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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?

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.

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?

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.

Last year's entry was this one


But I came close to entering this one, since it was a pretty hot knife at the time. I don't really know why I chose the RL over it but I'm glad I did (since it won for Nov)

This would have been mine, but I was extremely bummed to find out the resolution was slightly too low.

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.

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

How about pics you had intentions of submitting, but forgot? :o

It doesn't matter if I am taking the photo or in the photo, any photo connected to me is a failure. Some good looking photos here. Hard to be one of 12 out of a ton.

I have piles of rejects...Will have to load some. Half the fun is trying and trying again.

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

Cobra,

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.

chuckd 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?

That is my CZ 452 American with BSA Sweet .22 Scope

Here are a couple more that I won't run with.

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

Based on that watermelon pic I'd say you should cater the next spyderco company barbecue. Those are some awesome shots.

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 are some ones that I'm not entering. Sorry for so many pictures in one post; I just have so many that I like! :o

As always I wish everyone luck this year

I lack the proper camera to pull off calendar worthy pics.

An iphone or android will do just fine!