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    Vote for the April Cover of the AC

    Greetings Everyone:

    It is time to vote for the April 2010 Cover of the Authentic Campaigner. Please vote for the image that you feel is the most authentic. If your image is one of the final three, we require that you provide some background information about the inspiration or impression for the image in this thread.

    We encourage conversation about the impressions portrayed as well as any documentation that might be available that would add to the discussion. The intent of the selection process is to determine why you think one image is superior to another.

    Image 1 - Click here to view.
    Image 2 - Click here to view.
    Image 3 - Click here to view.


    Thanks to everyone who submitted. Good luck to the finalists.

    This poll will close in five days.
    279
    Image 1
    54.48%
    152
    Image 2
    15.05%
    42
    Image 3
    30.47%
    85

    The poll is expired.

    Paul Calloway
    Proudest Member of the Tar Water Mess
    Proud Member of the GHTI
    Member, Civil War Preservation Trust
    Wayne #25, F&AM
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  • #2
    Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

    It is very difficult to vote on any one of the the three chosen, they are all of the same caliber.

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    • #3
      Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

      Had to vote for #1. A great-looking group for starters, with a perfectly-blurred civilian and some great brickwork.
      Ashley Middleton

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      • #4
        Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

        These are three fantastic pictures. I'll have to wait 'til I hear the descriptions before I can vote.
        Carlton Mansfield
        26th North Carolina Troops

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        • #5
          Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

          Ill cast my lot with image one. Mostly clean shaven uniformed Marines. Great landscape with random civilian. Todd did a great job of framing the shot. Defiantly the closest to a period image, pays alot of homage to the extant images of parades or companies in similar urban settings and or formations. Great job.
          Drew

          "God knows, as many posts as go up on this site everyday, there's plenty of folks who know how to type. Put those keyboards to work on a real issue that's tied to the history that we love and obsess over so much." F.B.

          "...mow hay, cut wood, prepare great food, drink schwitzel, knit, sew, spin wool, rock out to a good pinch of snuff and somehow still find time to go fly a kite." N.B.

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          • #6
            Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

            United States Marines impressions done right. Image #1 for me
            [SIZE=0]PetePaolillo
            ...ILUS;)[/SIZE]

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            • #7
              Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

              Image one. United States Marines!!!!! Although we teach history the best we can, Marines dont teach it, they make it! Who can argue with that? A well documented impression with the arsenal behind!
              All the final three have unique impressions, but after last months 'issues' with the minstrel, I aint gonna cast my vote for it when it will be cast aside later down the road.
              Corey O'Connor

              De' Plum Crazy Mess


              -[COLOR="Red"][I][U]Artillery[/U][/I][/COLOR]
              Never worry about a bullet with a name on it.
              Instead, worry about shrapnel addressed to occupant.

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              • #8
                Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                Image number 2 can be summed up with the title "3 Abolitionists and a Freeman." Pictured are members of the Tater Mess. Dave Gant, Brian McCarty, T.J. Bruegger and Sean Monton. The image was struck by Bob Szabo. It is not based off any period image. It is simply 3 Immigrant Aid Society members posing with a freed slave. The artillery sword and Bible in hand are reminiscent of John Brown. I think it would have made a perfect February cover.
                Last edited by Possum Stew; 03-14-2010, 11:28 PM. Reason: adding names
                T.J. Bruegger
                [B][FONT="System"]Tater Mess[/FONT][/B]

                "That's right dude, the beauty of this is it's simplicity; once a plan gets too complex, everything can go wrong. If there's one thing I learned in Nam..." Walter Sobchak 1991

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                • #9
                  Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                  Take 50 photos of nameless federal soldiers and mix them up with #3. If you did not know it was a reenactor, would you be able to tell the difference? If capturing the time is the goal, that is one of the best ever images this website has brought forth.
                  Soli Deo Gloria
                  Doug Cooper

                  "The past is never dead. It's not even past." William Faulkner

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                  • #10
                    Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                    I've gotta go with #3, for the reasons Doug mentioned above. I love #1. It's got a bit more of the wow factor. I also really like #2. I'm not sure about that wild smile, though I do like it. I've just seldom seen smiles like that in originals. Great impressions though. I don't think there's anything near "politically incorrect" about it, as someone mentioned earlier. I almost voted for each of the 3 in succession, but like Doug said, it would be hard to pick #3 as a repro out of a bunch or originals. Very simple, but effective.

                    D.W.(Trace) Scalf
                    D.W.(Trace)Scalf
                    19th Alabama Infantry(Australia)
                    [url]http://www.19thal.50webs.com/[/url]

                    “Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.”

                    "Only the dead have seen the end of War".
                    George Santayana

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                    • #11
                      Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                      Image 3 gets my vote. Excellent!
                      Cliff Kelley

                      "If I had a thousand lives, I would give them all rather than betray my friends or be false to my duty" - Pvt. Sam Davis Nov. 27, 1863

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                      • #12
                        Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                        I would have to agree and give my vote to #3. It looks like it was taken right out of a collection of original images. I had to give it a double take at first.
                        Jake Koch
                        The Debonair Society of Coffee Coolers, Brewers, and Debaters
                        https://coffeecoolersmess.weebly.com/

                        -Pvt. Max Doermann, 3x Great Uncle, Co. E, 66th New York Infantry. Died at Andersonville, Dec. 22, 1864.
                        -Pvt. David Rousch, 4x Great Uncle, Co. A, 107th Ohio Infantry. Wounded and Captured at Gettysburg. Died at Andersonville, June 5, 1864.
                        -Pvt. Carl Sievert, 3x Great Uncle, Co. H, 7th New York Infantry (Steuben Guard). Mortally Wounded at Malvern Hill.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                          Image #3 is based upon dozens and dozens of original images of Illinois soldiers, which is what that impression is meant to recreate. The pose, the very minimal aspects of the image, such as wearing only my leathers with bayonet fixed; it's all a copy of dozens of original Illinois images. Further, if you notice, my rifle and leathers are on the right side, but in order to do this I had to wear my leathers on the left side and hold my rifle with my left had. This way, it comes out on the right side in the finished image. This, too, is copied from dozens and dozens of original Illinois soldier images. I am attaching three original images of Illinois soldiers to show how I copied them for my image. Thank you for your consideration and vote.
                          Attached Files
                          Nic Clark
                          2017 - 24 years in the hobby
                          Proud co-founder of the Butcherknife Roughnecks

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                          • #14
                            Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                            Well done Nic - I am uploading this one into my "Illinois soldiers" files.
                            Soli Deo Gloria
                            Doug Cooper

                            "The past is never dead. It's not even past." William Faulkner

                            Please support the CWT at www.civilwar.org

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                            • #15
                              Re: Vote for the April Cover of the AC

                              image 3 is one of the best I have seen. not just this month, but in some time.
                              Bryant Roberts
                              Palmetto Guards/WIG/LR

                              Interested in the Palmetto Guards?
                              palmettoguards@gmail.com

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