Journey in time & sapce: Gettysburg in SoCal

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited November 8, 2006 in Journeys
Last weekend (Nov 4-5 2006) Moorpark Rotary Club held an annual reenactment event in the farm fields. It was a two day event, I spent almost the whole Saturday there. Here are some shots from the event.

Flags in suttlers camp:

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Suttler:

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Maid in camp:

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Confederate soldier in camp:

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Union lady in camp:

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Old timer:

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Cavalry man:

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Rifles:

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Big guns:

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Assembly - the Union:

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Marching on - the South:

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Marching on - the Union:

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Battlefield pano:

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Cannon:

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Union advances:

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South ranks fire:

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Union ranks fire:

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Southern infantry:

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South attacks:

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Cavalry in the battle:

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Union dsimounted cavalry holds the position:

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After the battle:

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The third battle was set after the sunset, so it was pretty challenging to shoot. Still I managed to get a few shots.

Moon over Moorpark:


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Union fires:

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Great ball of fire (you may see this one already:-):

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The rest of the selected gallery is here:
http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/2099013

A bit more detailed series are here:
http://nik.smugmug.com/Events/249629

Enjoy time travelling!
"May the f/stop be with you!"

Comments

  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited November 6, 2006
    Shooting re-enactments are fun and can allow time travelling just like you said, Nik.

    Great series. I enjoyed being there with you.

    Great Canon firing. That shot clearly demonstrates how deadly muzzle loading canon were, and why the troopers worked so hard to bring them along onto the field.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2006
    Jim,
    pathfinder wrote:
    Shooting re-enactments are fun and can allow time travelling just like you said, Nik.

    Great series. I enjoyed being there with you.

    Great Canon firing. That shot clearly demonstrates how deadly muzzle loading canon were, and why the troopers worked so hard to bring them along onto the field.

    Thanks!

    And you know what? I already got some sales off it, let even a small ones :-) wings.gif :ivar
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • MilanMilan Registered Users Posts: 166 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2006
    So who won?ne_nau.gif

    Just kidding.:D
    Great pictures. Must have been fun to be there.
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2006
    Milan,
    Milan wrote:
    So who won?ne_nau.gif

    Just kidding.:D
    Great pictures. Must have been fun to be there.

    Since it was a two-day event, the decisive battle was on Sunday, while I was there only on Saturday. So I plain don't know headscratch.gif

    And yes, it was fun, albeit a bit windy and a tad dusty - baaad for changing lenses. By the end of the day the black hood of my 70-200 was almost as offwhite as the lens itself...eek7.gif

    Cheers! 1drink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2006
    Nikolai,
    These are very nice shots of an important moment in the history of the United States of America as independent country.
    Historical recreations are very successful when they are nice and faithful.
    This seems to be the case. :D
    I wish I was there to take some shots, but - I'm sure - not so beautifully taken as yours.
    All the best Nikolai. thumb.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2006
    Another "publicity" hit:-)
    The event organizers have chosen my picture as the "title" for their 2006 photo collection:ivar
    http://www.48ovvi.org/moorpark2006/
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2006
    Antonio,
    Nikolai,
    These are very nice shots of an important moment in the history of the United States of America as independent country.
    Historical recreations are very successful when they are nice and faithful.
    This seems to be the case. :D
    I wish I was there to take some shots, but - I'm sure - not so beautifully taken as yours.
    All the best Nikolai. thumb.gif

    Thank you very much, I do appreciate the compliment!
    And I'm positive your shots would be much better - judging by your travel photosthumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2006
    Nikolai wrote:
    Thank you very much, I do appreciate the compliment!
    And I'm positive your shots would be much better - judging by your travel photosthumb.gif

    No way !
    This time Nikolai YOU are wrong !
    I'm sorry.eek7.gif
    thumb.gif
    All the best ! ... António Correia - Facebook
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,247 moderator
    edited November 6, 2006
    Great series, Nik. How loud was all that from where you were? ear.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2006
    David,
    David_S85 wrote:
    Great series, Nik. How loud was all that from where you were? ear.gif

    Thanks! thumb.gif

    As you can see, the majority of actions happened pretty far 300 ft away at least. So it was not *THAT* loud, as opposed to the last year event, when the battery was located right next to the spectators. :D

    Cheers! 1drink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 7, 2006
    While I was at it..
    I also made a calendar out of it:-)
    http://www.lulu.com/content/505033

    EDIT: In fact, I made three: http://www.lulu.com/lulu355
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • nwilkinsnwilkins Registered Users Posts: 117 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2006
    Excellent collection, Nikolai!!! I thoroughly enjoyed each one.
    Nancy Wilkins
    Canon 5D
    Canon 40D
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2006
    Nancy,
    nwilkins wrote:
    Excellent collection, Nikolai!!! I thoroughly enjoyed each one.

    Thanks for looking, glad you liked it!
    Monday was a record day: almost 10,000 hits that day alone :D

    Cheers! 1drink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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