This is the view of the field of battle from the old Stone House to Henry House. I would have hated to be in this house when the shooting started. Even though the battlefield was at the top of the hill, I can imagine that the bullets still reached here.
This cannon is from Rickett’s battery (Griffin’s Guns commanded by Capt. Charles Griffin) on the hill near the Henry House on the Manassas Battle Field. This is specifically from the east side of the line. Ricketts battery received a devastating point blank volley from Virginian Infantry near the wood. Walking the battlefield it is amazing how peaceful it seems and yet, approximately 150 years ago, there were two battles fought here that caused significant casualties to both sides.
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Another old gun. These are amazing. This one is from the top of Kennesaw Mountain the national battlefield park. This is a view toward downtown Kennesaw and the approach Grant would have taken. You can just imagine the view the soldiers would have had just before the battle.
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So, I was standing outside today thinking of light. I don’t really know why I was doing that except maybe it was just too bright for my sensitive eyes. Okay, I was thinking of how easy photography was if you just got one concept…Light. Now, don’t get me wrong, some people have lots of trouble with this light thing. I did too until I realized how to use that built-in light meter thingy (absolutely a technical term). Of course I am talking to those SLRers out there.
All a camera is for is the collection of light information. If you can mentally break the collection of that light down into two parts it becomes very easy. First, Aperture. Aperture is like a faucet. Turn it on (make the hole bigger) and it opens the water flow faster. This lets more water out. Same thing applies to the camera. “Turn the faucet on” and brighten the photo up.
So that’s the first half of capturing light. Tune in tomorrow for the second half…shutter speed.
Old Gun
