The Great Pumpkin Cannon

© John Koepfer @PresentPleasures

The Great Pumpkin Cannon

Uploaded: October 23, 2016 05:14:00 | Entered: October 23, 2016 05:16:21

Description

They shoot this cannon off every hour in October (Sat. and Sun.).Ritters farm market Mt Cobb, Pa

Exif: F Number: 4.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/800 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 35.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80

Comments

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe October 23, 2016

WOW! That's cool. Never seen one before. Great find, timing and capture, John. #1671787

Gord MacEachern October 23, 2016

Would sure love to see that in action!
Fabulous fall scene John!! #11529575

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 23, 2016

How cool is this! #11529582

Ujjwal Mukherjee October 23, 2016

Wow! that's wonderful!! very unique indeed and a great shot,John!! #11529609

Teresa Burnett level-classic October 23, 2016

Oh, how fun!! Great find and capture, John!! Love the way you caught that pumpkin in mid flight!! #11529624

Patrick Rouzes level-classic October 23, 2016

Super clarity, light & timing, John. Like that pumpkin in mid-air.
#11529700

John Connolly October 23, 2016

What a remarkable sight and capture John! It looks like a good way to spread pumpkin seeds around the district! #11529706

Val Feldman level-deluxe October 23, 2016

Well, I'll be doggoned - have never seen anything like this before! Great find, capture and perfect timing, John! #11529849

Terry Cervi level-deluxe October 23, 2016

What a cool shot, John!! And perfect timing too!! #11529859

John Koepfer @PresentPleasures October 24, 2016

Thank you all so much, John I never thought about but your right about it spreading pumpkin seeds #11529950

Mariann Kovats level-classic October 24, 2016

How cool! I have never seen one, or heard of one before! Nice found, John! #11530034

John Koepfer @PresentPleasures October 25, 2016

Thank you Mariann, I had never seen or heard of one before either before I saw this one. But they do advertise that this is the biggest pumpkin cannon in the area so I guess there is more then one. #11530252

Harvey A. Ravitch October 25, 2016

This Looks like Fun! Well captured stop action, composition, love the smoking Canon! #11530527

John Koepfer @PresentPleasures October 26, 2016

Thanks Harvey #11530591

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