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This is a handy little lathe, made by Sieg of China and sold in the USA under several brand names. Mine was purchased from Cummins Industrial Tools (hah!) as a slightly damaged display model.
Here the lathe is shown set up to face and bevel a large machine bolt, which was held in a three-jaw chuck and a steady rest.
Eight exposure HDR image.
Sorry about all the lens flare. I think it may have been caused by dust on my lens.
Guns on display at anti-Islam rally in Phoenix. Protesters brought plenty of firepower to a protest against Islamic terrorism and Islam itself on October 10. Police separated them a smaller group of counter-protesters. Held in front of the Islamic Community Center, the event was part of a broader "Global Rally for Humanity," with similar protests scheduled in other cities that day.
Guns on display at anti-Islam rally in Phoenix. Protesters brought plenty of firepower to a protest against Islamic terrorism and Islam itself on October 10. Police separated them a smaller group of counter-protesters. Held in front of the Islamic Community Center, the event was part of a broader "Global Rally for Humanity," with similar protests scheduled in other cities that day.
FN PS90 with 10.3" Short Barrel. Overall length is a mere 19". 50 rounds top flush fit magazine. Urban ERT sling mount.
Here's a few signs that were displayed by the estimated 0.8 million people at the rally in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018.
This is the biking and hiking trail along the Truckee River in Reno, under the Kuenzli Street and East Second Street bridges.
Shot at night, five exposures at different values, then combined into this tone-mapped HDR image.
Longest exposure was two minutes at ISO200 and f/8
This is a handy little lathe, made by Sieg of China and sold in the USA under several brand names. Mine was purchased from Cummins Industrial Tools (hah!) as a slightly damaged display model.
Here the lathe is shown set up to face and bevel a large machine bolt, which was held in a three-jaw chuck and a steady rest.
Nine exposure HDR image.
Sorry about all the lens flare. I think it may have been caused by dust on my lens.
The Persian emperor wanted to be able to safely
impose his tyranny on the people of Greece.
So he demanded that they surrender their arms.
Leonidas of Sparta retorted in classical Greek,
with the now-famous phrase:
“Molon Labe”
which means
“Come and Take Them”.
2,500 years later,
Molon Labe still is used
as a cry of defiance
against tyrants
trying to disarm a people
who want to be free.
The Farney's ACE hardware store in Carthage, New York.
Three-exposure HDR-processed image (EV0,EV-2,EV+2).
Earlier today, I noticed that the trees are producing a bumper crop of walnuts!
They may have done so in previous years, and we never noticed.
We'll put them out in the sun to dry them out, then enjoy the tasty bounty within.
Three portholes
The current owner Willie Shepherd, who is well into his eighties, originally traded two sacks of potatoes for this sweet (at the time) ride.
I used a single PowerGenix PGX-4AAZiNc 1.6v Nickel Zinc Rechargeable AA cell in each of two AA to C adapters, inside a vertical handle Argus C-3 flashgun. These cells are rated at 1.6V, but measure well over 1.8V when fully charged. They have very low internal resistance, and can dump more power into a strobe or flashbulb than any other AA cell. The NiZn AA cells are WAY more powerful than the Carbon C-cells that this flashgun was designed for. I don't know if this materially affects the brightness curve of the bulb "pop".
The flashbulb was blue coated, which I believe means it was designed to match the sensitivity curve of daylight-balanced color film.
Nikon D600 with a Tokina 100mm macro lens.
Camera on tripod, exposure equal on both shots:
5 seconds
f/2.8
ISO100
To fire the flashgun, I merely triggered the 5-second exposure, and used a screwdriver to short the two pins protruding from the handle of the flashgun. I was hand-holding the flashgun a few feet from the camera, casually pointing it in about the same direction as the lens. I think the flashgun's reflector has a much wider angle than most strobes.
All set for the high desert Summer Sun
Ugly pseudo HDR conversion with Photomatix.
Shot by my girlfriend Zoe.
Lit by a CFL bulb on the porch and Luna
This photo was made with my old Nikkor-S 50mm f/1.4 lens. It was made in 1972 or 1973. It is quite scratched, dusty and maybe even has a little fungus growing, along with damaged coatings.
Nonetheless, it is fun to play with. I performed a crude AI-modification to the aperture ring (I used a file). The lens now works perfectly with my Nikon D600 (full metering and focus confirmation).