By the way, Here's a quick video--that loud traffic noise isn't those vehicles you see at lower left, but the busy traffic on the bridge about ten feet behind me!
Showing posts with label Las Vegas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Las Vegas. Show all posts
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Looking down on a marvel...
On a beautiful, sunny day in Las Vegas, I took off for the Hoover Dam, to go up on the new bypass bridge. It is everything I hoped. These are a few early shots. Lots more work to do, but here's a hint:
Looking up from the visitor's center:
And here is what it is like to sit in God's Chair!!
Nice, eh?
Variations on a theme, of course. I guess you just had to be there--still, click on these to see larger versions!
Off to do some Photoshopping!!
By the way, Here's a quick video--that loud traffic noise isn't those vehicles you see at lower left, but the busy traffic on the bridge about ten feet behind me!
By the way, Here's a quick video--that loud traffic noise isn't those vehicles you see at lower left, but the busy traffic on the bridge about ten feet behind me!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Another day at the United States Practical Shooting Association Championships
My family and friends know that I am a 77-year-old who never grew up and still itches to go out and do this kind of shooting.
The first course is a quick little exercise that tests your ability to make a plan and carry it out under pressure.
The second stage we'll watch has a bit longer distances and a couple of steel targets toward the end which can ruin your entire day if you take them too quickly.Note that this shooter definitely slows down to hit those two steel plates.
Finally, here's a little sprint course in which you can go down either side of the barricade. This shooter did it in the way most did. A smooth run.
See how easy all this is?
The first course is a quick little exercise that tests your ability to make a plan and carry it out under pressure.
The second stage we'll watch has a bit longer distances and a couple of steel targets toward the end which can ruin your entire day if you take them too quickly.Note that this shooter definitely slows down to hit those two steel plates.
Finally, here's a little sprint course in which you can go down either side of the barricade. This shooter did it in the way most did. A smooth run.
See how easy all this is?
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Fast-shooting Fun from the USPSA National Championships
Last month the United States Practical Shooting Association Multi-gun national Championships were held here in Las Vegas (See down the page for the earlier post).. This month the various classes of the pistol nationals are being held here. I love it.
Since I avidly shot in competition for nearly 25 years, it is fun to see how the current crop of shooters is performing. I took a quick look at a course as it was being scored: The only part of the target you should hit is the tan portion. Hitting any white or black part results in penalties!! The legal part of some of those targets looks awfully small!.
Here's a shooter tackling that course. A solid run, not taking many chances. Score maximum points, have a good time, don't incur any penalties.
There was also some fast but well-controlled shooting being done by the ladies. Make no mistake, they are fierce competitors and those who take the top places are superb shooters!!
What you have to do is analyze the course, make a plan on every move you must execute to win it--and then do precisely what you planned without you, your gun or your ammo malfunctioning. This particular competition has eighteen separate events (known as stages), and the winners must carry out their plans without errors consistently over four hot, dusty days!
Here, a shooter shows some fast execution!
That course was intricate and intense, but short. This next one is a more complex stage that has to be shot on the run, through windows and around corners, following a carefully-planned strategy: Note the shooter running to particular places so as to make the fewest number of starts and stops.
By the way, the ringing cell phone is mine, as some politician's fund-raiser pesters me on the weekend! The shooter has to carry out the course no matter what distractions arise.
Since I avidly shot in competition for nearly 25 years, it is fun to see how the current crop of shooters is performing. I took a quick look at a course as it was being scored: The only part of the target you should hit is the tan portion. Hitting any white or black part results in penalties!! The legal part of some of those targets looks awfully small!.
Here's a shooter tackling that course. A solid run, not taking many chances. Score maximum points, have a good time, don't incur any penalties.
There was also some fast but well-controlled shooting being done by the ladies. Make no mistake, they are fierce competitors and those who take the top places are superb shooters!!
What you have to do is analyze the course, make a plan on every move you must execute to win it--and then do precisely what you planned without you, your gun or your ammo malfunctioning. This particular competition has eighteen separate events (known as stages), and the winners must carry out their plans without errors consistently over four hot, dusty days!
Here, a shooter shows some fast execution!
That course was intricate and intense, but short. This next one is a more complex stage that has to be shot on the run, through windows and around corners, following a carefully-planned strategy: Note the shooter running to particular places so as to make the fewest number of starts and stops.
By the way, the ringing cell phone is mine, as some politician's fund-raiser pesters me on the weekend! The shooter has to carry out the course no matter what distractions arise.
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