I can only enter shots without the Honor Guardsmen in them in any contest. I would think their weapons and the bugle would be ok and the cemetery shots would be ok, though. Don't you?
I need to look and see if National Cemeteries and/or National Historic Places qualify for the Canon "in the park" contest...
The finial on a monument...
Flowers and flags left at a new grave...
Gate at the monument (erected 1870) to memorialize 12,956 citizens buried here (mostly unknown) from the Civil War...
I think this is one of four canons that are on end, probably set at the corners of the compass... Looks like they were sealed with some sort of shiny metal ball...
First sighting of the light refraction - gotta look that up and get its actual name... It's really faint here. I don't know if it can be enhanced enough to really show it... But it gets better...
The light stayed with me... It got brighter actually...
The Tennessee Honor Guard. I didn't ask - should have - but I think they do this on a volunteer basis... I heard one of them say "I'm not getting paid for this..."
Honor Guard at ease. They were practicing their 21 Gun Salute...
The Honor Guard guys thought it was funny that I'd take this picture... I answered them with "it's a still life, gentlemen"...
Can the flag in the background be boosted without darkening the Honor Guard?
The bugler was very kind. He was practicing "Taps" here...
Chad hates my Dutch Angle shots. But it was the only way to get the light refraction and the sun and the bugler...
I don't think this can be fixed enough, but I tried to get the guns and the tombstones...
Best shot of the graves and the light refraction thingy...