I can't help you but someone may be able to if you move your post to the Main Photography Discussion instead of the Astronomical Photography section. You'll get more views there.
Fredstersphotos wrote:
I was at the Coast Guard Station at Jones Beach out of the corner of my eye I see this beauty he landed on this perch and stayed long enough for me to get a bunch of shots. There were quite a few of them. Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn F 5.6 ISO 200, 1/500s Canon 500mm F4, Handheld.
Beautiful shot. But that's an Indigo Bunting. Very similar to the grosbeak. Still, a fairly uncommon bird.
Sorry for the double post. Haste makes waste.
billnikon wrote:
There are many sites on the internet that will allow you to read how folks rated both trips, you will find many many replies there.
Since you only have a couple of days I'd rent a car and stay on the Kenai Peninsula. Check out Exit Glacier about 10 miles from town, tour the Seavy sled dog kennels and tour.Drive up to Soldotna and Kenai village and check out the Russian Orthodox church and cemetery, drive south to Anchor Point (the westernmost driveable point in the USA) and photograph eagles. Continue south to Homer and Homer Spit.
A second route would be to check out the aforementioned Seward sights and then drive north to Portage and Girdwood (tram there to the top of the mountain) and continue up scenic Turnagain Arm to Anchorage. Check out the fantastic Anchorage Museum, the Army-Navy Store (where you can buy almost virtually anything for a wilderness trip) and have lunch at Humpy's on 6th Avenue. Try the halibut sandwich.
If you do take the train ride instead, check out the museums in Talkeetna, the gateway to Denali. Be forewarned that your chances of seeing Mt. Denali are slim if you have only one day. The Great One makes a lot of her own weather. I've spent days in Kantishna in the heart of the Park with no view and then have a brilliant day where you can photograph her with no cloud interference.
I'll say one more thing. A cruise or train ride is AOK. But you'll never, ever truly experience Alaska without driving or doing a flyout or two. So far I have a paltry 5,000 mile Alaska driving record and 17 days in the bush. Alaska is huge!
KTJohnson wrote:
My previous post brought up the subject of knives. I've always been fascinated by them since I was a little kid, perhaps that's why my grandfather gave some of his to me instead of some of his other grandkids.
Pictured below is one in which he made the blade out of an old file ground down. I have no idea where he got the handle. If he told me, I've forgotten that part. The name is no one in our family that I know of. This one is really quite ornate.
I, too, have always loved knives. Most especially Scandinavian knifes of which I have more than a few. I looked up the Digre last name and found that the greatest concentration of that name is about one in sixty-five thousand in Norway.
Your specimen is a jewel of primitive art.
whatdat wrote:
Perhaps to gauge the size of an object being photographed?
??? He's a wedding photographer!
47greyfox wrote:
Do those who carry pistols when they are out “shooting,” have you ever saw the need to use them in any way or discharge them?
Not yet, thank God. It's a last ditch insurance policy.
billnikon wrote:
When I did wedding photography, I carried 20 colors of thread, 3 bobby pin colors, a toy car and a quarter, and two bottles of water.
Okay, you got me. What was the quarter for?
Dennis833 wrote:
We only have Teddy Bears in Australia.
Yes, but from what I've heard, they can be nasty little buggers!
BebuLamar wrote:
Uhm I don't have a camera bag. I used to carry a 1911 back before 1975 but I was very bad. I couldn't hit a pop can at 30feet.
With a lot of the old .45 ACPs that would be perfectly normal. Now, if you couldn't hit a six-pack at 30 feet...
dennis2146 wrote:
Now that is a possibility and of course a much wiser choice. I have a number of 45 Colt revolvers, one I just shot yesterday, a 1939 Colt New Service, using an old Elmer Keith load of 9 grains of Unique powder under a 260 grain cast 454 bullet. I would have no problem dropping a deer or elk if the bullet was placed in the right place. Another I shot yesterday was a Freedom Arms Model 97 lightweight 5 shot, also in 45 Colt. I have shot that one with some 300 grain cast bullets and would feel comfortable using it if necessary on a charging bear. It does not handle those cartridges well though due to a very heavy recoil. Those 300 grain bullets are more likely to be used in either one of two Ruger Bisley 45 Colt revolvers I have. Those bullets would give great penetration but of course would have to be placed well on a charging bear. Even a shot from a heavy rifle would have to be placed correctly on a charging bear.
I like your terminology of 45 Long Colt. Many say it is not a proper name for the old 1873 Colt cartridge but I think it is properly named. The shorter 45 cartridge of the time would have been the 45 Schofield, shorter than the Long Colt and used in the Smith and Wesson top break revolver.
We really need to get together to do some shooting and fishing.
One more comment is my personal 1911-A1 series 70 45 ACP has Smith and Wesson adjustable rear sights installed by an old gunsmith in the 1970's, James Hoag. It was somewhat common at the time and was a great addition to a 1911 giving it target sights but very low on the slide. I carried it off duty most of the time back in the 70's.
Dennis
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That Elmer Keith load with a hard swaged bullet would probably take care of a bear with any head shot...the heck with aiming for that little ear while under a "bit" of stress.
One of my favorite Ruger single action revolvers (I have them in four calibers) is an early Blackhawk Convertible with a 4.6" barrel in .45 ACP/.45 Long Colt. I practice with the somewhat cheaper .45 ACP.