AX'S CORNER

[Garlicluvr]

Originally Posted by axhandle

Ansel did it up right.
I've done photos since I was able to afford it, especially B&W--collect cameras and take photos with the vintage ones.Evertime I turn around a camera I forgot I had.
I like portraits also, have a Mamiya 6cm, for that job--
D300 nice, just a week ago I bought an LM22 for snapshots, till I get to enough cash for an Olympus E-series.
Speaking of Teddy, wish I had been with him at San Juan hill--some trip, that guy.

Belive you mentioned you were in the Navy--see attached--took it years ago with a vintage camera for vintage look---Ax

Nice pick again Ax, the old battlewagons were impressive. I got to go onboard the Missouri once. I was stationed on an Amphib, USS Okinawa LPH-3, basically a helicopter carrier. We were usually the head of an Amphibious task force, dropped some marines off on the beach during Desert Shield/Storm and the Gulf War, was over there for both.

I like the vintage camera's too especially the large format landscape camera's like Ansel used. I do have a horseman 4 x 5 that I picked up dirt cheap at an auction and some film and the dark slides for it. Took a couple pics but still haven't had them developed/printed.

Lately I stay pretty busy with the garden, orchard and my two school aged sons, 9 and 4. Good boys but they keep me and the wife very busy.

Used to travel wander a lot when I was a single guy. When the boys get a little older we want to start taking more trips. Probably out west first, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, maybe grand canyon, Yosemite, the redwoods.

This country has a lot of beautiful places and good people.

Jeff

[Garlicluvr]

Ax: A few that come to mind, the current political and economic situation, hot and unusual weather here. General dissatisfaction with government in general.

Jeff

[axhandle]

Originally Posted by Garlicluvr

Nice pick again Ax, the old battlewagons were impressive. I got to go onboard the Missouri once. I was stationed on an Amphib, USS Okinawa LPH-3, basically a helicopter carrier. We were usually the head of an Amphibious task force, dropped some marines off on the beach during Desert Shield/Storm and the Gulf War, was over there for both.

I like the vintage camera's too especially the large format landscape camera's like Ansel used. I do have a horseman 4 x 5 that I picked up dirt cheap at an auction and some film and the dark slides for it. Took a couple pics but still haven't had them developed/printed.

Lately I stay pretty busy with the garden, orchard and my two school aged sons, 9 and 4. Good boys but they keep me and the wife very busy.

Used to travel wander a lot when I was a single guy. When the boys get a little older we want to start taking more trips. Probably out west first, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, maybe grand canyon, Yosemite, the redwoods.

This country has a lot of beautiful places and good people.

Jeff

"Big Mo"---
Uncle was on Okinawa in the '50's, another was there when the Japanese didn't want us to be-Marine in WWII.

Man, I remember the trips with the family, especially the early days,---you are wise to wait till they get older- remember and appreciate more.
Friend from Wyoming bought a place in Arizona, and invited me out---guess I'll go--they stay in Wyoming for the summer, and back to Az. in the winter.

You got a Horseman--cheap--I'm envious matter of fact--beyond that--

I think I have some 4 by 5 casettes here--seems like they fit a Graflex.

If I can find them got pics of the inside of a Russian Skorpian class sub---very interesting, try to rustle them up.

[axhandle]

Originally Posted by Garlicluvr

Ax: A few that come to mind, the current political and economic situation, hot and unusual weather here. General dissatisfaction with government in general.

Jeff

Good capsule, and a Bingo--some don't realize that whether they are aware of it or not, everything is stored in the sub-conscious--lots of subliminal stuff out there right now.

Thanks---Ax-.-and you are right--I venture the major contributing factor.

[skiracer]

Originally Posted by axhandle

Seen quite a few posts, re: "nothing seems right", and a rise in friction or frustration about now, not just Idig.
My imagination, or????

A number of factors cause it---comment(s)

it's got to be the heat. in the years of the very hot summers the "predator" comes. everyone is off balance because of it.

[axhandle]

Originally Posted by skiracer

it's got to be the heat. in the years of the very hot summers the "predator" comes. everyone is off balance because of it.

Most contributing, by nature, people don't like to be confined/restrained --i.e. too hot, too cold--Have to make friends with nature , and ward the predator off--I used to be able to do it with ease, but somehow the word age , comes in mind--

Ax

P.S.Speaking of Blades, got a few Arisaka Bayonets--still looking for a Mukden Arsenal and the one in Korea--forgot the name.Jin Sing??

[skiracer]

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P.S.Speaking of Blades, got a few Arisaka Bayonets--still looking for a Mukden Arsenal and the one in Korea--forgot the name.Jin Sing??

I don't own one but my cousin Sam does. they are beautiful and have that rosewood handle. I think their blade is longer than our military issue. they aren't to rare and you can buy them from a dealer. not sure of the prices. I'm sure it would be over a hundred to two hundred bucks./B]

[axhandle]

Originally Posted by skiracer

[B][
P.S.Speaking of Blades, got a few Arisaka Bayonets--still looking for a Mukden Arsenal and the one in Korea--forgot the name.Jin Sing??

I don't own one but my cousin Sam does. they are beautiful and have that rosewood handle. I think their blade is longer than our military issue. they aren't to rare and you can buy them from a dealer. not sure of the prices. I'm sure it would be over a hundred to two hundred bucks./B]

They are almost a sword , compared to ours, have some good ones--used to get them rather cheap, but supply is drying up--and thats good--also have the things that the bayonets go on --Arisakas.Last I remember, have about 20 of them all arsenal makes, mostly Tokyo Arsenal--stacked cannon ball mark.

Got a French Lebel bayonet--talk about a sword--almost as long as the carbine.!!

[skiracer]

Originally Posted by axhandle

They are almost a sword , compared to ours, have some good ones--used to get them rather cheap, but supply is drying up--and thats good--also have the things that the bayonets go on --Arisakas.Last I remember, have about 20 of them all arsenal makes, mostly Tokyo Arsenal--stacked cannon ball mark.

Got a French Lebel bayonet--talk about a sword--almost as long as the carbine.!!

that's an old one Ax. i dont have one and neither does my cousin. i think that one has 4 edges and was about 30" in blade length. they had them in WW1.

[Garlicluvr]

Ax: I am going to attempt to post a few pics. Some close-ups, heavily cropped so they meet the attachment size.