team overfly Hatley Castle

5.

US Air Force Academy Drum & Bugle Corp marching on

6.

Admiral Receiving salute from the Guard Officer

7.

Vice-Regal Guard marching off

8.

Lone piper

9.

US Air Force Academy Drum & Bugle Corp performing

10.

105mm howitzers of the 5th Field Artillery (RC) firing the sunset salute

11.

Former officer-cadet

12.

Lowering of the Canadian and US flags at sunset.

13.

Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds

 

[weepete]

Nice set, looks like you had a productive evening!

 

[baturn]

Very nice set, John. Had I known I think I might have come down for that.
Slightly disappointed with the mixed uniform guard. That's just wrong.

 

[tirediron]

Nice set, looks like you had a productive evening!

Thanks!

Very nice set, John. Had I known I think I might have come down for that.
Slightly disappointed with the mixed uniform guard. That's just wrong.

Thanks Brian, and yes, it doesn't look right, does it? You'd think they could have at least found a sailor for left marker!

 

[Rick50]

Really nice shots John...

 

[funwitha7d]

very nice, esp the snowbirds and howitzers

 

[tirediron]

Really nice shots John...

Thanks Rick!

very nice, esp the snowbirds and howitzers

Cheers!

 

[fjrabon]

I like 4,6,7,8 and 11. I think 6 may have benefited from a bit of underexposure

 

[Designer]

An evening well spent. Thank you!

 

[ronlane]

Nice set John.

 

[tirediron]

I like 4,6,7,8 and 11. I think 6 may have benefited from a bit of underexposure

You're right, but six was shot about 3 minutes before sunset, so the exposure was sketchy to begin with.

An evening well spent. Thank you!

Thanks!

Nice set John.

Thanks Ron

 

[fjrabon]

here's what I thought as far as a rough edit for 6 went, for whatever it may be worth.

 

[tirediron]

Hmmm... interesting, I hadn't even considered going monochrome on any of these. I may have play around with that later. Thanks!

 

[fjrabon]

Hmmm... interesting, I hadn't even considered going monochrome on any of these. I may have play around with that later. Thanks!

For some reason military proceedings always make me think monochrome.

 

[tirediron]

Hmmm... interesting, I hadn't even considered going monochrome on any of these. I may have play around with that later. Thanks!

For some reason military proceedings always make me think monochrome.

Interesting; I'm just the opposite. I love the colours.