This weekend we attended a Civil War reenactment at Duncans Mills, about 2 hours North of San Francisco.  We have thought about going to one of these for a couple of decades, and finally really made the trip.

We had originally been promised access to the battlefield during the battle, as part of a small photographic group.  Unfortunately, at the last minute, the group said that would not be allowed, due to insurance liability issues.

We were still allowed to roam the encampment before the battle began.  We spent most of our time on the Confederate side, for not particular reason other than it was closer and we came across it first.

That battlefield places most of the canons well out of view of the main spectator area.  Of course that didn’t stop Evelyn, who found a small hole in the fence right near the canons and came to let me know.  As a result, I spent most of the battle trying to get good canon firing images.  They are surprisingly difficult to get, but I managed a few over the course of the day.