Earlier I posted a photo similar to this, in a hurry, and without looking through all the pictures I took today. I sacrificed the comments I received to exchange that photo for this one with a better foreground. The notes meant a lot, and my apologies, but I wanted the better picture to be in my 365 project...
"For not being in the USA to celebrate the 4th of July, we Americans attending the Tattoo in Halifax were certainly given a rousing day of celebration. I had a hard time explainging the Tattoo to our friends, but wanted to share this, one of my favourite summer activities! My picture shows a partial view the finale, where the 1000 participants fill the arena...military bands, police gymnists, dancers, singers, comedians, Royal Canadian Mounted Police & Black Watch Bagpipers from Nova Scotia, the USA, England, France, Estonia, the Netherlands & Germany. Group by group they entertained for 3 1/2 hours, closing the show by playing the Star Spangled Banner and Oh Canada! My two girlfriends told me they couldn't stop crying they were so moved by the whole show...which pretty much sums it up! At the close, the 10,500 visitors were invited to come to the floor for photops with a select group of participants in their wonderful array of costumes.
Over the course of the day, visiting the Citidel in Halifax, the show, the waterfront, and finally a seaside restaurant in the town of Chester, I took over 430 photos. Arriving home around 10:30 tonight, I remembered taking this one picture and went right to it, bypassing a day-full of wonderful photo opportunities with many portraits of people in awesome costumes. It's approprite to say that today was filled with an embarrasment of riches.
As we drove home through Mahone Bay, we could see a gorgeous fireworks show off in the distance, up the coast. It was the loveliest way to cap the day that was just sensational, start to finish!"
We really should be sleeping right now...lol. This looks like a wonderful celebration that you went to. It looks amazing from this photo! Happy 4th to you and Ken!
Wonderful! There is something magnificent about mass displays for an occasion like this. In my teens I participated in a mass-gym display in a stadium and to this day as I hear the music we used I am instantly transported!
We have something similar to this in Edinburgh each year and I always like to watch it on TV, must be an amazing atmosphere to be there. Also, this picture is jusy great, really shows all the formality and celebration.
Louise was this a Canada Day celebration?? missed it this year, still one week vacation time left. time just flies but we have so much fun and i try to make as many collages as possible to share all our excitements (soccer) and great outings. bet you and Ken have a lot of fun too. how long are you staying???
fantastic shot, louise. it looks like so much fun and an event that i would want to go to, too. i love the information that comes with your photos and i wonder if you have them in your mind or do you actually take notes? heehee. 'cause i know i would never be able to remember that...well, maybe while i'm there...but when i'm posting it, i most likely won't.
What a wonderful photo! You rellay captured the mood of the Tattoo!
I know how you feel.
I bet you were on a high.
I have attended the Edinburgh Tattoo in Scotland and the atmosphere cannot be explained to anyone who has not attended one.
just glancing and catching up on your life in Lunenburg! we enjoyed the Tattoo also I think it was the 7th of July we attended :) hopefully getting down your way mid August perhaps we can meet - I still have your email and will attempt to contact after I get accustomed to summer living = cottage life, renos and catch up laundry (oh yeah - work too lol)
July 20th, 2010
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I love the lines and the composition!
I know how you feel.
I bet you were on a high.
I have attended the Edinburgh Tattoo in Scotland and the atmosphere cannot be explained to anyone who has not attended one.
Weekend too!!! I live 3 hours from there!!! Funny