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My Best shot of the day, this young man happened to loo...
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The 150th Anniversary of The 3rd Battle of The Winchester at Hale Farm and Village in Bath, Ohio.
My Best shot of the day, this young man happened to look right into my camera at the exact right moment as I clicked my shutter, and had all the expressions of "Being at War". I watched him most of the day, he was a fantastic reenactor for such a young man.
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My Best shot of the day, this young man happened to look right into my camera at the exact right moment as I clicked my shutter, and had all the expressions of "Being at War". I watched him most of the day, he was a fantastic reenactor for such a young man.
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Hale Farm and Village in Bath Township, OhioTime
Afternoon, 2pmLighting
It was extremely hot out, Around 2pm, in August.Equipment
Nikon D300,1/800th sec @ f/5.6, Nikon 24-120mm 3.5-5.6 lens, focal length 120mmInspiration
It was the 150th Anniversary of The 3rd Battle of The Winchester. The reenactors' were in full battle mode and right in the middle of the field this young man was kneeling to re-load his musket. I had my camera on Continuos -Servo so I could fire off as many shots as I could of the battle, and I was able to catch this young man right when he looked directly into my lens. I was not really sure I got the shot, it was so hot out, and I was rapid fire shooting. There are so many people shooting next to you, behind you, on top and below you, you really have to be on top of your game. I love shooting reenactments, the passion they put into their work is astounding. Watching them relive what happened on those battlefields back during the Civil War, really does take you back to the the 1860's. This turned out to be the best shot I got of the whole day. I try and make this reenactment every year, and get shots of the other festivities and demonstrations they have set up.Editing
I used a simple Sepia Pre-set in Lightroom post processing and then just tweaked it to my liking. I had set a custom white balance, with a gray card with my camera when I got there at noon, and then again through out day for the changing sunlight.In my camera bag
Nikon D-300, 50mm 1.8 Prime Lens, 24-120mm lens, 18-200 mm lens, and a few wide angle lenses as well. Sb800 external flash, a ton of extra batteries for both my camera and my flash, reflectors, tripod, lens filters.Feedback
I'm actually pretty new to this, but if I were to have any advice it would be to be fast on your feet, be ready to move with the action, always get to these reenactment events early, and get to the area where the battle is happening even earlier if you want a good spot on the fence. Having a good fast lens is so crucial to shooting these events! There is so much to see and so many details to pay attention to when shooting these reenactments. The people that take the time to do Living History Events really dedicate their lives to doing it right, and telling the history of these people's daily lives at that particular time in history so we as spectators can learn from it. As a photographer when shooting these events, you should also take the time to pay attention to the smallest details, telling the story in the same way.