- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
This is the half-way point - it's been a very rewarding journey so far, let's keep up that spirit!
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Daily Challenge The April 2020 Challenge - day 15
- Thread starter MoonMind
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- Location
- Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Name
- Sue
In these times my most important gem to bring my old records, cassettes and CDs alive in the best possible quality. Good vibrations around you to prevent any kind of Corona-blues. (Has served me constantly since 2002).
But next to listening, I've been "home-office recording": I play a tune on the guitar in finger-picking style, record it in the living-room, send the mp3 to my friend who adds his ideas and sends his back to me and I mix it. No basement-tapes but living-room tapes, and good fun:
Enjoy my way of playing the Corona-Blues
But next to listening, I've been "home-office recording": I play a tune on the guitar in finger-picking style, record it in the living-room, send the mp3 to my friend who adds his ideas and sends his back to me and I mix it. No basement-tapes but living-room tapes, and good fun:
Enjoy my way of playing the Corona-Blues
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Another small knife for the small knife people. New ESEE Xancudo, small fixed-blade patterned after their Zancudo folder. I'm replacing older heavier gear with smaller lighter stuff.
Not a big fan of the scale colors, but they are grippy without being rough and fit my hand well. Also not a fan of the sheath. At some point I'll get a leather sheath and hopefully someone will be putting out some replacement scales.
Alternative image with an older Swiss Army Camper and new Trekker for size comparison is in the outtakes and alternatives thread.
Not a big fan of the scale colors, but they are grippy without being rough and fit my hand well. Also not a fan of the sheath. At some point I'll get a leather sheath and hopefully someone will be putting out some replacement scales.
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- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
Well played, thanks for sharing. I think when all this over, we should get together for a nice jam session and a couple of photo walks.In these times my most important gem to bring my old records, cassettes and CDs alive in the best possible quality. Good vibrations around you to prevent any kind of Corona-blues. (Has served me constantly since 2002).
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But next to listening, I've been "home-office recording": I play a tune on the guitar in finger-picking style, record it in the living-room, send the mp3 to my friend who adds his ideas and sends the mix back to me. No basement-tapes but living-room tapes, and good fun:
Enjoy my way of playing the Corona-Blues
Solo saxophone isn't as nice and soothing as solo guitar, but you definitely give me an incentive to at least try this. On a related note (no idea if that's a thing
), we thought about putting together a "play first, mix later" project with the street band ... I'll have to ask what's up with that ...M.
- Name
- Miguel Tejada-Flores
Day 15: Living room Mask
I had to burn the metaphoric midnight oil this evening, staying up late to edit a writing project I'm collaborating on, when I finally finished I realized that it is now very, very early on Thursday morning, Day 15 of the April Challenge. Walking through the living room I was struck by a paper Geisha mask, which perches atop a wicker basket filled with small musical instruments, like a sentinel. She seemed to be staring at me - so I am letting my Pen F stare back.
I'm posting an alternate monochrome version in the Outtakes thread which I rather liked as well, but not as much as this color jpeg.
I had to burn the metaphoric midnight oil this evening, staying up late to edit a writing project I'm collaborating on, when I finally finished I realized that it is now very, very early on Thursday morning, Day 15 of the April Challenge. Walking through the living room I was struck by a paper Geisha mask, which perches atop a wicker basket filled with small musical instruments, like a sentinel. She seemed to be staring at me - so I am letting my Pen F stare back.
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I'm posting an alternate monochrome version in the Outtakes thread which I rather liked as well, but not as much as this color jpeg.
Tim Williams
All-Pro
- Location
- Central Florida
- Name
- Tim Williams
Found an open trail. Taking the Mt. Bike out there tomorrow morning.
M. Valdemar
Top Veteran
- Location
- New York City
How about a link to more recordings? I enjoyed that.
(never mind, found them. very nice)
(never mind, found them. very nice)
M. Valdemar
Top Veteran
- Location
- New York City
Sorry if it doesn't belong in this thread, but this pandemic is making me think even more about this and the picture above drives it home.
Even though I do well financially, the squeeze on the middle class is becoming unbearable. Many are drowning, and, in NYC, it takes an insane amount of money just to survive. For many, it is impossible or fast becoming so. Since the financial collapse in 2008, the middle class is becoming systematically destroyed, their money siphoned to the elites. Without a healthy middle class, there can be no other path except to violence.
It is not just differences of class. Even highly educated people go under.
Every day, I see a HUGE number of the "underclass" struggling like animals. There is the "Amazon" and "Seamless" economy. I see poor people pushed to the brink. They work almost 24 hours a day, delivering a cup of coffee and an expensive "designer donut" to some asshole at 2am in the morning, in the freezing cold, or the pouring rain. They get a grunt, and often, not even a tip when they deliver. No salary, no pensions, no insurance. Nothing but hand to mouth survival in the world's richest country.
The Amazon delivery people are driven almost to complete exhaustion. They sort packages on the sidewalk, rush to meet deadlines, piss into paper cups because there is no place for them to use the toilet. If they miss a couple of deadlines they are dumped. They scramble like indentured servants under the whip so some asshole like Jeff Bezos can be the richest man in the world.
I see maids, housecleaners, menial servants all over the place, treated like animals. It makes me cringe sometimes.
The wealth of the middle class is being sucked away from them, faster and faster. One stumble, and the Harvard educated upper middle class tenant of the wealthy enclaves can sink to being a fast food worker, or a dishwasher, or the homeless shelter.
I'm not a person who has any socialist leanings or sympathy, but something is badly wrong here. The system will crack. Does any individual really "need" 150 Billion Dollars?
There cannot be a master/slave economy. This will lead to blood in the streets, and I see it coming, soon.
* $15 minimum wage laws will not solve this problem. If everyone gets $15 per hour, prices will just rise accordingly, and everyone will need $30 per hour. It is systemic, not a question of increased wages as a stopgap.
Even though I do well financially, the squeeze on the middle class is becoming unbearable. Many are drowning, and, in NYC, it takes an insane amount of money just to survive. For many, it is impossible or fast becoming so. Since the financial collapse in 2008, the middle class is becoming systematically destroyed, their money siphoned to the elites. Without a healthy middle class, there can be no other path except to violence.
It is not just differences of class. Even highly educated people go under.
Every day, I see a HUGE number of the "underclass" struggling like animals. There is the "Amazon" and "Seamless" economy. I see poor people pushed to the brink. They work almost 24 hours a day, delivering a cup of coffee and an expensive "designer donut" to some asshole at 2am in the morning, in the freezing cold, or the pouring rain. They get a grunt, and often, not even a tip when they deliver. No salary, no pensions, no insurance. Nothing but hand to mouth survival in the world's richest country.
The Amazon delivery people are driven almost to complete exhaustion. They sort packages on the sidewalk, rush to meet deadlines, piss into paper cups because there is no place for them to use the toilet. If they miss a couple of deadlines they are dumped. They scramble like indentured servants under the whip so some asshole like Jeff Bezos can be the richest man in the world.
I see maids, housecleaners, menial servants all over the place, treated like animals. It makes me cringe sometimes.
The wealth of the middle class is being sucked away from them, faster and faster. One stumble, and the Harvard educated upper middle class tenant of the wealthy enclaves can sink to being a fast food worker, or a dishwasher, or the homeless shelter.
I'm not a person who has any socialist leanings or sympathy, but something is badly wrong here. The system will crack. Does any individual really "need" 150 Billion Dollars?
There cannot be a master/slave economy. This will lead to blood in the streets, and I see it coming, soon.
* $15 minimum wage laws will not solve this problem. If everyone gets $15 per hour, prices will just rise accordingly, and everyone will need $30 per hour. It is systemic, not a question of increased wages as a stopgap.
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jyc860923
Top Veteran
- Location
- Shenyang, China
- Name
- 贾一川
A cellphone shot, brought the camera with me all day and couldn't find any interests, got this from an evening walk with the dog.
It’s unfortunate that my image unleashed the raw nerve (apologies). And to think I was going to instead post a picture I had taken today of some toilet paper!
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grebeman
Old Codgers Group
- Name
- Barrie
My location is still plagued by a nagging easterly wind gusting to 30 mph, so I was grateful for the shelter of a Devon hedgebank. Even then this little flower (12-15mm across, 0.5-0.6 in) was swaying about at times so patience was needed to judge the moment to release the shutter. I also had to bide my time and wait for the afternoon so I had sun on the subject.
Herb-Robert
Barrie
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tonyturley
Legend
- Location
- Scott Depot, WV, USA
- Name
- Tony
Beautiful composition, Walter. I'm not as gifted as you, but I'm still having a lot of enjoyment rotating between several small instruments I built, and I've been working on learning a jazz arrangement of "Amazing Grace" by a virtuoso in Japan. When I first started it, I thought I'd never get it, but it's coming along nicely now.In these times my most important gem to bring my old records, cassettes and CDs alive in the best possible quality. Good vibrations around you to prevent any kind of Corona-blues. (Has served me constantly since 2002).
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But next to listening, I've been "home-office recording": I play a tune on the guitar in finger-picking style, record it in the living-room, send the mp3 to my friend who adds his ideas and sends his back to me and I mix it. No basement-tapes but living-room tapes, and good fun:
Enjoy my way of playing the Corona-Blues
Must be a sign of getting old. Views like that always draw my attention, as well.
tonyturley
Legend
- Location
- Scott Depot, WV, USA
- Name
- Tony
My Day 15 image shows the tailblock I was sanding in the Day 14 image glued in place, and the sides of the baritone ukulele are ready to accept the soundboard. Lots of work left on the soundboard before it can be glued, however.
This is also my last Challenge 2020 image with the Pen F 38/1.8. After today, I'm switching to the Olympus 17/1.8. I'm hoping its wider FOV will be more conducive to the indoor images I'm recording.
This is also my last Challenge 2020 image with the Pen F 38/1.8. After today, I'm switching to the Olympus 17/1.8. I'm hoping its wider FOV will be more conducive to the indoor images I'm recording.
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mnhoj
gee aahrr
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Name
- John
So well done Tony.
I've been amazed with every advancement.
Do you have any other items that you craft?
tonyturley
Legend
- Location
- Scott Depot, WV, USA
- Name
- Tony
Thanks John. I dabble in woodburning and acrylic painting, but woodworking is my primary hobby, and it's mainly stringed instruments.
- Location
- Cheshire, England
- Name
- Martin Connolly
Today’s shot is apparently similar to Barrie’s, although it’s a crabapple flower. We had almost no wind at all today. There is some rain in the forecast for Friday night, but then none at all as far as the models can see. The switch from floods to drought has been sudden and shocking.
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ajramirez
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Caguas, Puerto Rico
- Name
- Antonio
In my living room:
Cheers,
Antonio
Cheers,
Antonio
