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A minor “RANT”:
Commercial and military camo patterns all seem too small.
see: https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/camo-pattern
As one who spent a lifetime studying “pattern recognition” in another field; the very purpose of “camouflage” is to inhibit recognition of an object in one’s field of view.
We simply don’t have the technology to prevent “seeing” camouflaged objects; the goal of all camo is to prevent or delay recognition.
”Uniform” camo patterns simply can’t work well unless the background & surroundings are uniform.
This means that having clothing patterns too small and too “uniform”, we are defeating the very purpose of camo. Recall all those great “RealTree” ad photos, which have carefully selected & managed uniform backgrounds. Check larger patterns employed to conceal naval vessels.
But I ask, where in Nature do we find completely uniform environmental patterns? Maybe in pine forest overheads, the sea, or fields of wildflowers; but rarely in hunting environments.
Is there a simple solution or “help” for us hunters?
The most obvious and most cost-efficient is to mix patterns in our dress. Of couirse, choose patterns for seasonal color changes. Try grays & browns for trousers and more mixed greens & tans for upper body. More vertical patterns are likely to mimic grasses, weeds, and brush trunks. Remember that the higher one looks, the more light sky is included, be it gray or blue.
I’ve been mixing medium gray garments with various camo patterns for decades, with some success.
Don’t have all your stuff in one pattern.
leVieux
.
A minor “RANT”:
Commercial and military camo patterns all seem too small.
see: https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/camo-pattern
As one who spent a lifetime studying “pattern recognition” in another field; the very purpose of “camouflage” is to inhibit recognition of an object in one’s field of view.
We simply don’t have the technology to prevent “seeing” camouflaged objects; the goal of all camo is to prevent or delay recognition.
”Uniform” camo patterns simply can’t work well unless the background & surroundings are uniform.
This means that having clothing patterns too small and too “uniform”, we are defeating the very purpose of camo. Recall all those great “RealTree” ad photos, which have carefully selected & managed uniform backgrounds. Check larger patterns employed to conceal naval vessels.
But I ask, where in Nature do we find completely uniform environmental patterns? Maybe in pine forest overheads, the sea, or fields of wildflowers; but rarely in hunting environments.
Is there a simple solution or “help” for us hunters?
The most obvious and most cost-efficient is to mix patterns in our dress. Of couirse, choose patterns for seasonal color changes. Try grays & browns for trousers and more mixed greens & tans for upper body. More vertical patterns are likely to mimic grasses, weeds, and brush trunks. Remember that the higher one looks, the more light sky is included, be it gray or blue.
I’ve been mixing medium gray garments with various camo patterns for decades, with some success.
Don’t have all your stuff in one pattern.
leVieux
.
