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    Fort Henry Guard Drill

    Another update from a couple of years ago.

    The Fort Henry Guard drill; a re-enactment of life at this British 19th fortress overlooking the area where the St Lawrence River meets Lake Ontario and the Cataraqui River (the entrance to the Rideau Canal).

    The fort protected the entrance of the Rideau Canal and the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Rideau Canal.


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    Fort Henry Guard Drill

    You’ve caught the action very well Manfred, I like the third ( counting from the front) person with the beard who seems to have both feet off the floor, well done


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    Re: Fort Henry Guard Drill

    What era was this portraying? They look like they are armed with the 1853 Enfield Percussion Rifled Musket which had a rather short life span in the British Army (about 1853-1867). These excellent weapons were also used in great quantity by the Confederate States during the American Civil War.

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    Re: Fort Henry Guard Drill

    Quote Originally Posted by rpcrowe View Post
    What era was this portraying? They look like they are armed with the 1853 Enfield Percussion Rifled Musket which had a rather short life span in the British Army (about 1853-1867). These excellent weapons were also used in great quantity by the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
    They are apparently Snider-Enfields and were used from 1866 - 1874. These are all originals, from what I have read. The uniforms are obviously not originals, but are historically accurate. Everything is apparently based on what would have been in use in 1867, the year that Canada was founded.

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    Re: Fort Henry Guard Drill

    I can remember seeing this before, and is an interesting image. There is something I cannot work out though. The rear wall appears in sharp focus in the top 1/5 of the picture, then gets blurry as you move lower ?

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    Re: Fort Henry Guard Drill

    Quote Originally Posted by pschlute View Post
    I can remember seeing this before, and is an interesting image. There is something I cannot work out though. The rear wall appears in sharp focus in the top 1/5 of the picture, then gets blurry as you move lower ?
    That is a good observation and is something that I missed. I'd run Topaz Sharpen AI on the image and it appears that the software applied the effect unevenly. I was looking for a tiny bit more DoF and motion blur reduction on the guardsmen. It will be easy enough to go back and mask that out so the whole wall is slightly softer. While I'm at it, I should reduce the "crunchiness" of the gravel as well.

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