Union Soldier

I found this "Union soldier" at the Civil War reenactment Saturday. He was sitting in the open shade of the canopy in front of his tent.

One of the challenging factors at the location of this reenactment was keeping modern elements out of the background. Since there were no cars, BP stations, utility poles with transformers, and girls wearing shorts during the 1860s, I had to constantly maneuver around to keep distracting and incompatible elements out of the background. On this portrait, I positioned myself so that another tent provided a clean background. (Click on photo to enlarge.) Once back home, I added a sepia tone, some texture, and an edge treatment to give it an older look.