I took my Sony A6100 out to test my photography skills a bit while watching the DC fireworks from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. I really like this one. The sign refracts the light in a really cool way from the right angle.
I had some fun with a slow shutter speed and the traffic.
The Capitol Wheel peaking over the bridge as cars zoom past 🎡
The fireworks and boats were a bit harder to capture because there was less light and they were further away.
I got a couple good boat shots, though. Especially considering I'm working with the kit lense which only opens up to 3.5. I think the boats kind of look like space ships in these shots.
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The third act is maybe a bit toooo much of an homage to Alien, though. The monsters were also a little too indestructible but they do a decent job of explaining that.
The headline on this piece is false. More people are getting background checks than ever before. This story is actually about how the percentage of checks the FBI has failed to complete is up which is interesting but not what the headline says. fivethirtyeight.com/features/more-…
The FBI is apparently getting worse at completing background checks. In 2014, they didn't complete 2.1% or them. In the first several months of 2020, they didn't complete 3.4%. Sounds like the agency is falling behind on doing its job.
There has been a huge increase in the number of background checks over that time period. Sounds like the FBI just haven't done a good job of keeping up.
With NRA leaders facing the possibility of lawsuits over accusations they mishandled their responsibilities, losing D and O insurance could put them at greater personal risk. thereload.com/nra-creates-fu…
Smith & Wesson's sales are up 100% over the past year. They've expanded production by 60% and hired 300 new employees. thereload.com/we-just-saw-th…
The gun company paid off all it's debt and was able to pay out a dividend for the first time. thereload.com/we-just-saw-th…
It's not just Smith & Wesson either. “I think every manufacturer right now is benefiting from this outsized level of demand that we’re witnessing,” Mark Oliva, a National Shooting Sports Foundation spokesman, told @TheReloadSite. thereload.com/we-just-saw-th…
There has been both a spike in gun asle and the murder rate over the past year and a half. But there’s little evidence the gun sales spike is what’s driving the increased violence. In fact, there’s at least some evidence the exact opposite may be happening.
The gun "sales" spike is really a gun background check spike because that's the best indicator we have to measure gun sales. So, the spike in gun sales we're talking about is among people who haven't committed serious crimes before.