Friday, June 28, 2024

Nicely focused portrait of a 49'er

 


10 comments:

  1. "And there's fire on the mountain, lightnin' in the air
    Gold in them hills, and it's waitin' for me there"

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  2. I wonder what that portrait cost him?

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  3. I was going to say something about trigger discipline, but that Colt is at half cock- so....

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    1. SA's sound so good when you slowly cock them.

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    2. why does everybody think it's a gun safety course every time there's a picture w/ a gun in it ! sheesh.

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  4. The sharpness of the focus is likely due to the small lens apertures commonly in use in the 1800s. A pinhole camera is in focus for virtually all distances, IIRC.

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    1. Or it’s a modern picture… perhaps AI?

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  5. He looks more like he rode with Civil War irregulars or gangs than a 49'er.

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  6. Jim Morrison's great grandfather?

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  7. Looks like the prototype for disguises.

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