wrote:
On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:13:38 -0400, HK wrote:

Maybe they view 9mm in the same way as some police departments: Shoot many,
many rounds, miss with most, hope the noise gets the target under control.



Most of the cops I see at the range are really *lousy* shots, no matter
what they are shooting.


True story from the county just north of mine. The deputies used to
have a compeition. Five bowling pins, 7 yards timed fire, shoot until
they are all down. Some deputies had to reload their double stack
Sigs!
The winner was always an old sargent who took his time and shot down
one per round, with a 2" revolver.



Reads like an adjunct to those who jumped into using "digital" cameras
without ever learning to use a film camera...take 500 photos on an SD
chip and of those you might get three good photos. The old sarge
probably learned to take photos on a 4x5 view camera!

Seven yards is the typical distance for "defensive" shooters with a
handgun. If you can't hit a target 21 feet away, you need a new
hobby...or profession.

HK wrote:



Reads like an adjunct to those who jumped into using "digital" cameras
without ever learning to use a film camera...take 500 photos on an SD
chip and of those you might get three good photos. The old sarge
probably learned to take photos on a 4x5 view camera!

Harry,
A photo like the Owl photo you posted as your own do not come easy. The
photographer would actually took the photo probably took 100's that day.

I read an article from a photographer for the National Geographic that
for every shot that was printed in National Geographic he had to shot a
1000 that never made it.

All photographers will tell you the key to improving your skill is to
take LOTS of photos and review them to help improve your skill.

Most boaters will tell you the key to improving your boating skills is
to boat.

HK wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:13:38 -0400, HK wrote:

Maybe they view 9mm in the same way as some police departments:
Shoot many, many rounds, miss with most, hope the noise gets the
target under control.


Most of the cops I see at the range are really *lousy* shots, no
matter what they are shooting.


True story from the county just north of mine. The deputies used to
have a compeition. Five bowling pins, 7 yards timed fire, shoot until
they are all down. Some deputies had to reload their double stack
Sigs! The winner was always an old sargent who took his time and shot
down
one per round, with a 2" revolver.



Reads like an adjunct to those who jumped into using "digital" cameras
without ever learning to use a film camera...take 500 photos on an SD
chip and of those you might get three good photos. The old sarge
probably learned to take photos on a 4x5 view camera!

Seven yards is the typical distance for "defensive" shooters with a
handgun. If you can't hit a target 21 feet away, you need a new
hobby...or profession.


Harry,
By the way, the NYT ran a great article and video piece on Sally Mann,
where she used a 8x10 camera, and she stated was always taking one more
photo hoping to get one that captured the image she had in her mind's
eye. It was a great video taken in the MOMA with her daughter who was
the model in many of work.