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Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« on: January 10, 2010, 07:55:35 AM »
Picture worthy of a calendar  

Deadline changed to October 1, 2010

READ THESE RULES BEFORE POSTING

Let’s start early this year and start collecting pictures worthy of a calendar for the 2011 Calendar.  

Start by reading the photo taking instructions at Tips for taking better pictures

(Changes in bold italic)

 You may post only one picture per cannon and it must be your cannon.  Sponsors may submit a picture of a cannon they built.    If you later take a better picture and want to submit it you must first delete your original post and resubmit a new post. If you submit two pictures of the same cannon, both posts will be deleted.

Only one picture per post allowed.  This makes it easier for me to capture the pictures for the poll and match them up to the original post later. If you post more than one picture per post I will delete your post.  You are free to repost one picture per post.

Every picture must have cannon as subject matter. People and Animals are allowed, but the cannon must be the subject matter.

You may have more than one cannon in the picture, but one of them must be your cannon. This calendar is of the member’s cannons and not of cannons.

Cannons can be static or in action.

Post picture and title only, no narrative, no replies and no comments in this topic. The title will appear with the picture on the calendar if the picture is one of the top 12 selected. It is suggested the title describe your cannon and who you are.  I'll post a couple of examples! Remember you have to post text as well as a link to your photo in the text box. Narrative may be edited; replies and comments will be deleted.

These must be new pictures and not entered in any previous cannon calendar post. Such pictures when spotted will be deleted.

Pictures must be posted in the usual format 576 pix wide at 72 ppi.  Save your picture on your computer at a minimum of 1078 x 768 pix or larger. Size---better full size as it comes out of the camera.  Then if your picture is selected I will have you send me your high resolution picture for posting in the calendar.

Photos must be posted from a photo hosting sight or webpage and not direct uploaded from your hard drive as a thumb nail.  Since we all can use the free hosting site at https://www.gboreloaded.com/mhp/ for posting and linking our pictures, there is no reason to direct upload.  It takes no longer to upload your picture via dial-up to a photo hosting site than it does to direct up load on dial-up.  This has been a problem in past years setting up the poll and collecting pictures.  Direct uploaded posts will be deleted.  You are free to repost from a photo host site.

Any post not complying with these rules may be edited or deleted.

If you have what you think is a good picture but don't know how to edit it, PM me. Ask for help.  I will help you.

Try to work something in to show the scale of you cannon.  We use the Powder can a lot for perspective but we don't want this calendar to be an advertisement for GOEX.  We want to show off our guns. So unless you can work the powder can in as an unobtrusive part of the background leave it out.

October 1 I will lock the Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011 post. So get your pictures posted early.  I will open a post with a poll and we will select the pictures to be used on the Calendar.  Once the poll closes I will contact the poll winners and have them send me there full size picture for the calendar. Once I have the all the pictures I will forward them to Matt and he will make up the calendar and it become available on the GBO E-store.

The top 12 vote getters will appear as the monthly pictures. Pictures may not necessarily be posted in order of vote total.  Monthly themes will be considered.  All the other pictures submitted will appear on the cover as a collage.

The proceeds from the sales of the calendar go to support this board.  GBO provides a place to hang out; we need to help pay the bills, so buy a calendar.


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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2010, 08:04:44 AM »
Title examples:


Standing Watch


Double D's popcan Dictator made by Dom Carpenter.


Fire! SAMCC cannon fires a 4th of July Salute.

I will add a strong suggestion on picture format, but it won't be a rule. This will address the glitch I encountered making the calendar. When you take a picture for the calendar consider the format. The Calendar format is for pictures to be wider than tall-landscape format.

This is a landscape format picture. The picture is wider than it is tall



This is portrait format.  It is taller than it is wide.



You can submit in either format. But a landscape format will give you less white space and more cannon in the calendar.

Post is now open!!!!!

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2010, 10:31:00 AM »
 Cannon Inspection - GulfCoastBlackpowder's Hern Carronade

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2010, 09:30:28 AM »


2 inch Bore Naval Cannon

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2010, 08:09:47 AM »

 Brook's USA 50 caliber South African Miniature Cannon Club cannon No.1

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2010, 08:44:24 AM »
Gary's Morko No.1 fitted with tiller made by GulfCoastBlackpowder




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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2010, 06:30:42 PM »


Scale Howitzer, HMR barrel GB bore. Home made oak carriage.
Young guys should hang out with old guys; old guys know stuff

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2010, 05:03:16 AM »


"Dictator" 1/6th scale
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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2010, 05:06:46 AM »


100 Pounder Parrott Rifle on Front Pintle Barbette carriage 1/3rd scale
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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2010, 05:08:59 AM »


10" Spanish Mortar 1/2 scale
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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2010, 05:28:50 PM »
the beauty and the beast(s)
you choose who is who

Dan Pettersson
a swedish cannon maniac
interested in early bronze guns

better safe than sorry

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2010, 12:15:35 PM »

doing the 4th in style with my bowling ball mortar
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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #12 on: September 06, 2010, 03:14:33 PM »


Confederate Iron Napoleon and Ellsworth.
Norm Gibson, 1st SC Vol., ACWSA

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2010, 02:50:49 AM »

#1 ready

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2010, 09:13:57 AM »


1/3 scale 1838 Bronze made by Gary Lorenz and owned by Tim Hobbs
"I've seen too much not to stay in touch , With a world full of love and luck, I got a big suspicion 'bout ammunition I never forget to duck" J.B.

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #15 on: September 11, 2010, 09:17:44 AM »


Bronze Howitzer by Gary Lorenz
"I've seen too much not to stay in touch , With a world full of love and luck, I got a big suspicion 'bout ammunition I never forget to duck" J.B.

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #16 on: September 11, 2010, 09:24:05 AM »


Matched pair by Gary Lorenz
"I've seen too much not to stay in touch , With a world full of love and luck, I got a big suspicion 'bout ammunition I never forget to duck" J.B.

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #17 on: September 11, 2010, 01:36:12 PM »


Full scale 1841 six pounder on ship carriage.  (non-firing)
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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #18 on: September 17, 2010, 10:04:01 AM »


42.7mm Mortars of the Northern Montana Battery stand guard in the shadow of the Sweetgrass Hills.

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #19 on: September 17, 2010, 02:10:21 PM »

     Standing Watch

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #20 on: September 18, 2010, 03:41:33 PM »


Waiting guard.

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #21 on: September 18, 2010, 04:08:42 PM »


 1841 Mt. Howitizer 6 PDR.  Dynomike1x1
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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #22 on: September 19, 2010, 08:09:29 AM »

1660 Lovrens VOC 2.5lber created by Gary Lorenz
"I've seen too much not to stay in touch , With a world full of love and luck, I got a big suspicion 'bout ammunition I never forget to duck" J.B.

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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #23 on: September 19, 2010, 08:13:24 AM »


Dominck Carpenter made French 75mm owned by Gary Lorenz .
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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #24 on: September 20, 2010, 12:44:30 PM »


BROOKS USA .50 Cal. SAMCC cannon no.# 2

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« Reply #25 on: September 20, 2010, 12:56:02 PM »


Dominick Carpenters .54 Cal. French 75

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« Reply #26 on: September 20, 2010, 01:01:27 PM »


BROOKS USA .50 Napoleon cannon 

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« Reply #27 on: September 21, 2010, 02:51:33 AM »



6-pounder garrison gun
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Re: Pictures worthy of a calendar 2011
« Reply #28 on: September 22, 2010, 09:03:04 AM »


Krupp Seacoast Howitzer M-1866 by Seacoast Artillery Company
Smokin' my pipe on the mountings, sniffin' the mornin'-cool,
I walks in my old brown gaiters along o' my old brown mule,
With seventy gunners be'ind me, an' never a beggar forgets
It's only the pick of the Army that handles the dear little pets - 'Tss! 'Tss!

From the poem  Screw-Guns  by Rudyard Kipling

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« Reply #29 on: September 29, 2010, 04:47:24 PM »

                     1/4 Scale M-1897 French 75 by Dom Carpenter