Well, this is my final post for 2021, it’s hard to believe another year has flown on by. 2021 was a bit of a blur, it really was. Thank you to everyone that reads my rambles and enjoys the images that have been posted this year. It means so much and I'm very grateful to those that keep returning. This year, it's been a lot of fun, even if the year was disrupted with another Covid 19 Lockdown. It's time to take a break for three weeks, soak up some sun, put the camera down and head to the beach. 2022. There are some big plans instore for 2022 – you’ll see in the coming New Year in mid January. See you all then, John's Blog https://blog.caswellimages.com/ The latest print price guide: https://bit.ly/3oLw9OI
I’m not entirely sure what the Octagonal contest is. I know it involves bagpipes but details beyond that I’m a tiny bit lite on. Having stumbled upon the contest in Dunedin’s Octagon, I thought I’d have a go at summing the whole thing up. Here’s what I know, and I must apologize as even in these details I’m making a few assumptions. In Dunedin each year there’s a Pipe Band contest which is called the Octagonal contest. This involves Pipe Bands from around the South Island. From what I could gather, the bands spend a lot of time standing in a circle warming up by playing a tune and pulling strange faces. Each group then takes it in turns to walk down the street, stand in a circle and play the same tune as everybody else. While doing this, people (who I assume are judges) watch their feet and make lots of marks on paper before everybody claps and cheers. Once finished, the group moves off to discuss their performance while a few of the older gentlemen calm their nerves with a cigarette. This is then repeated by the next group. On a side note, I would like to mention how mind boggling it is that people who smoke can play the bagpipes. Just how a smoker would have the lung capacity to play the bagpipes for an entire afternoon is quite beyond me. Another mind boggling fact is that the bagpipes are the only known musical instrument to have been used as a weapon of war. John's Blog https://blog.caswellimages.com/ The latest print price guide: https://bit.ly/3oLw9OI
Welcome to the 1st of March and autumn. There’s been an autumnal feel in the morning for a few weeks now. The air temperature has started to feel a bit cooler, it’s a tiny bit darker and the street lights seem to hang around for longer. There were a few spots of drizzle with low cloud around this morning as I was out walking around. So, fingers crossed the day fines up. This is a 3 second exposure took this morning as traffic headed along Great King Street. Have a good Monday everyone. John's Blog https://blog.caswellimages.com/ The latest print price guide: https://bit.ly/3oLw9OI
