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Default Californio Reenactor
Portrait of a reenactor in period garb playing the part of a Mid-Ninteenth Century Californio in a memorial to the Californios and Americans who fought in the Battle of San Pasqual which occurred North of San Diego, California on December 6, 1846.

Canon 40D with 17-55mm f/2.8 IS LENS AT 40mm. ISO 200, f/6.7 @ 1/1,000 second.

Post processing and conversion to black and white done with a combination of Photoshop CS3 and Topaz Adjust.
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Old 12-07-2009, 01:47 PM
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Hello there - great job .. very interesting
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Outstanding capture and post work.
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Old 12-07-2009, 05:28 PM
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Nice shot and converted nicely along with a history lesson, enjoyed it all! Good work
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