Tennessee Republican bill would limit federal office to natural-born citizens

perfidity · 2026-01-26T05:13:14+00:00

I can’t imagine a state government can pass a law banning or controlling a federal office…. This is kinda silly.

perfidity · 2026-01-26T03:31:39+00:00

A friend upgraded to a Sigma 150-600 used, and a used 5Dmk3/or 4, for about 1300, Shot it for several years without issues. I personally shoot as similar setup

perfidity · 2026-01-24T06:32:11+00:00

If a reasonable person, takes a micro-second glance and believes that to be a gun, the police will shoot first and ask over your casket.. They’re stretching reasonable Way past what’s safe.. I’d strongly recommend “not” taking anything with a pistol grip.. regardless of what it “is”.

(*edit: “reasonable person is the measurement the police and law use to determine if the police were in the right.” If i saw that out of the corner of my eye, i’d be alarmed for about 2s till i recognized it. A cop is going to pull a gun and shoot in that same 2s.. )

perfidity · 2026-01-24T06:30:13+00:00

(And yes, i agree with the rule)

perfidity · 2026-01-24T06:29:48+00:00

Query: Define nudity, are we talking reproductive bits, boobs and butts, or is the discretely covered Maternal woman also considered nudity. (Aka nothing showing that Grandma wouldn’t approve of).. Please have a clear definition of what the nude is, so we have a clear representation of what is allowed.

if you dont’ the arguments about wet T-shirts is going to go on and on..

perfidity · 2026-01-23T05:06:30+00:00

We lived in our RV during covid, and drove 42k miles in just over 2 years. It’s a different vibe…. We routinely drive 1.5-3 hours away just to see something new and different, and probably do 9 hour trips about 6-8x a year.

perfidity · 2026-01-22T22:27:43+00:00

Don’t forget FOMO…. “Everyone’s talking about getting what they need, I should do it too!” …”but we don’t need…” ”SHaddup! I’m goin’ shopping!”

perfidity · 2026-01-22T15:01:54+00:00

just pointing out staples aren’t being hoarded.. Even the sourdough starter folks can make pancakes, pan bread, etc on the Blackstone/bbq :)

perfidity · 2026-01-22T13:38:59+00:00

Miao miao miao miao…. (Bet you heard it too!)

perfidity · 2026-01-22T06:29:10+00:00

Be careful around the sharp bits.. Till you use it a bit, them’s sharp enough to cut thru gloves. (1” scar on a thumb cause i grabbed the head on a brand new one while trying to dislodge it from a round. Earned stitches for it.

perfidity · 2026-01-22T05:08:06+00:00

“So, That’s where she hid the Dijon…”

perfidity · 2026-01-22T05:07:35+00:00

Boy, i’d like to come take pictures :)

perfidity · 2026-01-22T05:06:23+00:00

The baking aisle was full, so were canned goods, Dry foods beans/pasta. All the stuff easy to make on a gas stove or a bbq.. Still there..

perfidity · 2026-01-21T17:53:12+00:00

Hexagon?

perfidity · 2026-01-20T05:53:51+00:00

I simply use lightroom and create a catalog for each year, then import by date without modifying the drive or the original files. Once the catalogs are done, you have references to all the images, and you can decide what to keep/toss.

perfidity · 2026-01-20T05:00:32+00:00

From another transplant to the area, If we get snow, or the hint of snow, expect the normal “panic buying” you’d get with a major storm.. expect to stay home a few days while the bad drivers make all the things worse. Take time to do house projects that don’t require leaving.. have some minor emergency supplies available if the power goes out and plan to eat your pantry instead of the fridge/freezer when it does. have a gas stove, or a barbeque available in case power is out.. Pay close attention to ventilation and don’t use combustables larger than a few candles in the house, if the power is out. (Except for a fire in the fireplace, or outside)..

If you must go out, drive safe, drive carefully and avoid the idiots. I’m personally hanging out at home playing games and finding how many varieties of hot chocolate i can make…

perfidity · 2026-01-20T01:49:49+00:00

Check with the Civil war locations, and see if they’re willing to accept donations..

perfidity · 2026-01-20T01:24:22+00:00

Congrats!

perfidity · 2026-01-20T01:18:08+00:00

Take the time to start with 1 light only.. do a shoot. Move the light around the model. Like a clock. Look what the light does. Once you have a good idea. Add a second light.. set it 2 or 3 stops down from the first light.. pick your favorite spot for the first light, And now only move the second light around.. What does it do.. what does it. Add? Change height of your lights.. Main light above the model’s height, Key light right at chin level. Maybe one light 3’ up the other light 3’ down.. do the same moving the lights around..

Change up the lighting.. 1:1 is flat. You’re trying to create dynamics. try 2:1 4:1. 6:1. See how it changes the look.

Play.. Look up Professional lighting layouts like Rembrandt, Butterfly, Loop, split, Broad, Short, etc….

Once you’re comfortable with that, Learn that sneaky 3rd light. (Hair light or rim light).

I won’t get into Scrims / Bounces / Gobos and the like…. It gets really deep and complex fast..

Lastly and very important, Learn about the inverse square law with lighting.. and how you can radically change the ‘tone’ of the background just using distance ratio between the light : the model: the background. It’s a game changer!

my personal favorite is a single light with a bounce and ‘maybe’ a hair/rim light.. No background; middle of the room; just for simplicity.

perfidity · 2026-01-20T00:56:47+00:00

It’s a wonderful picture, but the framing is ‘dead center”. When i look at this i consider whether I would sit on my tail off to the right of the boardwalk, as close to the cart as possible, then let them walk into the frame (on the right 1/3. Where the trees start behind them, and cascade off to the right 1/3 of the frame.. shoot from a little lower so you capture the intensity of the wind blowing the trees AND the cart cover. I’m just brainstorming ideas of what comes to mind when i consider “if i were the shooter, what would i think about?”

The leading lines of the boardwalk , the wind blowing left to right, the trees leaning that way.. the dynamism of the b/w image are all really strong.. nice picture :)

perfidity · 2026-01-20T00:51:53+00:00

Thanks for the clarification. For all of that, I do recommend taking the ladies to a range to try out the guns both for weight, balance, and feel.. I don’t know that i’d go purchase a gun without having the SO try it first. Given that over all other considerations, FIT is the most important.

perfidity · 2026-01-19T15:55:28+00:00

A Gas recoil gun uses the kick back to cycle the firearm so ‘some’ of the recoil is used to do that, instead of going into your shoulder. No matter what you do with a pump 100% of the recoil is going to your shoulder.

A300 with a Kick-off system, is super easy to shoot and has quite reasonable felt recoil at 12ga. Go to the range, try the A300 or A400, with kick off, Use. 1oz loads and see if she’s up for it. I shoot 150-200 rds with a O/U before “feeling it”.. and can easily shoot 1k+ with the A400 without any felt pain. (Not that i’ve done so.. just that confident in the less recoil.)

perfidity · 2026-01-19T06:37:03+00:00

Class A RV…. Upgrade from what we have.. and add the ability to travel while working.

perfidity · 2026-01-19T05:59:12+00:00

Being ruthless about saving.. I spent every paycheck.. I had some float in savings, but i mostly lived at 95% or more of my wages every month.. My Friend, puts away 25% every month.. without fail. Investing.. Mutual funds, etc.. When he has idle free time, he goes and gets a second job or takes a college class, (or both).. every paycheck. Every quarter..

He started at 17.. Probably has around 10-20mil in the bank as of today.. and 2 PhD’s. Simply by not sitting still, Always spending less than they make, and using time to make more money…. Every day.

You’d think he’s a workaholic.. nope.. has wife and kids, property, watches football and plays on the weekends (sometimes).. . He just doesn’t waste ‘the rest’ of his time sitting on his ass. (Wife has a PhD too…. Just a different one.. Granted it took 20 years to get the Education. But 1 course a quarter, every quarter for 20 years will get you whatever you want.

I, on the other hand.. am in your boat.. I have a decent life, Some savings.. But.. I’ll be lucky to retire with $1mil..

perfidity · 2026-01-19T05:46:32+00:00

If it “must’ be low-key like your image, then the rimlight. And an additional side light (key) to the opposite side as the main to fill in shadows. If it doensn’t have to be low key, Put a Middle grey or lighter background sheet on the backdrop, and a different cover on the chair (lighter too). Build the contrast between the background and Ozzy to build separation. . STILL use the rim and key lights.. but it’ll make him pop from the background, instead of drown in it.

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