Great article. Mossberg has some great articles, especially for Turkey hunting. Great blog for
those that never had a chance to check it out.
http://www.mossberg.com/tips-for-taking-hunting-photos/
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Great article. Mossberg has some great articles, especially for Turkey hunting. Great blog for
those that never had a chance to check it out.
http://www.mossberg.com/tips-for-taking-hunting-photos/
The ones that always crack me up are the harvested deer with a tongue hanging out.
Awesome,agree with all.
There are more:
If taking photo with the whole animal(not an up close antler picture per say)make sure the"entire"animal is in the picture-no extremities are "cut"off.
Take as many photos as you can ,because the moment will never come back,and anything wrong can not be fixed later(shadow,weed or grass in animal face,corner of a backpack showing ,etc).
Watch the shadow of the photographer to not appear on the photo.
Try if possible to cover the antlers with Your hand as minimal as possible.Especially if it is not"monster"size.
Try different angles and different heights of taking photos-sometimes the most "unusual angle"gives the best picture.
If possible take photos with 2-3 cameras(your buddies will have their's with them I assume).Sometimes some cameras create much better pictures.
If recovering the animal at night and taking photos,watch the flashlight's if using them while taking pictures,and other surrounding man made lights ,not to play with the"true colors" or screw up the photo altogether.
Use solid rest if taking self photos-binocular case,backpack,rock ,stump.(if no one with you) and take them many-many.One of the hardest way of recording Yourself with an animal down if you are all alone. Something will always "stick"into the picture or you will "cut"something off.
Learned these the hard way.....luckily so far i managed to have even in worst cases 1-2 great photos at the end,to "save the day".
To each their own.
I take photos of my hunts to remember the hunt. I don't take them to please the antis. My photos have tongues hanging out, blood and gaping holes. It is an animal that just got killed, not one I snuck up on while it was sleeping.
And that's completely fine for yourself and fellow hunters. It's when you share those types of photos with the non-hunting public that it can begin to form a negative image of hunters.Quote:
Originally Posted by benjhind
The image that a bloody dead deer presents is that hunting results in bloody dead deer. If you think that this presents a "negative image" I respectfully disagree. All it presents is the truth: something has to die if you want to eat meat. That process isn't pretty, and I'm not going to pretend it is by wiping up blood and making it look like Bambi is having a nap. If someone finds the truth offensive, I'm willing to offend them.Quote:
Originally Posted by LowbanksArcher
X2, totally agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by benjhind
When I look at all my hunting pictures, the few that I took the time to clean things up are the ones I enjoy looking at most and sharing with others.
It is as though people want to deny that an animal is dead but rather make it look like they are sleeping.
Take your pictures however you want to and show them to those that makes sense. A butchering picture is not the one you show to your vegetarian neighbour if you want to keep in their good books but the picture showing the exit would when you clipped that tree right in front of the deer may be useful in discussions.
Well said. I don't spend much time worrying about what others think. If I did that would be a waste of valuable time... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by benjhind
Just to see the other side of the coin,in Europe,for many 100 years ,after the big game is taken,and recovered,the successful hunter takes a piece of a branch,dips it in the blood of the animal a bit,then attaches that slightly blooded twig to his hat.To celebrate the harvest and have a visual sign of it.Than takes a small amount of grass,twig with leafs etc and puts it somewhat into the animals mouth,as a "last meal" for the animal.They do this as a sort of respect for the animal.Since the event of a camera they set up the animal nicely , instead of being splayed out .They do cover up the bullet hole with grass or twigs a bit,to again show appreciation for the animal on the picture.They take pictures so to say careful and respectful ways.
To everyone each own.