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Question...when did everyone start to get so worried about what our pictures look like? Most everyone likes seeing old black and white photos with dead animals in the back of old trucks, or thrown across the hood, or stacked like cord wood, or a dozen deer hanging from a meat pole. The old weapons in the pictures always make them look cooler to me. What changed? I guess I just don't get why people get so worked up over any of this stuff.
...Well, its official....this redneck will not be posting anymore pics...Jose is making me feel bad !!! LOL
Broke a couple rules, but the bow isn't in the shot. ;-)
Not a bad topic and good review before the next time.
The photos I take may not be perfect by any means but the ones that bother me the most are the ones I did not take. For so many years I never took pictures. Now I find myself at a point in life where I'm enjoying the pictures of the hunt, people I'm with, and the country I'm in as much or more than the kill
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My best tip for taking good trophy tips is to to clear out the damn grass, twigs, etc. in front of the camera so it doesn't focus on them instead of the animal. Two of my best animals have messed up trophy pics because of this. On both of them I looked at them on the little LCD screen on the camera and didn't notice they were out of focus. You would have thought I would have learned my lesson.
On this one I kept trying to get his tongue to stay in his mouth but didn't do a great job. I should have just cut it off. Not like it was in focus enough to even really tell though.
This doesn't meet Jose's requirements, but some of the shots with the head and cape back home with my son are some of my favorite pictures.
Don't be like me.
...On the two book animals, I probably took over an hour's worth of photos, composing, posing, adjusting, angling, etc trying to get the perfect shot for the hunter. I am pretty sure he appreciated it, and, the fact that the second animal he waited until I got on scene just for me to be able to get photos. Yeah, he might have appreciated me carrying packloads out to the truck that day, but the next week, the next month, and the next years he will definitely appreciate the time I spent getting him the best pictures I could.
I think the take home message is to look what is wrong with these pictures and try to avoid the mistakes. You might not notice the huge pool of blood in the snow that makes it hard for non-hunters to look at. With just a little bit of thought you can avoid this simple to correct mistakes.Some guys on here may be joking around and you may be one of them, but some people are too serious about it. I like to see all kinds of trophy pics. I just think we need to lighten up a bit. Carry on and have a great weekend!
What are some tips for good kill photos after dark? These are the ones I struggle the most with.
Don't lay the spotlight in the background...