Images by Wendell Decker from New Hope church

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Re: Images by Wendell Decker from New Hope church

Brian, you should have plenty of oppurtunity to get you collodian fix this weekend. Your company will have its own wetplate artist at its disposal. Tim Parson has agreed to satisfy all our companies requests before he opens shop for other units-you can keep him busy all weekend-and our company get special pricing, with part of the proceeds going right back to the battlefield-the only wetplate artist in the bussiness to make that kind of offer!

[MO-Pard]

Re: Images by Wendell Decker from New Hope church

Mike,

This hobby is the vice for which I spent the previous life indentured to Uncle Sam to be able to afford. :) Yeah... it was a pretty penny to have all of those made, and I'll gladly spend it over. Unfortunately these were all made after the event ended, and there was no one else around. The Tater Mess was kind enough to participate in one image before they started their long drive back. I prefer to have images made which have multiple folks in them (re: the image I put out for the cover two months ago.. the one taken at Duffield a few years ago, or the image of the Officers and staff at Granger, or the camp at the return to Ranks event).

Brian-

It was a pleasure hanging around to help you, (and the same with Nic Clark's, which I am sure will surface at some point here.) Some images take on a life of their own and certainly feel Wendell captured something here.

Respectfully

[Jim of The SRR]

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Wendel is a true master of his art...

Pickett's Mill:

"A Hard Day's Fight..." by photographic artist Wendell Decker

Thanks- Johnny Lloyd

PS- This is exactly how I felt after the event... tired, proud, worn, content...:)

Great Image Johnny! See ya at Gettysburg.

Jim Butler

[Emily Burns]

Re: Images by Wendell Decker from New Hope church

Looking forward to having an image done by you, sir. The image you did of Sarah last summer is truly a treasured possession.

[Vintage Image Studios]

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Well you need to just let me know ahead of time, and we can see about Duffield and Granger and the others. I like big events wher I can make so money, but love events where I can make the images REAL. The cabin at Picketts Mill, was a great place to set up. Love to get some large scale battlefield dead images, sometime. Large scale camp scene's and such. Easier to work with people that know how to look.

[BrianHicks]

Re: Images by Wendell Decker from New Hope church

Brian,

That photo shoot probably cost you a small fortune, or equaled your gas cost to get to the Mill.


Mike Phineas
Arlington, TX

Mike,

This hobby is the vice for which I spent the previous life indentured to Uncle Sam to be able to afford. :) Yeah... it was a pretty penny to have all of those made, and I'll gladly spend it over. Unfortunately these were all made after the event ended, and there was no one else around. The Tater Mess was kind enough to participate in one image before they started their long drive back. I prefer to have images made which have multiple folks in them (re: the image I put out for the cover two months ago.. the one taken at Duffield a few years ago, or the image of the Officers and staff at Granger, or the camp at the return to Ranks event).

[BrianHicks]

Re: Images by Wendell Decker from New Hope church

Brian, you can quit your day job...er, come back out of retirement. You have what the other 50 or so Lee impersonators lack - you actually look, talk and comport like a CW general. Course that means you may have to attend some events that are...well, lacking in authentic backdrop, but I bet the pay is good and perks ditto :D

Great photo - crop that baby and you are on the cover!!

You know, it's De'ja Vu that you say that..... when Wendell was agitating the image of me as the Conf. Officer sitting with the sword, he literally did a double take and stated that as the image started to come out, for just a moment, he thought he was looking at a picture of R. E. Lee.

[Johnny Lloyd]

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Damn, Johnny, just......damn.

I think that sums up the event for everyone who went.

Yeah, Chris, no acting involved... just natural feeling captured on camera. LOL ;)

Cheers- Johnny

[C.R. Henderson]

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Someone had a image struck early Sat. morning of the 32nd AL in the road waiting. Has anyone seen it or posted it? Would like to see how it turned out.

That one is in Wendell's personal collection (one of the few that he has). Maybe he'll put it up for your viewing enjoyment!

[C.R. Henderson]

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Damn, Johnny, just......damn.

I think that sums up the event for everyone who went.

[MoKan]

Re: Images by Wendell Decker from New Hope church

Great photos. Thanks for sharing them. I'm also with putting the third one up for the AC cover. It'll get my vote.

[Johnny Lloyd]

Re: Images by Wendell Decker from New Hope church

Wendel is a true master of his art...

Pickett's Mill:

"A Hard Day's Fight..." by photographic artist Wendell Decker

Thanks- Johnny Lloyd

PS- This is exactly how I felt after the event... tired, proud, worn, content...:)

[trippcor]

Re: Images by Wendell Decker from New Hope church

Don't those photos just scream "I am a battalion commander!!!". Just what the WIG is looking for in 2009.

[DougCooper]

Re: Images by Wendell Decker from New Hope church

Brian, you can quit your day job...er, come back out of retirement. You have what the other 50 or so Lee impersonators lack - you actually look, talk and comport like a CW general. Course that means you may have to attend some events that are...well, lacking in authentic backdrop, but I bet the pay is good and perks ditto :D

Great photo - crop that baby and you are on the cover!!

[Strawfoot]

Re: Images by Wendell Decker from New Hope church

Brian,

That photo shoot probably cost you a small fortune, or equaled your gas cost to get to the Mill.


Mike Phineas
Arlington, TX