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Picture of the Week
Williamsburg Tavern Illumination



Hi Friends,

This is a photo from Colonial Williamsburg. The reenactment is called "Illuminating the Taverns". The fife and drum corps march up the street, stopping at the taverns, lighting fires outside them and firing a musket volley. It is great fun to see, and very loud too! Photographing it is difficult. It was after dark and lit only by firelight. I used some fill flash and a shutter speed of about 1 second. I had to time the shutter to include the shooting. I used a monopod to help steady the camera, but a 1 sec exposure gave me some motion blur.

Hope you enjoy it,

Ray Matthews