Failed Calendar Contest Pics?
Failed Calendar Contest Pics?
Anyone have any pics they took for the calendar contest that just didn't work out? I like to try my hand at photos from time to time and I had a great idea for the calendar contest. I tried take a closeup of one of my knives through the scope of rifle and call it "On the hunt" or something like that, but I just couldn't get it to work. The optics just wouldn't work out. Oh well. Here's an example:
Anyone else have ideas that didn't work out?
Anyone else have ideas that didn't work out?
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Yeah I had a couple last year, I'll see if I can dig them up for you. I like your idea, maybe keep at it? Nice knife btw.
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I took a bunch with my phone that I like, but then saw the required resolution and had to take those off my idea list. I love your idea though! I might try and get a similar one like that with my rem700. What are the rifle specs you have there?
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I spent all day yesterday trying to get the perfect pic, but I could not get most of them to turn out the way I envisioned them. I even got up early to drive 4 hours to one of my favorite locations and couldn't get a usable picture. Here are a few of my fails.
Nice shot of a horse fly in this one.
I just couldn't get the depth of field that I wanted.
One more blurry mountain shot.
Here's what that Mountain really looks like.
Here's a shot taken in the woods.
Nice shot of a horse fly in this one.
I just couldn't get the depth of field that I wanted.
One more blurry mountain shot.
Here's what that Mountain really looks like.
Here's a shot taken in the woods.
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Hey Remnar,remnar wrote:I spent all day yesterday trying to get the perfect pic, but I could not get most of them to turn out the way I envisioned them. I even got up early to drive 4 hours to one of my favorite locations and couldn't get a usable picture. Here are a few of my fails.
Nice shot of a horse fly in this one.
I just couldn't get the depth of field that I wanted.
That shot is really nice, would have worked if you got the correct depth of field like you said. Do you have a tripod? Set up again on a tripod and try these manual setting on your camera (if that is an option)
ISO 100
F22 or F25 or something high like that.
Shutter speed = whatever you need to get the correct exposure you want. It will be longer than usual, a couple seconds long even. Experiment.
Hope this helps and apologies for offering advice when none was asked for :o
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Cobra,Liquid Cobra wrote:Hey Remnar,
That shot is really nice, would have worked if you got the correct depth of field like you said. Do you have a tripod? Set up again on a tripod and try these manual setting on your camera (if that is an option)
ISO 100
F22 or F25 or something high like that.
Shutter speed = whatever you need to get the correct exposure you want. It will be longer than usual, a couple seconds long even. Experiment.
Hope this helps and apologies for offering advice when none was asked for :o
Thanks for the advice, it is appreciated. I do plan on playing around with the camera a little to see if I can improve the depth of field, but this shot probably won't be redone. The location in the pictures that I posted took me 4 hours one way to get to from my house. The pictures were disappointing, but the trip was fun with a lot of beautiful scenery.
That is my CZ 452 American with BSA Sweet .22 Scopechuckd wrote:I took a bunch with my phone that I like, but then saw the required resolution and had to take those off my idea list. I love your idea though! I might try and get a similar one like that with my rem700. What are the rifle specs you have there?
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This was one I was thinking of entering this year. I took it today, but I'm not happy with it so I'm posting it here.
These are my alternatives to the photo I used for last years entry.
I eventually found the time to make it out at night to get the shot that I had planned all along. I think I made the right choice as I got the October spot (my bday month) :D
These are my alternatives to the photo I used for last years entry.
I eventually found the time to make it out at night to get the shot that I had planned all along. I think I made the right choice as I got the October spot (my bday month) :D
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Well, I was going over the guidelines again about to submit a photo when I realized that my submission is portrait not landscape! Oh man. Time to get back to work...
Here is what I was going to submit:
Here is what I was going to submit:
So many spydies, not enough pockets.
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I lack the proper camera to pull off calendar worthy pics.
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An iphone or android will do just fine!
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