PHOTOGRAPH INFO
I took this photo on Sunday in the town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, during the annual Celtic parade.
Camera settings and post-processing: Shot with the Canon EOS 5D
Thank you for visiting Durham Township!
--Kathleen
Rich colors. As this youth remembers a war gone by let us not forget to honor the fathers and sons that are currently in harms way.
Posted by JPH on March 12, 2008 6:27 AMThis is a wonderful image. It captures tenderness without resorting to trite artifice.
Congratulations.
Posted by Brian on March 12, 2008 7:53 AMp.s. and mothers and daughters.
Posted by JPH on March 12, 2008 9:23 AMBrings back memories. (I'm not that old)
When my girls were younger, they participated in the reenacting program at Fort Tejon, Ca., (circa 1854) Katie made authentic dresses and she, along with Sarah, Jenny and Mary, helped make lye soap in an open pit and cook for the officers on a hearth in the Captian's quarters. The summer battle programs were a black powder spectacle, but nothing like what happens back east in the summer months.
Never saw reenactors looking this clean though....must have been reenacting enlistment day! (Obviously in a blue state!) This is a wonderful portrait and I hope a print gets sent to his girl back home. (I see Daguerreotypes have improved somewhat.)
Posted by david tinnon on March 12, 2008 7:32 PMI like this. The little twigs in the hats are interesting; I've never seen that before. Peculiar to a particular unit, or maybe a sign of good luck?
I think it's good that the photo is not in black and white, or photoshopped tintype (perhaps the trite artifice Brian was referring to). The historical feel comes through without special effects.
Posted by Robert on March 12, 2008 8:00 PMWhen Johnny comes marching home again
Hurrah, Hurrah
We'll give him a harty welcome then
Hurrah, Hurrah
The men will cheer and the boys will shout
The ladies they will all turn out
And we'll all feel gay when Johnny comes marching home!
Wishing this beautiful young man a safe return as well as all the men and women today.
Excellent! I love the expression on his face, it seems so authentic.
Posted by Laurie on March 13, 2008 8:50 AMLubie zdjecia tego typu.
Good shot.
Love the nice comments! As the company commander of this company (Co K, 81st PA Volunteer Infantry Reg't) I have a few answers to the questions posted and a few comments as well. The green twigs are boxwood and are placed in our caps to honor the Irish. Not actually sure of the history of that tradition but I think it is something they did in the Civil War to "remind them of home". Most of the real guys in our company and Reg't were Irish but so were many in other units, north and south. The 81st was not in the famed "Irish Brigade" but were in the same Army Corps (2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac). We are clean and polished up because we are soldiers on parade. Soldiers of the time (especially those of the Army of the Potomac) were required to clean their uniforms and polish brass and musket, and make any repairs or replace worn uniform items, etc. If they were in a parade or daily formations in camp, they would be looking good. On campaign against the enemy, well then they would be filthy and ragged. It is a common misconception that CW soldiers were dirty and unpolished. For more info, check out our web site.
Posted by Scott Kuchta on March 13, 2008 1:32 PMYou captured his expression amazingly- kudos to this amazing photo!
Posted by Sally Rhodes on March 13, 2008 6:18 PMlove the way the background complements, in a subtle way, the solid historical feel of this portrait. a really nice capture.
Posted by kayt on March 14, 2008 3:28 PM