City - Wauconda State - ILLINOIS Country - United States
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This series is from the annual civil re-enactment event hosted by the Lake County Discovery Museum last weekend. Various groups of soldiers camp out in the preserve for a weekend and have their big battle on Sunday afternoon.
Picture details: Aperture: f7.1, shutter: 1/800s, focal length: 210mm, no flash, no tripod.
Pretty huge backyard, though, Larry. They had the entire forest preserve and the adjacent prairie to camp, ride, and squabble. The two armies had several camps in the woods and the battle field was to scale as well.