Civil War Period Dress

[tesarver]

While attending the Easton, Pa Heritage Day Celebration here are a few people dressed in the Civil War Period.

All Pictures taken using a 5DMKII with the EF70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens using ISO 160.


300mm @ 1/200 sec @ f/5.6.

My wife joined the Union Army.

70mm @ 1/200 sec @ f/9.0


128mm @ 1/200 sec @ f/9.0


112mm @ 1/200 sec @ f/9.0


252mm @ 1/50 sec @ f/9.0

Comments Welcomed
Tom

[colin C]

Re: Civil War Period Dress

All the odd ones are my favourites Tom, 1, 3 and 5.

They look like you could have been there, with an old wooden plate camera. The edge fade to #5 is very in keeping with an old photograph.

Colin

[paul linton]

Re: Civil War Period Dress

#3 and #5 really stand out and take you back in time.

Paul

[chodeva]

Re: Civil War Period Dress

#5 has much character. love that one. thanks for sharing

[ST-EOS]

Re: Civil War Period Dress

Nice set Tom, I'm for the odd numbers too, 1,3,5 with number five getting the top vote from those three.

[Hereford_EOS2]

Re: Civil War Period Dress

Great images Tom but I don't understand why the mono/sepia conversions.
Even during the American Civil War (1861–1865) uniforms were blue or grey.
Although photography and film was mainly black & white there were very few monuments or high-rise buildings back then, or baseball caps or T-shirts.
#3 & #5 for me, nicely done.

[hhcanon]

Re: Civil War Period Dress

Great set Tom. I think the sepia sits well with the images. I like these alot so thankx for taking the time for sharing.
PS - on a second look (I am a lazy bar stuard) #5 is a real belter

[tesarver]

Re: Civil War Period Dress

Thanks all for the kind remarks. Stephen, as for the mono/sepia conversion it was because I liked the look it gives the photos. So it's a personal choice.


Again thanks.

Tom

[Hereford_EOS2]

Re: Civil War Period Dress

as for the mono/sepia conversion .......... it's a personal choice.

as I said "nicely done".

[tesarver]

Re: Civil War Period Dress

1/60 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 160, 252mm


WDYT

[celtex]

Re: Civil War Period Dress

Don't know why no-one has commented on this one, I like it, the guy has lots of character, really looks the part. I think the after processing looks more in keeping with the implied age of the photo, whereas the before looks like a modern man dressing up, but it is a nice portrait none the less. I like the processing on the clothes, I am not 100% sure about it on the face.

Personally, just my opinion, in this one picture of him (unlike the one of him above) I find the background distracting, the tree bough and the red/blue (flag?) at the back, it is more subdued in the 'after' but still there - I know it is not always possible to think about backgrounds in situations like this - and I do it all the time and don't even notice until after. I think this one looks even better if you crop right in to the face as a head and shoulders portrait.

Good picture though.

Ian