fencing

to legit to quit!

Just letting it be known that this shot was done in tableau because the slow film could not yet capture most real-time sporting movements without serious blurring. I have seen some nice pan shots of horses though.

fencers don't do that and those aren't swords! but concept and lighting are good

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called High-Contrast Black & White (No Color, No Sepia), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Old-School Photos [B&W and Sepia], and we'd love to have this added to the group!

This appears to be training for close-quarters fighting using a rifle. That is, use of bayonet and rifle strokes to kill or injure a nearby enemy. The tents in the background are typical of a military encampment and a man in shirtsleeves is wearing a military style peaked cap.

BobMeade Yep, definitely bayonet practice but nobody was going to get stabbed though they might get hurt. The bayonets have a button end to them to prevent any penetration of the skin. Nice action shot for the time, one of the men is in the act of falling and it is quite clear so a fast shutter speed?

Swordscookie BobMeade Thanks folks :)

Each bottle tree reflects its own individual character, and can be used in many landscape designs. The unique swollen ‘bottle-shaped’ trunk develops in 5–7 years, giving it a comical look, like something you would expect to see in a Dr Seuss book! Valuable beyond its aesthetics, its seeds, root, stems and bark has all been traditionally used by both people and animals. Aboriginals have historically carved holes in the soft bark to access the water quite literally 'bottled' between the inner bark and the trunk, as well as used the fibrous inner bark to make twine and netting. The Bottle Tree can tolerate robust transplantation, surviving long periods before being replanted. Source: www.diggers.com.au/products/queensland-bottle-tree

Blenheim is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. Originally the district was known as Sandy Creek, but later it was named Blenheim after Blenheim Park in Oxfordshire, England, which was in turn named after the Battle of Blenheim. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blenheim,_Queensland