Photographers stuck inside have snapped

Somebody got triggered by a Monkey.....

Somebody got triggered by a Monkey.....

Hmm... I am a Great Ape,

sir, not some lowly monkey.

Thank you.

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To try to get this back on target...

Interesting article in the Washington Post about nature photos taken indoors Link

Wow.

Not terribly impressed......

Some folks need to get out more judging from the photos in that link.

Somebody's got an itchy trigger finger. Try quell.

Somebody’s got an itchy trigger.....

COVID Sunshine

You need not confine yourself

inside, you see.

You can have a hot cup

on a steady knee......

"No need for a mask if encounters are distant and brief......." Moving on.

Most encounters are not. All countries wearing masks are proven to have less problems with the nasty virus.

Trump himself, your man, is wearing a mask. Keep the faith and follow your leader;)

Of course some folks feel it is cissy to wear a mask, moving on. My local store only sells pink masks, not the sort of thing a red blooded male would want to wear. Maybe a proper black one for a bloke.

My mate Sandy, a really good mate wears a bright red mask, and is a proper cowboy from Montana with his own ranch.

Unfortunately, I have not heard from him for a while. He was last seen walking near the local bank and sheriffs office. Some folk think he might have been abducted by aliens who are experimenting on him.

I just don't know.

Dick Cheney in 2001: If there is a one percent chance a threat is real, we have to act, even go to war.

Donald Trump in 2020: Mumble mumble mumble ... masks? They’re ok, sometimes, probably, if you have to. Why are you asking me? This is China’s fault. A lot of people are saying that this mask makes my hands look big. See, my hands are huge. Why don’t you measure Joe Biden’s hands? Nobody has ever been treated more unfairly than me.

Put your masks on, keep your distance and wash your hands repeatedly.

Or, have an appointment, with the bloke we call death.

That simple to understand even for a simpleton.

What a man!

.257 Weatherby.?

I am in process of moving, and moving my guns.

I had forgotten i had a Win-70 chambered in .257 Roberts.

I shot from a bench for 15-20 years i guess.... mostly 22-250 and 220 Swift.

Then about 25 years ago i got into Cowboy Stuff, and all my bolt guns just sat in the safe.

It was A LOT More Fun (for me) to shot off-hand, at 50 yards with black powder in a 44-40 lever gun, than at 200 yards from a comfortable bench, with my smokeless stuff.. :)

.257 Weatherby.?

 

I am in process of moving, and moving my guns.

I had forgotten i had a Win-70 chambered in .257 Roberts.

I shot from a bench for 15-20 years i guess.... mostly 22-250 and 220 Swift.

 

Then about 25 years ago i got into Cowboy Stuff, and all my bolt guns just sat in the safe.

It was A LOT More Fun (for me) to shot off-hand, at 50 yards with black powder in a 44-40 lever gun, than at 200 yards from a comfortable bench, with my smokeless stuff.. :)

Tell it to someone who cares.

Tell it to someone who cares.

You must care..... you replied.:)

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257 Weatherby.?

I am in process of moving, and moving my guns.

I had forgotten i had a Win-70 chambered in .257 Roberts.

I shot from a bench for 15-20 years i guess.... mostly 22-250 and 220 Swift.

Then about 25 years ago i got into Cowboy Stuff, and all my bolt guns just sat in the safe.

It was A LOT More Fun (for me) to shot off-hand, at 50 yards with black powder in a 44-40 lever gun, than at 200 yards from a comfortable bench, with my smokeless stuff..

You must care..... you replied.:)

cLever

“Tell it to someone who cares.”

LMAO.

Where is your empathy and tolerance?

Some here are Careless.

I am Careful.

I Care....

“257 Weatherby.?”

Yep. .257 Wby.

On a Remington CDL build.

That thing has a Magical quality to it. Low recoil and it stacks consecutive rounds where I aim.

There must be something to the fluted bbl. because it will put 7 in a ragged hole with no POI creep.

I know what you mean about those lever actions though. They have a uniquely appealing function and practicality, especially one of good quality.

I’ll dig up some pictures in a few days....

Here’s a good example, a .444 Marlin Dad gave me for Christmas when I was 10. A real Thumper.

Shooting in the back yard is an excellent way to maintain a skill set while keeping others safe practicing social distancing. No mask required for such peaceful activities.

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Yeah, there is just something about the "Intimacy" of a lever gun. I suppose it is no more "primitive" than a bolt gun, but you do feel a lot more involved when you stand (instead of sit) and hold the rifle in your hands and then to shoulder (rather then having the rifle sitting in a rest) ...... two completely different things i guess.

Like comparing a Ford GT350 to a Toyota 4-Runner.

They are both cars.

I guess what happened to me was, i stopped caring about OA Length of the cartridge and trying different powders and weights.... turning necks... breathing.

It just became more fun for me to fill (just about) the case with black powder, seat the bullet and go have fun.:)

No right or wrong.......

It’s much the same with photography I think.

After many years it becomes appealing to revert back to the simple stuff.

Kinda like Frank The Shadow Sam’s simple but often great cell phone photos.

It’s easy to get caught up in so many tiny technical details and tech that you lose the simple joy of Creative Shooting....

As an Aside but relevant point, that table under the rifle is a simple but very practical design that I built well over 30 years ago. Simple 1” square tubing I cut and welded with treated lumber screwed to it. Simple, comparatively light weight, and well used for many years.

Simplicity is Good.

It could use one new straight 2x4......

Being cooped up, I am surprised at the variety of subjects I have discovered to photograph. My wife's artwork...

...our garden (and experimenting with focus stacking)...

...and the neighbor's tree.

Yeah, there are lots of things to shoot around the house

Even some old standards.

So far as other kinds of shooting, I wouldn't eat anything, I wasn't willing to shoot myself -- although I wouldn't eat everything I am willing to shoot. o_O

Hmmm. I like the photographer who came up with the idea to shoot Lego "people" in wedding settings. That's creative thinking at a time like this. Generally, I don't feel too badly for everyone in this, however. Yes we are all in this "together", that is, everyone is in the same mode of sheltering in place. It is a very odd time in our lives, unprecedented really. But the idea of being too dramatic about it all seems a bit over done by now. I may be fortunate in living in a location that's not too expensive- I really feel for working class folks in places like NYC or other large and VERY expensive cities. Those people have reason to worry! Unemployment compensation being pretty meager compared to "real world" earnings, doesn't begin to cover rent alone in a super expensive city, much less all other bills coming in! That said, nothing is made any better by fretting over something that cannot be controlled by any of us. File it under the 90/10 rule, under which there are 90% of things we cannot control and 10% of things we can control. And deal with this covid-19 "thing" accordingly.

 

Now let me issue a caveat by saying I'm not trying to appear heartless. Stress seeks its own level in people and there's no "right or wrong" in how folks deal with things. Maybe I'm just more pragmatic about things: I know this, too, shall pass.

 

Meanwhile back at the proverbial ranch, anyone with a digital camera and a computer of any sort can still be shooting, uploading, post processing anything they find in their home, in their yard, or along their path if they take a daily or occasional walk around the block. Analog shooters who are able to process their own film may well do the same even if they are developing film in their kitchen sink and hanging negatives to dry in their bath tub or shower! I've shot some film and have sent it out to the lab I usually use- who stated on their website that they are working away up there. I have some new (to me) extension tubes for close-up work with my vintage medium format camera so I plan to shoot some stuff around the house. Flowers are blooming outside, so out to the yard I'll go. I'll be mere inches away from whatever I can find, Maybe I'll shoot extreme close-ups of my motorcycles! It's a whole new world!

 

As many are also finding, now is a great time to comb the "archives" and revisit earlier work. What photographer doesn't have an entire lifetime of photo files or negatives or photo books to pore over for hours each day?

 

So it's not like life doesn't go on, a little bit- even if photographers who do weddings can't shoot weddings or people who shoot whatever for whomever can't make money doing their typical bit. None of us who do anything (whatever it is we do for living) also cannot do our bit to earn our livings, so welcome to the club! OK maybe I'm being harsh? I hope not, I just feel like this is beyond our control and we just have deal with it.

 

Anyone else? I'd love to hear other folks' perspectives.

Well said. It seems to me that this summer and continuing is a good time to go over all the old negs and positives in the collection and try to bring them up to the 21st century by duplication into todays medium. Back them up to digital mediums before they fade away. It's easier said than done however.

Stay safe.

This really isn't that hard, folks. Restaurant workers are in a precarious position, dealing with the public in an indoor setting (even outdoors, in close quarters). For their protection, patrons are asked, when not eating, to wear masks, particularly when closely interacting with the staff. I know the thought of not eating in a restaurant makes for good sarcastic fodder, but it's the case that, when you're ordering, you're generally not eating and that would be a good time to do your server a favor and put on a damn mask, if it's not too much trouble for ya. It requires thinking of others, which unfortunately eliminates a noticeable portion of the American population.

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2020/06/25/city-of-memphis-mask-ordinance-gos-into-effect.html

"It requires thinking of others, which unfortunately eliminates a noticeable portion of the American population."

lol. That's the braindead part of the herd.

I really like the people who walk into the store that has 10 signs all over the front of the windows that say 'no mask' no service and say "oh I'm only going to be a minute and I know what I want". Sadly, I've only seen a few store employees stop these people. I've actually stopped these people sometimes or remark very loud, you forgot your mask!! For it to work, we have to comply and places of business have to enforce. I'm lucky to be in a small mid northern area spread out, but the whole state is now under law til December to wear masks everywhere in public.

It's also true that the numbers of new virus cases are overwhelmingly people under 30, not that their death numbers are greater, just that that group is spreading a virus almost single handedly. Not that is anything historically new. Just depressing that younger folk on majority don't think about other people. The mask is to protect other people from you for the most part.

I'm not having any trouble getting out to shoot anywhere or in any parks as long as I'm masked. I've worked in tv broadcast field for 40 years and just retired last year and moved to this rural area before the virus struck and am lucky not to be in the big city at this time. I look at my co-workers who stayed working as communications was deemed essential, and what they have put up with. I honestly don't know how I would have handled this back there.