On Saturday morning, while I was writing the blogpost about that evening’s final performance (see Tonight is the Final Performance), I was frantically trying to upload photos at the same time. But multi-tasking like that doesn’t work so well in WordPress, and in fact it took so long that I thought my computer had hung. It probably doesn’t help that my blog is at over 80% upload capacity, because I’ve added so many photos in the last years. And because I was literally standing and typing, because I needed to drive through to the Castle now-now-now, I wasn’t able to include all the photos I wanted.
Anyway, here they are, a tad belatedly. There will be more coming in the next few days!
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- As the light fades, drummers beat the Tap Toe as 20h00 approaches
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- I caught the Cannon!
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- Dramatic post-rain skies
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- Flagbearers marching off
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- Massed pipes and drums emerging through the swirling mist
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- Massed military bands
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- An exciting Gun Run by the Sea Cadets of TS Woltemade
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- Massed military bands marching on
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- SA Army Band Western Cape look dapper as always
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- Drumming fun!
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- Saluting row
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- Pakistan Army Band
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- Subedar Major Ghulam Ali, the energetic Conductor of the Pakistan Army Band with his glowing baton – love it!
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- Pakistan Army Band in formation
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- Ahhh, Joey the War Horse
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- The Chris Hani dancers perform their tribute to the soldiers of World War I
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- Their background music is almost hypnotic in its intensity
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- I swear, that horse is looking at me – it looks *alive*
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- Energetic!
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- The Chris Hani High School Choir makes their first appearance at the Tattoo
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- The paratroopers from 3 (no, actually 1) Parachute Battalion – better lighting tonight, so we get some great images
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- Para action – rescuing the hostage
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- The flirtatious, hyper-energetic feet-stomping Riel Dancers
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- A classy and stylish performance by the combined Air Force and Navy Bands
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- Staff Sergeant Andrew Imrie setting his stopwatch at the start of the 1812 Overture, as he is fire control officer for the Saluting Troop
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- When the massed pipes march on in silence during Maruwaan’s singing of I Am My Country (Highland Cathedral), I get goosebumps
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- Spotlight on Maruwaan – a hugely talented singer!
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- Ah, Chloe – beauty and grace, inside and out
Grains of Sand 
Hi Reggie – seeing the lovely photo of Subedar Major Ghulam Ali and his glowing baton reminded me of the drummers with their red and green glowing drum sticks – I thought “I wonder if these are port and starboard indicators?” 🙂
Good question, but I don’t think so, Glynn – it was the Army Band in red who had those glowing drumsticks, and they don’t do port and starboard. If it had been one of the Navy drummers, though… 😉