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    Event Photos: WW2 Weekend at Lyon's Farm, IL

    Hey, gang. This past weekend some of us here attended a great event at Lyon's Farm in Yorkville, IL. Many nationalities were represented, and though Sunday's two battles and events were canceled, we had beautiful weather on Saturday. The public turnout was not too bad, and they were treated...
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    Appropriate photographer wear?

    Well, everyone, the weekend has come and gone, and the event was a TON of fun! Sunday was canceled due to impending rain storms, but Saturday was a great time, with beautiful weather to boot! There were Germans a-plenty, lots of Americans and Brits, a few Russians, a few French, a few...
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    Appropriate photographer wear?

    Thanks for your help, everyone. This is exactly what I'm looking for. As far as equipment, my main camera is a Canon Digital Rebel XT. I've got a standard, zoom, and 50mm lens for it, and I use Photoshop CS3 to "age" the pictures. I also have an early '50s Ricoh rangefinder that I'll be...
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    Classic firearms of the classic era.

    I have two Enfield rifles, a No1 Mk3 from 1917 and a No4 Mk1 from 1943. As far as handguns, I find fewer revolvers more appealing than the S&W Military and Police (and its variants, my favourite of which is the Victory model) and the Webley Mk VI. The Smith is very graceful, and I've always...
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    Appropriate photographer wear?

    Hi, everyone. I'm going to the WW2 event at Lyon's Farm in Illinois this June, and I'm going to attend as a photographer. They are having four different battles during that weekend, and I want to try and get pictures from both sides (for example, one battle will feature the Japanese and the US...
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    Ask Before It Is Too Late

    I sympathize with everyone. Three of my now-deceased family members served in WW2, and all before I was educated enough to really appreciate it. My grandfather was a bombing instructor in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. My great-uncle was a pilot in the RAF and then the USAAF, and...

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