SoCal Civil War Event

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited November 4, 2005 in The Big Picture
On November 5-6 Moorpark is going to host "the biggest Civil War Event in Southern California".
ADDED: http://www.forttejon.org/moorpark/
Dates and times:
  1. Sat Nov 5: battles at 12:00, 3:00 and 5:15
  2. Sun Nov 6: battles at 12:00 and 2:00.
Public admission starts at 10am every day.

If nothing else, I'm going to go on Sunday around 10 am and shoot until 2 smth. If I'm lucky, I'll borrow my boss' 100-400 (and maybe his MarkII, too:-).

Anybody wanna join me? Should be fun!

Cheers!:1drink
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2005
    Do you mean Civil War?

    I'll check my calendar and send you a PM...
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2005
    oops
    DavidTO wrote:
    Do you mean Civil War?

    I'll check my calendar and send you a PM...
    "You've got me, pardner" :):
    Fixed. My apologies for all ya native speakers, I didn't mean anything bad..ne_nau.gif
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  • luckyrweluckyrwe Registered Users Posts: 952 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2005
    Nikolai wrote:
    Anybody wanna join me? Should be fun!
    Cheers!1drink.gif

    Depends...whose side are you on? :D
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2005
    Nikolai wrote:
    "You've got me, pardner" :):
    Fixed. My apologies for all ya native speakers, I didn't mean anything bad..ne_nau.gif


    I figured it was an english as a second language thing. Hard to offend anyone with "civic", but I suppose you could find someone....
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  • ChaseChase Registered Users Posts: 284 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2005
    Nikolai wrote:
    On November 5-6 Moorpark is going to host "the biggest Civil War Event in Southern California".
    Dates and times:
    1. Sat Nov 5: battels at 12:00, 3:00 and 5:15
    2. Sun Nov 6: battles at 12:00 and 2:00.
    Public admission starts at 10am every day.

    If nothing else, I'm going to go on Sunday around 10 am and shoot until 2 smth. If I'm lucky, I'll borrow my boss' 100-400 (and maybe his MarkII, too:-).

    Anybody wanna join me? Should be fun!

    Cheers!1drink.gif
    Too bad that is so far......I would love to go to one......I would also think it would be fairly profitable for a photog.......ne_nau.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2005
    You're correct!
    Chase wrote:
    Too bad that is so far......I would love to go to one......I would also think it would be fairly profitable for a photog.......ne_nau.gif
    Rare opportunity to shoot totally strange people right in the face and get a smile in return.

    I guess I need to replenish my business cards collection I have less than 20 left.. Darn it, so little time...

    Business wise: who has an idea how to promote yourself on event like that w/o spending thounsands of bucks on a flying zeppeling with your site URL? I mean you can't possibly hand out cards to everyone remotely interested... And I don't have a stand or banner, and won't be able to scramble one in two weeks...

    All ideas are welcome!!
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2005
    Were there "sides" ???
    luckyrwe wrote:
    Depends...whose side are you on? :D
    JK :-)
    I saw these reenactments on TV and in movies, but never saw one IRL.
    With the location being less that 10 minutes away I can't let this opportunity slide...:):
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  • ChaseChase Registered Users Posts: 284 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2005
    Nikolai wrote:
    JK :-)
    I saw these reenactments on TV and in movies, but never saw one IRL.
    With the location being less that 10 minutes away I can't let this opportunity slide...:):
    They are really fun events....I used to watch em all the time , but this was before I started shooting. I was a big civil war buff and I thought it was a blast.
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    I just press the button and the camera goes CLICK. :dunno
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2005
    Added info URL
    http://www.forttejon.org/moorpark/
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2005
    Nikolai wrote:
    http://www.forttejon.org/moorpark/


    Looks to me like it's only open to reenactors????
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited October 25, 2005
    Nikolai wrote:
    http://www.forttejon.org/moorpark/
    Nik - is this a civic event or privately produced? Will you be able to take photographs if it's a private event?

    As for promo... how about a t-shirt with you URL and telephone number on the back? (it's cheap and quick)
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2005
    No. hope not
    DavidTO wrote:
    Looks to me like it's only open to reenactors????
    Seems like it should be open for public. We got a flyer from school.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2005
    My understanding
    Angelo wrote:
    Nik - is this a civic event or privately produced? Will you be able to take photographs if it's a private event?

    As for promo... how about a t-shirt with you URL and telephone number on the back? (it's cheap and quick)
    Is that it' spossible to get there, otherwise why would they invite the residents..
    Same about pictures..

    T-Shirt - cool idea..:-)thumb.gif
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  • luckyrweluckyrwe Registered Users Posts: 952 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2005
    Someone going to go there dressed as Matthew Brady?
  • ChaseChase Registered Users Posts: 284 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2005
    luckyrwe wrote:
    Someone going to go there dressed as Matthew Brady?
    I have headr of peoiple putting their DSLRs in big view camera type boxes with a shroud on the back and a tripod and shooting pictures during the event for more realism. :D
    www.chase.smugmug.com
    I just press the button and the camera goes CLICK. :dunno
    Canon: gripped 20d and 30d, 10-22 3.5-4.5, 17-55 IS, 50mm f1.8, 70-200L IS, 85mm f1.8, 420ex
    sigma: 10-20 4-5.6 (for sale), 24-70 2.8 (for sale), 120-300 2.8
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 3, 2005
    Just a reminder!
    Nikolai wrote:
    On November 5-6 Moorpark is going to host "the biggest Civil War Event in Southern California".
    ADDED: http://www.forttejon.org/moorpark/
    Dates and times:
    1. Sat Nov 5: battles at 12:00, 3:00 and 5:15
    2. Sun Nov 6: battles at 12:00 and 2:00.
    Public admission starts at 10am every day.

    Cheers!1drink.gif
    I'm going on Saturday around 10 am, with my youngest (13 yo), who hopes to get an extra credit for this in social science at school :): and also is an aspiring photographer:-)

    Anybody wanna join?
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited November 3, 2005
    Nikolai wrote:
    Is that it' spossible to get there, otherwise why would they invite the residents..
    Same about pictures..

    T-Shirt - cool idea..:-)thumb.gif
    Sorry I wasn't clear. What I meant... if it's a privately produced event and you pay admission the producers may have copyright protection over commercial images.

    Of course many people will take pictures but selling them may be another matter all together.

    If it's a civic event organized and produced by the city then all is fair game.

    I might (might) be able to come up.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited November 3, 2005
    Nik,

    Pretty good chance that we could join you. My son got bribed with the same extra credit. :)

    I'll let you know tomorrow if it's firm.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2005
    Kool!
    DavidTO wrote:
    Nik,

    Pretty good chance that we could join you. My son got bribed with the same extra credit. :)

    I'll let you know tomorrow if it's firm.
    As I mentioned before, our plans is to arrive around 10 am, scount the terrain, take the closeup pictures (me), do some school research (Helen), have a bit around 11:30, then set at a good vantage point at noon and enjoy the battle scene.
    My boss let me use his 100-400L again:-)
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