Close to Dead Man’s Hand
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On August 2, 1876 a man strode into the saloon where Wild Bill sat playing cards. For one of the first times in his life Hickok broke one of his own rules and didn’t sit with his back to the wall – something every gunslinger and poker player tried to do for the sake of survival. This time it would cost him.
Jack McCall walked up behind Wild Bill and shot him in the back of the head at 3:10 in the afternoon. Afterwards he confessed that he had no personal problem with Hickok but had been paid to shoot and kill him.
Wild Bill Hickok had been in the middle of a poker game when Jack McCall shot him dead. The cards in his hand fell onto the table and were immediately recognized from that time forward as the Dead Man’s Hand, two Aces and two Eights; a lasting memorial of sorts to this legendary poker player and gunslinger.
Camera Canon 400D
Lens Canon 28 – 135 mm



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Virginia N. Fred
Great story, lovely image..gina
SandraRos replied
Thank you so much Virginia
Vicki Ferrari
Wow, I never knew that story and this image brings it all to life! Wonderful Sandra!! Very creative! Love the reflections in the brandy balloon!
SandraRos replied
Thanks Vicki. Yes it is amazing what you can learn from your 26 year old son ! LOL
LYN EVANS
Oh you are a clever girl hon…you are sooooo imaginative. Great story too.
SandraRos replied
Thanks Lynnie got this info from my sone while playing poker and that inspired the photograph
JOHAN (photowa...
FANTASTIC GREAT STILLIVE THE HAND OF DEAD WARE TWO BLACK EIGHTS AND ACES
SandraRos replied
Thank you my sweet friend. Yes I know that is why I called CLOSE to Dead Man’s Hand !
missmoneypenny
Excellent composition, love the colour, softening – everything really ….. instant fave!
SandraRos replied
THANK YOU for the lovely comment and the fave !!!!
Renee Dawson
Great story to go with this image Sandra!
SandraRos replied
Thanks Renee the story was the inspiration for the shot.
pryere
Very nice. Great shot and edit, nice to see some smoking going on aswell.
SandraRos replied
LOL thank you so much Yes, I am still one of the naughty ones that enjoy my cigarette !
You should see me when I get frustrated with my photography !
Karen Tillotson
Love what you’ve done here…wonderful work..and such a fascinating bit of history!
SandraRos replied
Thanks Karen glad you found it as fascinating as I did …......... that is the history ! LOL
Béla Török
Fabulous capture and great story!
SandraRos replied
Thanks Bela, that WAS the ways of the Wild West ! LOL
BettinaSchwarz
very very nicely done!
SandraRos replied
Thank you so VERY much Bettina for your lovely comment
Marie Sharp
Excellent composition and interesting bit of history!
SandraRos replied
Thanks Marie glad I did not live in those days sounds a bit to WILD for me !!
John44
Baie mooi gedoen en een perfekt skrywery :-)
John
SandraRos replied
Weereens baie dankie, jou ondersteuning word so baie wardeer. Dankie ook vir die “favoring” dit is so ‘n wonderlike kompliment.
AnnDixon
This is excellent, very well done,
SandraRos replied
Thank you my friend appreciate your comment
Von McKnelly
Some people make history and some are history…Bill is both.
Very nicely done Sandra and loving that snifter.
SandraRos replied
Thank you Von, a vision from my miss spent youth LOL
Arrowman
A great shot, you should be totally proud !! Take a Bow – Colin
SandraRos replied
Thanks Colin for this AWESOME comment, it is comments like this that inspire me and make my jump with joy !
DonDavisUK
Great capture Sandra, and wonderful story to boot. All the Vices in one shot, well nearly all:-) LOL. Tremendous conceptual capture.
SandraRos replied
Dearest Don thank you so much for the lovely comment, once again you make my hart sing and make the sun shine in my world of photography.
MilanPhotograp...
wow!
Milan :)
SandraRos replied
Thank you so much Milan it is so great to hear from you !!