u/ThePenyard

Different sunrises from the same location.

Every one of them makes me stop and pause and quietly celebrate the beauty in which I live...

When reds and greens need to shout....

Sometimes it’s just the smallest things…

Something I strive to do on the shooting line is maintain a “zen” state of mindfulness and inner calm. Any time outside thoughts or concerns rotate around in my head, my form wavers and so does my level of performance.

I know that a failure to have that inner silence hits me every time.

I happened to watch this video from Ajahn Brahm a couple of days ago that describes precisely the kind of inner silence that helps me to become the best I can be.

The silence and focus that exists between the steps of the shot process is something that I strive for.

Posting this here in case anyone else finds this of any interest.

Many years ago, I used to have a Hasselblad X-Pan. I loved that camera, completely manual, completely analogue. It took a long time to get the films sent off, processed, and then for me to scan and process the negatives. Loved the results, despite me taking too long to send the Velvia film in and getting a somewhat magenta-hued film back as a result.

I sold it because I didn't have the time to dedicate to it any more.

I used my phone camera for a while, and then picked up a Fujifilm X100S which was brilliant at what it did. I went back to iPhone because of the convenience and the advances in the processing algorithms.

Then I looked back at my old X-Pan captures and fell in love all over again.

So I picked up the GFX100RF which has just been delivered. It's portable, has the aspect ratio that I'll probably live in and has the convenience of digital. I'm looking forward to getting out there with it and taking more photos.

On a wet and windy day. Photographs taken on a Hasselblad X-Pan camera on Velvia film.

Went to this show a few years ago, wonderful to see displays of colourful, perfectly formed fruit and vegetables.

Some of you might recall I bought a new PSE Dominator Duo X 38 EM recently.

Today was my first proper session of sighting in for a completion on Sunday. So this is the first real indication of how the bow (and me!) performs.

These targets are at 50 and 60 yards. Sighting in for the 80 yards comes on Saturday.

The competition is an Albion round - 36 arrows at 80 yards, 36 @ 60 and 36 @ 50 yards, all on a 122 target face. To be competitive, I need an overall average of 8.3, so these scores set me up for success.

Obviously, I need to be consistent, but that’s on me and not the bow. Temperature on Sunday will be 32C, so it’s going to be a sweaty, draining affair.

I’m fortunate enough to enjoy this view from the back door of my house, never to be taken for granted.

Herefordshire

A somewhat rare, but magical sight here in the southern UK (Herefordshire)

I spent the last few months saving for and putting this together. The bow arrived last week, spent a while setting it up. I get to play with it this afternoon.

• PSE Dominator Duo X 38 EM2
• Axcel XP sight
• Shrewd Optum 29mm optic, 6X lens
• Freakshow blade rest
• Stack-it peep sight
• Ramrods long/short bars/weights

For the purposes of quality-of-life (i.e. continuing to actually live), I've hidden the receipts from my wife.

Another one of these Thai archers. Again, great form.

But so good to see the enjoyment they have from this sport, just makes me grin from ear to ear.

This is a pop star from Thailand participating in a celebrity/idol multi-sport event. She hit a bunch of tens during the event.

This is how I act on the inside whenever I get a ten or X.