Rocket Day

Well, the weather was great. A mix of clouds and sun and we had seats in the shade. My face is sunburn however from walking out in the sun to take photos. This year the number of rockets was much smaller, the large rocket they always do was about ⅓ of the size in past years (unless they brought another big one in after we left) and there was too much time between launches. 

I did have fun learning to use my 70 to 300 MM telephoto lens on my Sony DSLR and using continuous  shooting to capture rapid moving subjects. A few of those photos are below. I will work with the video later. 

The rockets must have done their job because it started raining about 6pm and is still coming down at 7:19. Phai went to the farm and said the rice is coming in good. I will try and go tomorrow. Well, I want to get this posted so I will add a few photos and hit upload and eat my dinner.

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The family four a good sitting area

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The narrators were on a platform right behind us.

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Prepping a round rocket

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They light the fuses

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And  Away it Goes

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A close up look at one.

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There were a lot of this style and size

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They go fast and high

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The Mayor called me over and had me speak some Thai to several thousand people in attendance. Talk about pressure.

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A cool beverage helps the comfort level.


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