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Journey in time & sapce: Gettysburg in SoCal
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:
Suttler:
Maid in camp:
Confederate soldier in camp:
Union lady in camp:
Old timer:
Cavalry man:
Rifles:
Big guns:
Assembly - the Union:
Marching on - the South:
Marching on - the Union:
Battlefield pano:
Cannon:
Union advances:
South ranks fire:
Union ranks fire:
Southern infantry:
South attacks:
Cavalry in the battle:
Union dsimounted cavalry holds the position:
After the battle:
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:
Union fires:
Great ball of fire (you may see this one already:-):
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!
Flags in suttlers camp:
Suttler:
Maid in camp:
Confederate soldier in camp:
Union lady in camp:
Old timer:
Cavalry man:
Rifles:
Big guns:
Assembly - the Union:
Marching on - the South:
Marching on - the Union:
Battlefield pano:
Cannon:
Union advances:
South ranks fire:
Union ranks fire:
Southern infantry:
South attacks:
Cavalry in the battle:
Union dsimounted cavalry holds the position:
After the battle:
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:
Union fires:
Great ball of fire (you may see this one already:-):
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!"
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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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Thanks!
And you know what? I already got some sales off it, let even a small ones :-)
Just kidding.:D
Great pictures. Must have been fun to be there.
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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
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...
Cheers!
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.
I wish I was there to take some shots, but - I'm sure - not so beautifully taken as yours.
All the best Nikolai.
The event organizers have chosen my picture as the "title" for their 2006 photo collection:ivar
http://www.48ovvi.org/moorpark2006/
Thank you very much, I do appreciate the compliment!
And I'm positive your shots would be much better - judging by your travel photos
No way !
This time Nikolai YOU are wrong !
I'm sorry.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
Thanks!
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.
Cheers!
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
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Thanks for looking, glad you liked it!
Monday was a record day: almost 10,000 hits that day alone
Cheers!