Today’s Post by Joe Farace
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.—Mark Twain
Many of this blog’s readers live outside the USA and may not be familiar with the Independence Day holiday in the United States.
In the USA, the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, that declared this country’s independence from Great Britain. The written Declaration of Independence may have been dated July 4 but it wasn’t actually signed until August 2, 1776.
Out here in the world, however, Independence Day is typically associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games and family reunions. In addition there are also other public and private events that celebrate the United States’ history and traditions.
How I made this shot: The above image was made at a junkyard automobile recycling center near Erie, Colorado using a Canon EOS 1D Mark II N and the seemingly-discontinued EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens with new copies available (as I wrote this from the Canon Store on Amazon. Exposure was 1/80 sec at f/5.6 and ISO 800.
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