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    Vote For the April Cover

    Greetings:

    This month, we will have two finalists for the April Cover. We had a three-way tie for third and those images were way behind these final two, so let's go with the best two head-to-head. Please vote for the image that you feel is the most authentic. If your image is one of the final two, you must provide some background information about the inspiration or impression for the image in this thread.

    We encourage more specific discussion about the images. In other words, if you like the image, please don't just chime in with a "me too". Tell us why you think one image is superior to another.

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

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

    This poll will close in four days.
    244
    Image #1
    58.20%
    142
    Image #2
    41.80%
    102

    The poll is expired.

    ERIC TIPTON
    Former AC Owner
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    Re: Vote For the April Cover

    Well, I see the trans miss has once again missed the mark. Suprise, suprise. I guess we need to step to please the high privates. I'll sit this one out.

    Oh well,
    Last edited by ; 03-25-2007, 02:24 PM. Reason: huh?

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    • #3
      Re: Vote For the April Cover

      Greetings,

      My vote for was for image #1.

      An "at the moment" image whose composition does not appear to be overly "staged". A nice change from the common (then and now) image of one or more people staring blankly at the camera with too many props.

      Kinda falls into a similar category of period images I've seen and remembered for their different-than-usual-ness. One is a photo of a Union officer (sorry can't remember which at the moment) asleep on a cot in his tent, the other is a photo of a young rebel in an early war image in which he is pointing his revolver directly at the camera, again, sorry I cannot remember the subject's, or the photographer's, name.

      Regards,
      Bob Roeder

      "I stood for a time and cried as freely as boys do when things hurt most; alone among the dead, then covered his face with an old coat I ran away, for I was alone passing dead men all about as I went". Pvt. Nathaniel C. Deane (age 16, Co D 21st Mass. Inf.) on the death of his friend Pvt. John D. Reynolds, May 31, 1864.

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      • #4
        Re: Vote For the April Cover

        I voted for Image 1. I really like his pose. Its different than most i have seen. Its cool!

        Cheers,

        John
        [FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"]John R. Legg[/SIZE][/FONT]

        [email]Johnlegg90@gmail.com[/email]

        "Alright, Legg, what did you screw up now?" - C. Henderson
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        • #5
          Re: Vote For the April Cover

          Originally posted by lawson View Post
          Well, I see the trans miss has once again missed the mark. Suprise, suprise. I guess we need to step to please the high privates. I'll sit this one out.

          Oh well,
          Lawson,
          I'm not one to add fuel to the fire, however I will say that I am very suprised not to see Mike's image submission as part of the voting for this month's contest.
          Jim Conley

          Member, Civil War Trust

          "The 'right' events still leave much to be desired." - Patrick Lewis

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          • #6
            Re: Vote For the April Cover

            I would say both images are great, but I voted for #1. Image #1 is a fantastic Federal officers pose and in a way, it looks original, which is the reason why I voted for it.

            Nice image Pat....
            [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

            Aaron Schwieterman
            Cincinnati

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            • #7
              Re: Vote For the April Cover

              Even though Image #1 is striking. I think Image #2 seems to capture some attitude as well.
              Had to go for Image #2
              Regards,
              [FONT="Comic Sans MS"][I]J.L. Hurst[/I][/FONT]

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              With Hunger and Death always close by their side.
              Came Terror, his herald - but the wailing comes first . . .
              We know he is coming, That demon called Hurst[/I][/FONT].[/SIZE]

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              • #8
                Re: Vote For the April Cover

                ??????
                Jay Stevens
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                • #9
                  Re: Vote For the April Cover

                  Jay and Lawson,
                  Submit it next month. Similar things have happened to images I have set up, and others have as well, don't get bent out of shape about it. This process was set up to be fun and honestly I wish they would do away with it and start posting original images
                  Patrick Landrum
                  Independent Rifles

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                  • #10
                    Re: Vote For the April Cover

                    Originally posted by coastaltrash View Post
                    Jay and Lawson,
                    honestly I wish they would do away with it and start posting original images
                    Hear hear!!!
                    Soli Deo Gloria
                    Doug Cooper

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

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                    • #11
                      Re: Vote For the April Cover

                      I went with number 2 as I thought it came closest to an original.

                      Kace
                      Kevin 'Kace' Christensen
                      7th & 30th Missouri Volunteers

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                      • #12
                        Re: Vote For the April Cover

                        Originally posted by coastaltrash View Post
                        Jay and Lawson,
                        Submit it next month. Similar things have happened to images I have set up, and others have as well, don't get bent out of shape about it. This process was set up to be fun and honestly I wish they would do away with it and start posting original images
                        Naw, not getting bent out of shape by any means. Really not that big a deal, and I didn't submit it.

                        Just a bit surprised
                        Last edited by MO-Pard; 03-25-2007, 09:36 PM.
                        Jay Stevens
                        Tater Mess
                        Independent Volunteers
                        Iron Man Mess
                        Reenactor Preservation Coalition
                        Friends of Historic Lone Jack
                        Wyandotte Lodge # 03, AF&AM

                        Into The Piney Woods, March 2009
                        Lost Tribes, October 2009
                        Bummers, November 2009
                        Backwaters, March 12-14 2010
                        The Fight For Crampton's Gap July 2010
                        In the Van, August 2010
                        Before The Breakout Sept 2010

                        "If You Want To Call Yourself A Campaigner, You Attend True Campaign Events" -B. Johnson

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                        • #13
                          Re: Vote For the April Cover

                          I chose #2 because you can see a little of something larger scale taking place in the background, but the look on the men's faces says they have other worries now. Besides, I could never vote for that officer that kept me imprisoned at Fort Pulaski. Sorry Pat!
                          Jeremy A. Powell
                          Corn Fed Comrades
                          Old Northwest Volunteers
                          Western Independent Grays

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                          • #14
                            Re: Vote For the April Cover

                            Although both images are great, I had to vote for number 1. I have seen several original images stricken in similar poses, and I can envision a period photographer striking just such a fascinating wetplate.

                            Great image!

                            Amber L. Brandon
                            [I][COLOR="Navy"]Amber L. Clark[/COLOR][/I]

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                            • #15
                              Re: Vote For the April Cover

                              I vote for #1 as it reminds me of Something out of Miller's.Well done! Bud Scully 13thNJ and 69th NY
                              Bud Scully 13th NJ Co.K Mess and 69th NY (N-SSA)

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