Not much time to write, but a few new photos, so you'll know I'm still at 'work':

some fall colors (all yellow, as it happens)

I'm still working on 'developing and processing' all of the photos from this event, but I wanted to get a few up on the web for friends to see.  Besides, at this rate, I may never finish ALL of the photos.  Blah.

What follows are a variety of shots from an American Civil War Camp and Battle Reenactment in Zoar, OH, back a couple weekends ago.

These first few were from a cavalry demonstration prior to the battle:

Now some from the battle:

Confederate gun crew waiting for the action to start
 

Confederate skirmishers sneaking into the area
 

The Union Army entering the field, facing the Confed skirmishers (focus in the foreground is on the Confed cavalry officer - notice the gaudy spectators on the other side of the field? : ) )
 

Confederate cannon in action (my favorite shot)
 

New Confed force surprises and outflanks the Union troops (you can see some Union guys retreating, in the foreground)
 

A wider perspective on the battle
 

This soldier put the reins in his teeth so he could reload his weapon
 

The Union contingent eventually won the battle, pushing the Confederates off the field
 

Other random shots:

Eventually, I'll have a web album with most of the photos, and I'll post a link for those who'd like to see the rest.

Cheers!

My entry for this week's Weekly Photo Challenge:  "Something Old, Something New:"

On the left:  a Lipca Twin Lens Reflex medium format film camera, with a snazzy fold-down waist-level viewfinder.  On the right:  my only two-years-old Sony digital SLR.  Photography has come a long way... only I should've had a pinhole camera in this shot somewhere...

On a related note, some hobbyist photographers have been using their DSLRs and a macro lens attached to old medium format cameras like the one on the left, in order to take shots through the waist-level viewfinder of the old cameras.  The result is a digital picture that looks like it was taken using the older, non-digital, camera.  (the viewfinders on these old TLR cameras are usually dusty -- giving the impression of the camera's age -- and the old lenses and the square images of a TLR have a certain look to them that can enhance a photo's interest).  I'll post an example if I get a chance to.