Bannack Living History: Bannack Life – 3 of 8

by | Oct 14, 2013 | Bannack, Blog, People | 2 comments

Bannack, MT – Living History Tribute 3: Bannack Life

These dudes were in character the whole time, as they reenacted the good old gold-rush days of Bannack, Montana. My favorite ghost town came alive during the Living History Weekend at Bannack Ghost Town, near Dillon, Montana. Be sure you catch it next year during the third weekend of September 2014. They bring in all kinds of artifacts and genuine townsfolk to fill the town with authentic happenings and interactions. You won’t be able to buy any souvenirs like you can during Bannack Days in July, but you will get an accurate picture of what it was really like over 150 years ago in the gold rush boomtown!  Meet some of the rough characters around town in this third of seven posts paying tribute the awesome folks who made the living history a reality at Bannack Ghost Town for the second year in a row.

CarynEsplin-Bannack Living History Banner - Caryn Esplin - Montana Ghost Town
Strolling the Old Bannack Main Street - Living History - Caryn Esplin
Mark and his wagon - Bannack Living History - Caryn Esplin
Dance, varmint, dance! - Bannack Living History - Caryn Esplin
Trouble Brewing - Bannack Living History - Caryn Esplin
Panning for Gold - Bannack Living History - Caryn Esplin
Trapper Jake and the fox - Bannack Living History
Trapper Jake in the Gold Miners' Camp - Bannack Living History

 

  1. Sarah
    Sarah on October 14, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    Beautiful, as usual! What lens were you using? That last one looks painted!

    • Caryn
      Caryn on October 16, 2013 at 12:30 pm

      Hi Sarah! Thanks for the comment. I used a Nikon 28-300 lens on that last shot to zoom in on Jake from a distance. That blurs the background and it is the lens compression that bring those colorful trees up so close. On some of the other images I used my favorite Nikon 85mm 1.4, which is always great for portraits and low light. I like to shoot at around 2.8 when I can to produce the background bokeh (blur). Do you like the painting effect on the last image?