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Make:Canon
Model:Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
Shutter Speed:1/403 second
Aperture:F/4.0
Focal Length:51 mm
ISO Speed:160
Date Taken:Mar 27, 2011, 5:16:51 PM
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***ARIZONA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL JOUST SPOILER ALERT***

At the end of Arizona Renaissance Festival's Joust to the Death, the two last standing knights fight each other "to the death". The two knights eventually fight with weapons on fire, one with a flaming raper/sward (Too far for me to see which weapon clearly) and the other with a flaming whip. Usually its the bad guy knight that introduces the fire weapons to the fight first. In order to make the fight fair, the good knight would find a fire weapon to use. One year, I watched the good knight's squire bring a fire whip out for him to use while another year the knight forcibly took it from the bad knight. The day this photo was taken, the latter happened.

*END OF SPOILER*

This photo is of the blue and white knight (AKA the good guy) fighting the red and green knight (AKA the bad guy). After the red and green knight crack his fire whip, a huge fire ball flew up that was so huge I could feel the heat from hit all the way across the jousting arena. Even though the blue and white knight wasn't my representative knight so I didn't cheer for him, I felt sorry for him because he got the most heat from the fire ball.

This picture was taken just before the fire ball came up.

Taken at the Arizona Renaissance Festival Joust to the Death on March 27, 2011.
Camera used: Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

~Angel-Lithium Sep 13, 2012 Student Writer

Oh wow! This is amazing!

~EssieofWho Sep 13, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you so much! I'm so happy I was able to get it on camera!

~Cinderella1181 Apr 30, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

I see this every Saturday and Sunday on a much tinier tilt yard, and it is no less impressive. Wonderful shot!

~EssieofWho May 3, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you so much! ^_^

~ambassador-brouwer Apr 15, 2012 Student Filmographer

That's pretty epic. Wish I could have seen it...

~EssieofWho Apr 15, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks! Its always exciting to see the fire during the joust. ^_^

~TimelordWitch10 Apr 4, 2011

That's Amidello (Joe) with the whip and Edgeron (Jack) with the sword.
I'm in love with the fire capture! I have a similar picture in my gallery but the detail in the fire isn't nearly as precise! *praise*

~EssieofWho Apr 4, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you so much!

Thank you sooo much for telling me the knight's names!

I didn't remember the names of the knights after they were announced so I just called them the red and green knight and the blue and white knight to play it safe and not call them the wrong name. >_<;

~TimelordWitch10 Apr 4, 2011

No problem! I'm a huge Hanlon-Lees fan (hehehe, my gallery kinda gives that away...)

~EssieofWho Apr 4, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

LOL! I can imagine! I took a lot of pictures of Edgeron that turned out really well, and I'm starting to think it might suggest I'm now a fan of his. ^_^ It's funny too because I wasn't sitting on Edgeron's side on any of the jousts I attended. Now I feel like I neglected the other knights with picture taking! XD

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