Gettysburg, PA

[justiceischeap]

Whew wee, it was a hot one today. I got there at opening and couldn't stay past noon. I ended up getting heat sick. Anyway, here are some shots from the reenactment. I also learned a couple of things today... I should have brought my longest lens and I need a faster, longer lens.

















Rest of the set on Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/justice_is_cheap/sets/72157634500643767/

[Solly Mack]

1. Great photos!

[justiceischeap]

9. Thanks Solly! nt

[Sherman A1]

2. Great Pics!

I think you did just fine!

[justiceischeap]

8. Thank you.

I found myself battling with my lens at times (especially when the calvary galloped out) and then when I got to look at the photos on a big screen I found a lot of misfocused (grass in focus, people not so much) and slightly blurry images. I'm just glad I shot so many images.

[Sherman A1]

11. As I heard at the end of every photo class

and seminar I have ever attended....

"Shoot Lots of Pictures"

[justiceischeap]

12. With digital, there's absolutely no excuse not to shoot lots of pictures

and I do.

[Callalily]

3. These are wonderful!

[justiceischeap]

10. Thanks Calla! nt

[Mira]

4. I've scrolled slowly at least 6 times

and can neither get over how sensitive and beautiful they are, nor can I pick a favorite.
Very Special Captions.

[justiceischeap]

7. Thank you Mira, that's probably one of the loveliest compliments I've received

in regards to my photography. I was concerned the processing would be overkill but I'm thinking not now. Thank you again.

[Mira]

13. It makes me happy

that you were able to receive it as I meant it.

By now I'm leaning towards my favorites as numbers 3 / 5 / and 6.
Heavy emphasis on 5.
Glad I don't have to vote.

[Adsos Letter]

5. Love these.

Are those the "black hat boys" of the Iron Brigade in your third photo?

I hear ya about the heat at Gettysburg. I tried to walk the whole battlefield on a late July day a couple years back. In cowboy boots... . Upper 90's, and felt like it was about to rain. I definitely gave myself a minor case of heat exhaustion. And I was healthy, no shortage of good meals, and drove my air-conditioned truck to get there. Gave me a real appreciation for what the men who fought there for three days had to endure, given the amount of effort it took them simply to get to the battlefield, much less fight there.

Beautiful national battlefield park; very photogenic, with all of the monuments and sweeping vistas.

[justiceischeap]

6. Thank you! I'm not sure who they are to be honest

They didn't make any announcements as to who was participating and it didn't name them in the program. And, as I stated, as soon as this reenactment was over, I left. There was a moment (I live an hour from Gettysburg in MD) I thought I'd was going to have to get a motel room to take a nap. But yeah, when I was "lucid" I contemplated how hot those gentlemen had to be but then I began to wonder if it was as hot then as it is now.

[Adsos Letter]

17. According to an article in the Baltimore Sun:

Source: June 29, 2013|By Paul McCardell, The Baltimore Sun

The Rev. Dr. Michael Jacobs, a math and science professor at Pennsylvania College, now Gettysburg College, recorded the temperatures three times a day during the battle: 7 a.m., 2 p.m., and 9 p.m. On July 1 the temperature at 2 p.m. was 76 degrees and the sky was cloudy. At 2 p.m. July 2, it was 81 and partly cloudy. It was 87 degrees at 2 p.m. July 3, the time of Pickett's Charge. Lee's retreat from Gettysburg on July 4 was hampered by rain, mud and swollen creeks.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-06-29/news/bs-md-weatherpage-0629-20130628_1_gettysburg-college-weather-july-1

Definitely cooler than the day I was there. Being from California, I wasn't prepared for the heat/humidity combo. Just about laid me out.

EDIT: Don't know how much reading you've done on the battle, but Noah Andre Trudeau's Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage is an excellent read.

http://www.amazon.com/Gettysburg-Testing-Noah-Andre-Trudeau/dp/0060931868/ref=sr_1_1/185-9743724-6133558?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373221869&sr=1-1

[justiceischeap]

18. I hate to admit it, but I don't know much about Gettysburg or the battles fought there

It's something I'd like to read in the future but I find more fiction on my to-read list than non-fiction these days.

Thanks for posting the info about the weather and the link to the book.

[Blue_In_AK]

14. LOVE the sepia.

It looks like the 1860s all over again.

[justiceischeap]

15. Thank you!

Although, I must say, your comment makes it sound like you were around in the 1860's (which we all know isn't the case).

[Blue_In_AK]

16. Feels like it sometimes.

Lol.