The Battle of Chickamauga. Civil War Reenactment.

Today I went to The Battle of Chickamauga civil war reenactment. Very cool stuff. There were alot more people, both participants and spectators than I thought would be there. The participants were very meticulous to be true in dress to the time period. There were stands where you could outfit yourself in period dress from head to toe, including your skivvies. Not cheap, though. Some of those long johns must have been L because they were both red and expensive. Anyway, here's a few pics I took. I think I like the panoramic crops best as they give a better idea of the scale. There were probably several thousand participants in the battle.

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Very nice....I love old historic photo opportunities such as this. Thanks for sharing....

great captures Tmo. A lot of effeort from all.
Sam
History buff

brings you back to the moment when wars were fought face to face not behind explosives.

Who won ?

Maxxum5 wrote in post #6348351
Very nice....I love old historic photo opportunities such as this. Thanks for sharing....

Thanks. It was very interesting.

sam walker wrote in post #6348371
great captures Tmo. A lot of effeort from all.
Sam
History buff

The participants really went all out to be authentic. You can see how they were dressed and it was about 85 degrees. A couple of them passed out from the heat and they had to call timeout during the battle. Not sure how authentic that was.

REXTi wrote in post #6348526
brings you back to the moment when wars were fought face to face not behind explosives.

Yeah, no video game, long distance battles back then. Up close and personal.
Of course, I don't think they had announcers back then.

Great shots. We went to this last year and had a great time. It was really hot then too, 90s if I remember correctly. I loved the set ups they had with the medic scene and tents and stuff. It was neat to see historical stuff set up like that.

Nice set of images. I really like the way you were able to keep modern backgrounds out. These look real.

Very nice set

melissaandkris wrote in post #6349242
Great shots. We went to this last year and had a great time. It was really hot then too, 90s if I remember correctly. I loved the set ups they had with the medic scene and tents and stuff. It was neat to see historical stuff set up like that.

Jamie Holladay wrote in post #6349334
Very nice set

Thanks.

Titus213 wrote in post #6349310
Nice set of images. I really like the way you were able to keep modern backgrounds out. These look real.

Thank you. There were only a few power poles to try and keep out of the frame. One of the reasons for the panorama crops. That truck is supposed to be one of the last surviving Ford pick-ups from the Civil War, but I think that sound system was just a replica.

I'm going to a similar event in a couple of weeks. I only hope I can capture images as good as these. Well done, sir.

REXTi wrote in post #6348526
brings you back to the moment when wars were fought face to face not behind explosives.

Oh right, the good old days

Great pictures, the panos really do give you a sense of the scale, and there is no 21st Century Intrusion at all.

Makes you wonder why we're all lusting for a 5DII...

Very nice work, mate. You've captured it beautifully.

I think some of those would look great in B&W or sepia.

Garrett