Catfish Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I'm in the process of working with the images from Area 4. I've got about 2,000 of them to sort through. I knew, however, that this picture was going to be the winner, even just looking at it on the viewscreen on the camera. I couldn't help but make a motivational poster out of it. For those that don't know, the guy in the picture is James Gill, USMC vet. James lost his leg and one eye to an IED in the big sandy. James is a Texas shooter, and it's always a pleasure to meet and BS with him. He represents the Corps, his fellow shooters, his team, and the rest of us with an attitude that can't be matched by anyone. As you can see in the picture, his injuries aren't slowing him down a bit. I'll post more pics as I get to working with them. http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/4002976386/sizes/o/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmap Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 That's awesome! Great pic and good caption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 That just flat-ass rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 I knew chimpin' through the photos that it would be good.... didn't realize he was "flyin" till I got home and looked on the big screen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Some people give more to freedom than others.... Semper Fi JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 DAM--and I complain just when my knee hurts--thats GREAT-- to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeslade Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Wow.Great picture. Even greater subject- I am humbled. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Great picture, Catfish. I am thinking that one should make the email picture "rounds". Maybe even submission to Front Sight mag? James puts it all into whatever he does! MLM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 Great picture, Catfish. I am thinking that one should make the email picture "rounds". Maybe even submission to Front Sight mag? James puts it all into whatever he does! MLM thanks, Lee is planning to put a story together and I believe he's planning on using my pics... Here's some more that I've uploaded: http://my-sight-picture.smugmug.com/Compet...677639337_BxNSC - these are the "good ones", so far I've got Strader and a high res version of the picture only with James Gill. Here's the rest of the Flickr set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/sets/72157622440323635/ If anyone would like to save these for personal use, be my guest. If you're going to use them for your website or commercial purposes, all I ask is that you give me (Derrick Birdsall) credit for the image and a link back to where you got 'em from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoBolo Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 The first time I saw James was at one of Ted Bonnets rifle fun shoots, I didn't even notice his injuries. Next time I saw him he was shooting a glock and it wasn't that good. What is remarkable is how fast he has improved as a pistol shooter, its amazing, he has worked very hard at it. And as noted he is a good guy. James and I rode to Gator last year together and I can tell you for a fact matches are a lot harder for him than for us, that leg causes a lot of pain and he works thru it and shoots very well, he is a trooper as we use to say in the Army. Great picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 Forgot I snapped this picture of Lee's setup for displaying scores during the match: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400320...57622440323635/ Pretty cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TISCHLJ Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Great Camera work there. . . . Sounds like a competitor I'd like to buy a round or two for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausshooter Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Awesome pictures! I'm looking forward to the hero shots at the end where my s***-eating grin is apparent A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwin garcia Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Derrick, Outstanding pictures! You certainly have taken awesome shots. I like the candid ones of spectators as well. It puts a different perspective of our sport. Thanks for sharing! Edwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eerw Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 man...those are great photos..nice job Derrick. stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 Derrick,Outstanding pictures! You certainly have taken awesome shots. I like the candid ones of spectators as well. It puts a different perspective of our sport. Thanks for sharing! Edwin thanks all! Edwin, EVERYONE takes pics of the actual shooting, I like to play around and get some shots of us interacting with each other over the course of the day; after all, we're only shooting for a few minutes each day and standing around BS'ing the rest of the time. Thank you for noticing. And I'm still completely stunned that you were able to keep your white shorts mud free!! More to come today, I've got more shots from Saturday and then another 1000 or so from Sunday to work through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/sets/72157622440323635/ Saturday afternoon pics up, several enos forum members to be found, including the unfortunate Mr. Hebert with mag problemos galore... Rhonda, Jim and a host of others. Working on Sunday's pics now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 I shot on the squad with James and I have to agree with the sentiment in the first post. He's an awesome guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Ps, Catfish, good chatting with you. I was the guy you told to put my xti on action mode. I appreciate the tip. It really made my picture Taking a lot easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 Ps, Catfish, good chatting with you. I was the guy you told to put my xti on action mode. I appreciate the tip. It really made my picture Taking a lot easier. glad that worked! More pics to come tonight.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken hebert Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 including the unfortunate Mr. Hebert with mag problemos galore... went to a different set of mags on Sunday, 100%. Oh well, theres always next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Pics up, finally! Nearly 4 gigs! wow.... Anyway, here's some highlights: Max: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400323...57622440323635/ Xre: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400248...57622440323635/ Mike Cywrus: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400339...57622440323635/ Hebert: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400349...57622440323635/ High Velocity: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400273...57622440323635/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400560...57622440323635/ more Hebert: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400277...57622440323635/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400563...57622440323635/ Chet's boys: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400576...57622440323635/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400503...57622440323635/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400584...57622440323635/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400594...57622440323635/ Shred: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400517...57622440323635/ Blake M: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400520...57622440323635/ sexy gun: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400539...57622440323635/ wailing wall: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400617...57622440323635/ winners: http://www.flickr.com/photos/db1911/400617...57622440323635/ In most cases, each image is the first of a set, scroll through to see 'em all.... Enjoy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Here are the pics I took over the weekend. Catfish if you want me to make a new thread I will. Not sure if the mods want a bunch of threads for A4 pics. http://www.flickr.com/photos/21910623@N02/...57622572611976/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJPoLo Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Chet's boys: This one was pretty cool: -Chet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 anybody have any video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now