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12-NOV-2007

an old cannon dug up by the workers down at the harbour

Nikon D50
1/125s f/5.6 at 18.0mm hide exif
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Date/Time12-Nov-2007 14:02:33
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D50
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Focal Length18 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/5.6
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Guest 23-Mar-2009 22:42
What a fantastic item to find. It coud be reinstated on Battery Place.
Old Bute Boy 23-Mar-2009 20:55
It's true, they used old cannons as a bollard to tie up smaller boats (not CalMac ferries obviously!), The cannons were put in an upright postition and buried into the ground to make it strong enough to secure boats' ropes. You can see that the 1/3 top of the cannon was painted in black whilst the 2/3 bottom was all rust, having been buried in the ground. I really hope the cannon will be saved for the Bute Museum.
Guest 13-Nov-2007 09:48
Cannon???? Aye right!!!!
Máire Uí Mhaicín12-Nov-2007 18:46
He!he! A Canon telephoto lens from Fred Flintstone!
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