He is one of Kentucky's best-known living historians and reenactors, a book author, National Muzzelloading Rifle Association representative and magazine columnist, 18th Century longhunter expert, outstanding outdoorsman and survivalist, and many other things--and a friend of mine.
John calls upon me for all his photo projects. I shot this picture--and a ton of others--on an outing this winter on the upper Green River. We're either in Adair County or Casey County, Kentucky--we're so deep in the backwoods I'm not sure where. The photos were produced for upcoming magazine articles and inclusion in an upcoming book, all about 18th Century longhunters and their explorations into the upper Green River region.
Yes. It's cold. The temp was running about 32 degrees F, the snow blowing and wind howling, and the Nikons kept functioning flawlessly. This image was shot with the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 12-24 mm f4 G ED lens, which never comes off the Nikon D300 body.
Usually when I shoot projects with John I have to use fill-flash to get under the wide brim of that hat. On this day--bright overcast--the snow covering made for perfect fill light. By the way...I was dressed in modern clothing and packing about 25 pounds of camera gear in my always-present "thinktank" (thinktankphoto.com) gear.
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