Civil War Re-enactment
 

Went to an incredible Civil War re-enactment recently, and thought I would share some of the action with you. I've heard that this re-enactment is the 2nd largest in the nation, after Gettysburg. Be that as it may, I can tell you that these folks are very serious about this piece of American history, and do a wildly impressive re-creation.

By the way, if any are interested, here is the site of the museum that hosts this event. www.gcv.org



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Long thread, thanks for looking. Tell me what you think.

That shot of the cannon was sweet!

Overall I really liked the shots. I also liked that you kept them in black and white and sepia tone.

It would be neat to see them dirtied up a bit and made to look genuinely old.

Boss pics, joe! Cannon shot is...wow!

I always wanted to attend one of these. Wouldn't want to participate, though.
Too hot and smoky.
My ancestors would've been so proud of me, eh? :D

the only event of this type I have attended was the 125th renenactment of Gettysburg back in 1988 - quite a show.

damn straight it was..........


awesome job joe.......that last pic w/ the dude laying there dead.....totally felt it man.....great job.


love lookin' at your work man..can't get enough!


many thanx

;)

that's me in the middle on the <strike>piccalo</strike> fife. hehe ;)
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i was checking out their shoes. not one pair of nike.
these are serious people.
i would've showed up in brightly color platform boots! hahah they would kick me out...

i noticed the painter woman. her painting is in color.
good job, joe.

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Upon the field of Gettysburg
The summer was high,
When freedom met her haughty foe,
Beneath a northern sky;
Among the heroes of the North,
Who swelled her grand array,
And rushed like mountain eagles forth
From happy homes away.
There stood a man of humble fame,
A sire of children three,
And gazed within a little frame,
Their picture for to see.
And blame him not, if in the strife,
He breathed a soldier's prayer:

O FATHER, shield the soldier's wife,
And for his children care,
And for his children care.

Upon the field of Gettysburg
When morning shone again,
The crimson cloud battle burst
In streams of fiery rain;
Our legions quelled the awfull flood
Of shot, and steel, and shell,
While banners, marked with ball and blood,
Around them arose and fell;
And none more nobly won the little frame
That held his children three;
And none were braver in the strife
Than he who breathed in the prayer:

O FATHER, shield the soldier's wife,
And for his children care,
And for his children care.

Upon the Field of Gettysburg
The full moon slowly rose,
She looked, and saw ten thousand brows
All pale in death's repose,
And down beside a silver stream,
From other forms away,
Calm as a warrior in a dream,
Our fallen comrade lay;
His limbs were cold, his sightless eyes
Were fixed upon the three
Sweet stars that rose in mem'ry's skies
To light him o'er death's sea.
Then honored be the soldier's life,
And hallowed be his prayer:

O FATHER, shield the soldier's wife,
And for his children care,
And for his children care.

Excellent colouring job Paddy. Proof that a bit of manipulation can enhance an already great shot.

...and that cannon ...wow.

Good Stuff P, thanks for sharing. Did you enjoy the event and would you di it again?

Those are sweet. I've always wanted to attend a reinactment, but haven't yet. All the shots are great.

Fantastic shots. I've tried before many times to get muzzle blast.. it can be tough and frustrating. VERY excellent job on the cannon. The shot of the guy in the street in color with the rest in sepia/b&w is great! Very artisitic and it just pulls you right in.

got that lil site in favs now joe........kinda like readin about the same thing out here...........thanx

Yes, excellent pics. I especially like the lady painting, and the fact that the only colourized is the picture that she's working on, plus he slight glow.

Awsome job man!

Thanks so much for the props you guys, it means alot to me.

Thanks Bill O'Rights, just a beautiful, heartbreaking poem. What a bleak time that must have been, to go through a war as terrible as that. Even have heard tales of brother fighting against brother. Funny, as I was watching and recording this event, I remembered stories from early on in the war, when townsfolk, not really grasping what was going on, would actually pack lunches and go sit on distant hillsides to watch the men battle, never realizing the seriousness of it all. Looking through some of my photos, I realized I had some that almost seemed to depict the same scenario.

Just an amazing time in history.

Thanks paddyjoe...grew up in Missouri, which had more that it's share of civil war strife. Re enactments are fairly commonplace around here, but have yet to see any captured any better on film...

I always wished I could be part of a civil war reenactment. Awesome.

great shots.. I as well love the shot of the muzzle blasts

very nice...
What canon lens do u have????

Thanks man, but no Canon here. A Nikon was used with the primary lens being a Tamron 24-135. Some of the images from this series were shot with a Nikon 20mm also, for a bit wider view.

thoroughly enjoyed! as i've already told you, i especially love the effect you created with that photo of the woman painting....

much kudos

I do Civil War Re-enacting. Although, over the past few years, I have not been as active as I used to be, or would like. I've done both Confederate and Union, so if anyone is interested, give me a holler. I'll check my "rolodex", and set you up with a Point Of Contact. I know reenactors from all over the U.S., so geography is not an issue.

Once you do it...you're hooked. I went to a reenactment of the Lewis and Clark landing, north of Omaha, this weekend. Although not Civil War, I got a nostril full of campfire and gunpowder smoke. Now I'm just itchin' to "take up arms" again.

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