This lady was pictured as part of the Sealed Knot English Civil War re-enactment of the battle at Nantwich in Cheshire. Every third Saturday in January the members dress up in Civil War costume, with the various companies of soldiers assembling and parading through the town before re-enacting the battle on the local playing fields. If the weather is kind and we have one of the those sharp, sunny, winter days, then the event can be well attended and colourful. There are more pictures in my Picasa Album.
On these occasions I take as many photographs as I can, especially in the re-enactment of the battles. many of them will not turn out that well, but some of them come out very well indeed. There is just too much going on to stand trying to pose shots or even anticipate pictures. Sometimes, I set my camera on to rapid shooting mode, so that I press the shutter and it just takes a photo every half second or so. That is a real bonus of digital photography as those pictures that do not come out can be simply discarded without any cost in terms of processing films and negatives. The other main thing is to try and avoid modern backgrounds...telegraph poles, radio masts or pylons, cars, modern shops, modern signs and the watching crowds with their modern clothes, all have to be avoided if possible. In this photo, in the bottom left, you can just see a child in modern dress about to walk past. Just cropping this photo a little more tightly on Photoshop or similar software will eliminate the problem in this photo.
On these occasions I take as many photographs as I can, especially in the re-enactment of the battles. many of them will not turn out that well, but some of them come out very well indeed. There is just too much going on to stand trying to pose shots or even anticipate pictures. Sometimes, I set my camera on to rapid shooting mode, so that I press the shutter and it just takes a photo every half second or so. That is a real bonus of digital photography as those pictures that do not come out can be simply discarded without any cost in terms of processing films and negatives. The other main thing is to try and avoid modern backgrounds...telegraph poles, radio masts or pylons, cars, modern shops, modern signs and the watching crowds with their modern clothes, all have to be avoided if possible. In this photo, in the bottom left, you can just see a child in modern dress about to walk past. Just cropping this photo a little more tightly on Photoshop or similar software will eliminate the problem in this photo.
