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| At the civil war reenactment camp, even the dog was in
character. |
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| Costumes of every sort and rank. |
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| Twice a year these clever and knowledgeable folks spend a
few days bringing the past alive. |
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| There are quite a variety of skills and occupations
represented. |
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| The "womenfolk" are also represented, from sewing
to dispensing medicinal herbs. |
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| My wife got to see how sheep's yarn is made, starting from
the beginning (well, after it's off the sheep). |
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| All the colors of sheep and natural dyes make beautiful hand
spun yarn. |
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| Young and old, man, woman and child, everyone looked
wonderful. |
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| It wouldn't be a war without armament. |
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| And it wouldn't be the Civil War without old-tyme
vignettes. |
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| Lessons Learned: |
This was great fun and something I'll do again (they have a
fall reenactment at Bower's Mansion -- hopefully I'll be able to attend).
If I had known how well the vignettes would work out (and I don't know
if the above JPGs convey just how well they look printed out -- the grain
and sepia come out really nice) I would have done more. You need a
certain shot for it to approach authenticity: with slow film and small
apertures everyone had to stand pretty stock still in those days, and
anything looking "candid" just doesn't translate). I also
should have used more fill-flash in my candids, as the sun that day was
brutal (very authentic for the vignettes, however). |
Fort Churchill (Civil War Reenactment)