Hunting Photos

02-07-2003, 02:07 PM

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Cutter · 02-07-2003, 02:57 PM

Great suggestions BOE, I prefer the close up shot of the birds, with cattail stocks, or bent grain steams as background, with hunter, gun and dog in behind.

I agree with the dead animal picture totally, nothing worse than a tongue, and/or ripped open abdomin.

02-07-2003, 02:58 PM

I don't really like pictures of dead animals.

Ramstrong · 02-07-2003, 03:26 PM

So Mr Ansel Adams, you're saying you wouldn't like a picture like this? :grin: :grin: :grin:

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Tilla · 02-07-2003, 04:27 PM

BOE,
Try to find the gun in this photo!
(only time I ever did this)

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Gun Rod Bow · 02-07-2003, 08:35 PM

BOE,

If you get a copy of Eastman's Hunting (Bow or rifle) Journal, they spend time describing how to take a "dead animal photo".

They try for skyline backgrounds, head propped up, hunter behind the animal, open the eyes, close the mouth , etc... make them look presentable. Always try to be below the subject looking slightly up. I'll scan a couple of my fav's and post them on this thread.

My buddies are always ripping on me for having to pose stuff...fish, birds, etc. But the photos are worth it.

Check the photo that Dave Johnson had last month of the 20# SH on the Clack...he holding fish, kneeling in water, smiling lady over his shoulder, taken from below the fish. I asked him about it in Salem...he said they guy was laying on his belly on the rocks for the angle. It is a great fish photo.

I bought a little camera with a timer and tiny tripod then played around taking photos of myself and me and dead stuff on solo trips.

One of my office walls is covered in photos of me, family, friends with fish and game...makes me remember why I'm working.

When we're old, we have memories, I hope to have a bunch of cool photos too.

Good Topic!

GRB

Bait O' Eggs · 02-07-2003, 11:59 PM

What do you like in a dead animal photo?

For Deer and Elk, I like the animal laying on the ground where it died, whole and not butchered yet. Hunter near the animal with weapon nearby in the photo. Preferably weapon leaned up on the front shoulder and hunter holding the horns or slightly behind the horns to one side.

I HATE A RIFLE THRU THE HORNS EXPECIALLY DEER AS THE GUN BOTH HIDES THE HORNS AND DWARFS THE HORNS!!.

I have plenty pictures of a person holding a head only which just doesnt make a great photo in my opinion. They remind me sort of a midevil type photo where you conquered somebody and cut their head off in victory.

For birds I like the hunter holding the birds, gun in photo and a fetching dog sitting obedient nearby. Photos on the tail gate dont cut it for me, I like them in the field.

For fish I like the pictures streamside with the fish held horizontal near the water with fisherman kneeling at the waters edge, as you would with a fish you are about to release. Most of my fish photos are holding them by the gills hanging dead. :depressed: If the fish picture is taken in a boat, I like the person standing at the end of the boat holding up the fish with water in the background.

Any tips or suggestions as I try to improve my hunting and fishing photo albums?

Distilled · 02-08-2003, 06:58 AM

Tilla am I missing something?? It's in the horns... :grin:

Bait O' Eggs · 02-08-2003, 08:38 AM

Tilla I like that moose photo. :smile: The size of the horns definately allows the gun to be hidden amongst them.

And I agree GRB the animal almost needs posed. Stick the tongue back in the mouth and a few other things to help the photo be presentable.

Ryan you are so funny

02-08-2003, 09:59 AM

Tilla,
65"-70"? Nice moose.

Tilla · 02-08-2003, 10:47 AM

Keta,
Not knowing exactly how to measure, it came to 59" wide.
BOE,
I was just kidding around with ya. Actually I don't think I had stopped shaking yet, it was just a place to put the gun down.

02-08-2003, 01:31 PM

Total width. It looks like three brow tines. NICE Bull.

skein · 02-08-2003, 02:26 PM

Sometimes you have to improvise. My buddy got this one while we were rat hunting a couple of years ago.

This badger thought he was as big as your moose, Tilla. :grin:

Skein

Grantspastor · 02-09-2003, 02:57 PM

Tilla...that is one fine moose. Your picture brings back so many memories, and reinforces the fact that there is no place I'd rather be in the world than moose hunting in bush Alaska in late September.

This is a 76" moose shot by my brother's friend near Candle, Alaska

KingFisher85 · 02-10-2003, 05:12 PM

Guys guys, what, No elk pictures? Oh well, guess I'll brake the ice :grin:
My first elk, got her "rat" hunting :tongue: About 300 yards out with a Ruger M77 308 win and a Burris 4x scope. Free handed, no rest. First shot was a good one, She was not moving, put a second shot in her to put her down for good

:tongue:
My first elk and on the second day of elk season

hickwithaflyrod · 02-10-2003, 08:06 PM

How many elk did y'all shoot int photo???

John

Gun Rod Bow · 02-10-2003, 08:37 PM

Kingfisher,

Congradualtions on your first elk, buuuuuut, in the spirit of this thread, if you took that same animal, drug it out on the grass, nice back drop, propped her head up on say a log, tucked her feet in under her, pushed her tonge back in and got behind her with the same proud smile you'd have a nice shot of a regal animal that you took.

I'm NOT ripping on yah, but this is BOE's point.

I know my daughter's elk hanging in the shop wasn't real scenic. But that was the only one I had on the digital. I did take some shots out on the grass with the 35 mm, I'll scan them and post them.

If not feasible to pose, any photo is better than none. I usually end up after dark and an elk in quarters. :depressed:

But if you have the chance, a few tips will make a cover shot quality pic out of a "dead animal photo".

GRB

tailchaser · 02-12-2003, 08:33 AM

Ok BOE how's this pic?? I still haven't figured out how to keep the resolution on the pictures when cropping them under 100kb, anyone have any ideas there?? Anyhoo, we tried to get the bull in a good position for a pic, but he started to stiffen up a bit so it wasn't easy. Anyhoo, here goes.

I didn't look so happy in the pic or make myself look real presentable basically after 8 hours of packing through the night with the first bull, by the time it came around for my bull I was a pretty tired puppy.

tc

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Bait O' Eggs · 02-12-2003, 09:54 AM

Tailchaser, that is a great photo. Something that might make the cover of a magazine :smile: To bad you didnt have the bow laying in the ferns (or close by) to show others the weapon of choice. Several people might think you used a rifle on that hunt.

I only brought up this thread because I want to improve the quality of my photos and was hoping for some suggestions from camera buffs. You just dont see magazine cover photos of partially skinned out animals, in a processing plant. Magazine quality photos are usually taken at point of kill and the harvested animal looks as it is just taking a nap, not exiting a lobodomy operating room.

I hope to get more and better photos in the future of my harvests.

Ansel Adams

tailchaser · 02-12-2003, 10:13 AM

Ok Ok, here's the one with the bow in it. I know what you're saying about the photo's. Not until recently have I tried to make them nice (at least a couple without the blood and guts showing). I have a couple more from last year I can scan too if anyone's interested. (deer, antelope, elk, etc...)

tc

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Bait O' Eggs · 02-12-2003, 12:14 PM

Quote from my first post

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Preferably weapon leaned up on the front shoulder and hunter holding the horns or slightly behind the horns to one side.

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">You just posted the picture I like best. :smile: :smile: Well me behind those horns would be an improvement

Gun Rod Bow · 02-12-2003, 06:10 PM

TC,

Personally, I like seeing "dead animal photos" Bring 'em on!!

This is the place for them, even if laying in the back up a pick-up gutted. (That's for you Kingfisher, hope I didn't hurt your feelings)

GRB

Tilla · 02-12-2003, 11:27 PM

One tip about getting the right pictures is don't scrimp on film. Maybe try to get more than one person in the party to take the photo. I went to Wyoming for Antelope a few years back. I spent some time getting the picture of my buddy just right. The right light angle, fill the photo, level camera, clean the mess etc. It turned out great, a nice 8x10 photo. The picture of me turned out fair, blood, tongue,crooked hat and that was just me. :shocked: Anyway, I wish I had made him question what he was looking at in the photo and taken the time to do a better job to preserve a great moment. At least I had the head mounted.

tnbdk · 02-17-2003, 01:58 PM

I am enjoying this post too much. I will submit a photo to keep it going.

There is a website called:

www.trophyphotos.com

I believe they had a booth at the Sportsman show. They have a whole section of their website dedicated to how to take pictures of dead animals. They have some excellent pointers such as sitting behind the animal but off to the side, holding the head up so there is sky in the background, etc.

I think my picture had too much detail in the foreground to keep the resolution adequate and keep the file size under 100 kB (max size ifish allows).

Anyway, keep 'em coming.