We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:04:13 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification And I've been collecting pictures of re-enactors working their avocation. Sadly, I don't know who took the pictures - if you do, please lemme know. Nice shot of a gun crew working their Napoleon 12-pounder at an Antietam re-enactment. Hi-res version available here. I really like being able to get pictures with high resolution - because good photo editing software (and it doesn't have to be Photoshop-expensive, either - Paint Shop Pro works just fine) lets you zoom in and dig around. So you can produce things like this study of the crew. Of course - there is one thing... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html Mon, 14 Feb 2005 07:21:57 -0600 Artillery crews at re-enactments usually consist of the guy who owns the artillery piece and those not able to afford a musket yet... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html#comment-14691 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html#comment-14691 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 03:45:55 -0600 Well - they mighta been if they'd screwed it up from a re-enacting side... but for the real ones - that's why we're a mounted service! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html#comment-14688 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html#comment-14688 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:49:15 -0600 ...and the gunners know they aren't gonna be bayoneted into bloody rags by howling mobs of infuriated infantry if their own lines collapse- that helps, eh? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html#comment-14687 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html#comment-14687 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:32:35 -0600 That picture reminds me of Jeff Shaara's books. I just finished reading "Gone for Soldiers", which I enjoyed greatly! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html#comment-14681 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html#comment-14681 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:20:23 -0600 Hmmm. This, from a professional BUMF-Wallah? How long has it been since you smelled diesel fumes from the TC hatch? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html#comment-14630 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html#comment-14630 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 08:56:20 -0600 Gunners are seldom appropriate, much less people! And yes, a bad day has begun! Cheers JMH http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html#comment-14624 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/02/we_needa_pic.html#comment-14624 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 08:00:35 -0600