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Post by WY Man on May 26, 2009 20:34:21 GMT -6
[ No problem Bab. I'll be out there again soon. -Scott Your photos are just fabulous. What camera do you use? Very professional! Kathlene Thanks for the compliments, Kathlene. I use a Canon EOS Rebel XT. It takes great photos. BTW, sorry I missed your name earlier. Too bad you can't come out this year.
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Post by crawdaddo on Jun 9, 2009 23:10:20 GMT -6
Hey WY Man, I was just revisiting your pics and I thought I might ask if you would like to post any other photos you may have. It doesn't matter what the subject is, all your snaps are so good I would appreciate if you can oblige.......cheers craw..
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Post by WY Man on Jun 11, 2009 22:46:59 GMT -6
Hey Crawdad, and everybody else who has posted here. Thanks for the kind words about my photos. Your compliments are all appreciated. (blush) I really like to get people's input on the subject being discussed. I just wanted to share these photos and get some discussions going about the areas depicted in the photos. The discussion created about the markers on Custer Hill, and the book, "Where Custer Fell," is interesting, and I'd like to see more. Thanks for bringing it up Darkcloud. Battlefield Superintendant Edward Luce, in the 1950s, really messed things up when he moved a lot of the battlefield markers around to fit his own ideas about the battle. It can only be hoped that maybe some of Luce's theories were correct. The book, "Where Custer Fell," exposes the extent of Luce's reinterpretations. And, the photo comparisons in "Where Custer Fell" that show early battlefield photographs of the markers, with the markers as they appear today, make this book in my opinion the most important book on the Little Bighorn to be published in the last ten years. One observation: It seems like on this board lately, a lot of threads that start out as a legitimate discussion on a historic note, somehow degenerate into a bitch-fest. A handfull of people go back and forth, throwing insults at each other, completely off topic, to no end. I don't know if there is a way to stop the stupid remarks, but it would help if other people would just return to the original topic for further discussion, and not let the original topic die.
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Post by crzhrs on Jun 12, 2009 13:23:14 GMT -6
< It seems like on this board lately, a lot of threads that start out as a legitimate discussion on a historic note, somehow degenerate into a bitch-fest>
Ah . . . you have discovered that threads turn into a free-for-all that have nothing to do with the original thread.
A sad, but true aspect of these types of forums . . . maybe some of us will act like the adults we are supposed to be.
--From A flower child of the 60s who still has not given up the fight!
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Post by princesstori on Jun 23, 2009 1:34:00 GMT -6
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Post by Montana Bab on Jun 23, 2009 10:35:45 GMT -6
Princess, Back when Gordie talked about "Big Gordie's Big Jaunt" none of us knew that it would be so spectacular! You did your Daddy so proud! And now it really is hallowed ground!
You made it so special---personal and private.....your gift to him.
Thanks from all of us.
Bab
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Post by zekesgirl on Jun 23, 2009 17:10:15 GMT -6
Super pictures, Princess! I think your daddy is very proud of you. And so are we.
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Post by princesstori on Jun 24, 2009 9:50:49 GMT -6
Those are only a few, i think I took a total of 400. I asked a few people eho were talking about the battle if they were any of you guys!! I was really hoping I would meet at least a few of you, but I guess I can wait til next year! I plan on going back every year... and stopping at the Trading Post across from the entrance for an Indian taco...hehe
Now I need to bunker down and read all of these posts so that when I take my kids I know more than "well they NdNs came from there, and Custer fell here" While we were riding I could imagine my Dad just talking and talking, like he always did about that day. Usually I would roll my eyes and tell him to be quiet, but now thats all i want to hear.
Thank you guys for sharing in my grief with me. Im not sure when it ends, but you are making it easier to smile. And your knowledge makes me think of the man I loved the most. So thank you.
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Post by WY Man on Jun 24, 2009 13:30:48 GMT -6
Wy Man, I didn't explain it very well, I'm afraid. I actually wanted the picture taken of the opposite direction of which you spoke, meaning.....west (I think) or the direction of what was the Indian village. As far as I know, I've never seen a picture taken of that direction while standing at the monument. As you can tell, I'm not worth the hoot at directions! Thanks..........Bab Bab: This is for you. This is the view looking SSE from the monument. I think this is what you wanted. I lined the image up with the fence so you can get a visual reference to Custer Hill. As I studied the map to get the direction of this photo, I see that it is only a little less than 90 degrees from my previous photo, and not 180 degrees. (the opposite direction) Hope this explanation makes some sense.
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Post by WY Man on Jun 24, 2009 13:45:24 GMT -6
White Swan Memorial Library, LBH This photo is my first experiment using HDR photography. Bob Reece over at the Friends board turned me on to this process. It brings out details and colors like magic. The process involves combining three exposures of the same photo. (one exposure for the highlights, one exposure for the shadows, and one exposure for the middle tones) It is best to place your camera on a tripod. Then the photos are then processed in an HDR program, and they are combined. I used Photomatix Pro 3 for this photo.
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Post by WY Man on Jun 24, 2009 14:03:45 GMT -6
Park rangers Rob Hunter and Michael Donahue. Michael is the author of the excellent book, "Drawing Battle Lines." He gave a most interesting talk at the LBHA symposium that I attended yesterday. He showed evidence that the battle extended farther north than has been previously recognized before. He showed that every single map by a Native American battle participant depicts the ravine where the women and children fled, on the north end of the village. At least one of the maps shows some kind of battle activity taking place there. Reportedly some cartridges were found in the area a long time ago. The area was used to construct a gravel pit some years ago, when the new park road was built; and any chances of finding anything there now would be impossible.
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Post by WY Man on Jun 24, 2009 14:07:17 GMT -6
I kind of like this one.
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Post by WY Man on Jun 24, 2009 14:19:06 GMT -6
Princess Tori:
I have been reading your posts on this thread, and I looked at your photos of your LBH trip, and you really have some beautiful ones. Very nice. I am quite new to this board, and I am a bit of a newcomer to Custer Battle research. Unfortunately, I never got to meet your father, but he must have been a wonderful man, and an exceptional schollar. I attended my first LBHA conference this weekend, and I am posting some photos here.
Scott
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Post by princesstori on Jun 24, 2009 16:49:16 GMT -6
I am new to this site, but I have heard about this battle since i can remember, i have a picture of me at about 2yrs old standing on the monument... I plan on making this a yearly trip. Maybe I should learn more too. i dont know how to add pictures yet...but I really was caught off guard by this marker. www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7427326&id=809945127
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Post by WY Man on Jun 24, 2009 18:56:52 GMT -6
Tori: It's pretty easy to add photos on this board, but you have to be able to add an "url" to your post. That's kind of an online address for the photo you plan to post. Here is how I do it. First, go to www.flickr.com and set up an account. Flickr is really the best online photo sharing site, and you can set up a free account there. It is really easy to post photos on Flickr. After you have your Flickr account, put in the photo(s) you plan to post here. Once your photo is in Flickr, you can enlarge it by clicking on the "all sizes" tab. At the bottom of the photo, on the large setting, you will see an option that says, "Grab the photo's URL." Click in the url box, which highlights the url address. Copy the address. Then, on this board, when you are creating a message that you want to add your photo to, you will see two rows of icons above the message box, where it says "Add Tags:" There is an icon on the bottom row, fourth from the left, that reads, "Insert Image" when you move your pointer across it. When you click on this icon, it will insert "[ img ][/img ]" into the message box. Carefully guide your text cursor between the middle brackets and right click. Your curser placement will open a window where you can paste the url that you just copied on the Flickr page. It is important to place the cursor exactly between the two inside brackets in " [/img]" or the photo will not display in your post. Really, it is easy. Give it a try. BTW, that is a beautiful poem re. your dad that you use under your signature.
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