Yesterday I visited the Monocacy Civil War battlefield for a couple of hours. I have driven past this area hundreds of times but this was the first time I visited the park. My plan for this trip was just to scout out the area to find potential subjects I want to shoot for my Civil War in Infrared project. Ideally when I shoot in infrared I'm primarily looking for puffy white clouds in a blue sky. On this day I had almost complete cloud cover so many of the infrared photos I took look very ominous.
Overall I think I found some good subjects but none of the photos I
took are good enough for my project. Since this area is very close to
my house, it will be easy to return to try and get something that can
be added to my project. Now that I know what I'm looking for in this
area, I can come back when the clouds and foliage are just right.
Here are a selection of photos from this recent trip.
For those that are interested the Monocacy Battlefield is the site of a Civil War battle that occurred south of Frederick Maryland on July 9th, 1864. This was a small battle in comparison to Gettysburg or Antietam but it proved to be very crucial for the Union troops to protect Washington DC. The Union troops at Monocacy were outnumbered and outgunned against the Confederate forces. They held their ground and delayed the Confederate advance by a day. They lost a great number of men and lost the battle but they were able to delay the Confederate troops that were marching towards Washington DC. This delay gave the Union soldiers time to reinforce Fort Stevens in Northwest Washington which saved the Nations Capital.
Here are a selection of photos from this recent trip.
For those that are interested the Monocacy Battlefield is the site of a Civil War battle that occurred south of Frederick Maryland on July 9th, 1864. This was a small battle in comparison to Gettysburg or Antietam but it proved to be very crucial for the Union troops to protect Washington DC. The Union troops at Monocacy were outnumbered and outgunned against the Confederate forces. They held their ground and delayed the Confederate advance by a day. They lost a great number of men and lost the battle but they were able to delay the Confederate troops that were marching towards Washington DC. This delay gave the Union soldiers time to reinforce Fort Stevens in Northwest Washington which saved the Nations Capital.
