Civil War Re-Enactment at New Market, VA

[JoeW1]

Here are the first set of edits from a Civil War re-enactment at New Market, VA. Not one of the biggest I've been to but it was good ground to shoot on. And the weather was great for something like this. Now...only about 300 more files to review....

 

[Raj_55555]

Nice shots, I'm hoping you didn't have to pay all those people ..

 

[agp]

The last one with the cannon is awesome.

 

[Light Guru]

I like the set but the first two lack sharp focus.

 

[IzzieK]

I prefer #2,3 and 4 for the perspective of the shots...

 

[JoeW1]

Thanks for the comments folks. It was actually a very windy day so the smoke from the gunpowder kept blowing away from the battlefield...made it easier to see from the spectators' perspective but less effective photos (I was really hoping to capture on where in the swirling mass of smoke, one of the battle flags emerged. Also, talk about a missed opportunity....one artillery piece fired and put out a perfect "O" smoke ring. Couldn't get my camera up and focused quickly enough to capture it with the wind dissipating it.

 

[mmaria]

why didn't you try to capture more of the horse and scene in #2, 3?

 

[JoeW1]

why didn't you try to capture more of the horse and scene in #2, 3?

I appreciate the tips. I was deliberately trying to go for a limited DoF with the shots in #1 and #2. Plus, that in particular instance, the rider/bugler came right over to the spectator rope so I wasn't able to capture the entire horse without getting 7-10 people wearing tank tops and jeans in the photo as well. But yeah, those are good tips and I may post some more examples a bit later.

 

[The_Traveler]

Sorry, didn't realize I had loaded FS original

 

[JoeW1]

OMG Lew....we must have been standing within 10-15 feet of each other!



I shot this about 2 seconds before your shot. While I like the officer's hand up on the far right in your version, I dislike the horse's rump. Nice work and I hope you enjoyed the re-enactment.

And...for Maria (who wanted to see more of "the horse"....here 'ya go!)

 

[The_Traveler]

that was your shot edited.

 

[pgriz]

In these re-enactments, are you allowed to change the ending?

 

[JoeW1]

Hah--Lew--didn't realize that. Thanks.

Pgriz--actually, for longer re-enactments (and this was one of them), they usually have a day where opposing commanders are allowed to "war-game" and deviate from the original battle scenario...to use the ground differently, change the tactics, and use their own wisdom and insights.

 

[Bamps]

Nice shots, I like them all

 

[Ec1981]

Awesome set of photos!! Great work