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RE: Photo gripes! - 10/6/2009 2:42:36 PM
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Everyday Hunter
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...but now 3 years later they've come to expect that sort of thing from me.
You're lucky. Some people never will get use to our ways!
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RE: Photo gripes! - 11/2/2009 2:31:11 AM
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mightyfofaad
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To begin with, I am not directing this at ANYONE! It is more of a general rant re. photos that appear commonly. These are just things that get under my skin a little, so I'm just venting. I suspect I am not alone here but take it with a grain of salt .... I guess I'm just cranky.
Yes you are cranky! But I hope many read your advice.
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RE: Photo gripes! - 11/2/2009 9:58:19 AM
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Ifishandhunt
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OK... guilty - deer in garage hanging from rafter. This is the first year I think I posted a pic of my deer on this site (my first ever buck). I actually posted a pic of it on the ground where I found it but it was not a great pic and it was from my cell phone camera. So after I hung it in the garage, I snapped another picture of it. I hunt alone so trying to pose and get everything right isn't always an option, especially when you are still excited and not thinking straight and running out of daylight. When I took this buck, I ended up taking a couple trips back and forth to my truck because I kept forgetting things like a towel, then the butt-out etc. Luckily my truck was closer than usual.
But your points are well received and something to think about and work toward in the future. There is no doubt a difference between a picture of a deer in the field compared to a garage picture or truck bed picture. But honestly, it's hard enough when you have to handle a deer alone, even when you get it home, so dragging it out to the yard only to have to lift it and haul it back is sometimes alot of extra work. One thing I actually did was also take a picture of the area I was hunting from my spot, including the area I shot the deer. It is now the background picture on my computer. The way I look at it, even though one or two of the photos I took were in the garage, it won't diminish my hunting experience of that day.
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RE: Photo gripes! - 11/4/2009 4:47:13 PM
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vipertech
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I'm definitely guilty of of the truck bed shots. BUT....I always at least try to pose with the deer while it is in the bed. I do my best to make it look like the deer is "laying pretty" on the tailgate. I've never taken the truck bed pic of the deer by itself "laying dead" in the bed if you know what I mean. Turkey pics are easy. I've always taken those pics in my backyard while posing with it.
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RE: Photo gripes! - 11/4/2009 6:05:37 PM
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I'm definitely guilty of of the truck bed shots. BUT....I always at least try to pose with the deer while it is in the bed. I do my best to make it look like the deer is "laying pretty" on the tailgate. I've never taken the truck bed pic of the deer by itself "laying dead" in the bed if you know what I mean. Turkey pics are easy. I've always taken those pics in my backyard while posing with it.
No, your photos' were very nice, they didn't look at all like some meat in a truck.
The photo quality was real good too ... what kind of camera were you using?
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RE: Photo gripes! - 11/4/2009 6:35:29 PM
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Ps that was a couple of years ago....
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RE: Photo gripes! - 11/4/2009 7:50:03 PM
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mightyfofaad
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I hunt alone as well...rarely in pics ..un less under the mercy of another person...I'll figure out the delayed timer some day...
Not a problem. (1) Have Mr. B take a few photos' of you at home against a white screen. (2) Take your foto of the deer out in the field (next time) & leave plenty of room on one side of the deer. (3) Now take one of those solo fotos' of you ... cut out the background & scotch tape (you) onto the foto of the deer! 
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RE: Photo gripes! - 11/5/2009 5:26:17 AM
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My "shooting stick" can be used as a monopod for my camera too. I just unscrew the little "vee" the gun sits in and screw the camera onto the stick. The bottom end of the shooting stick is pointed enough to push it into the ground. Take of picture of the deer on the ground to see how it's framed up and then start the self timer and jump right in.
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RE: Photo gripes! - 11/5/2009 6:51:16 AM
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Caped out deer head photos. Please post photos of your big buck before you cape him out. A head in a bucket is not a good look.
Tongues hanging out. Take a second to make certain that the tongue is squeezed into the mouth before you take the pic.
Excessive blood. I may seem like I'm being a sissy here, but a gory photo is not the way most of us want to remember a hunt. I don't know about you, but I like to remember what the deer looked like before I shot it. Carry a few paper towels with your camera to wipe away the blood.
First of all excellent topic JPH. I agree with you 100% and like all I have been guilty of every one of at one time or another.
I would like to add something that was actually brought up by our instructors at the DNR Hunters Ed class I took with my son a few years ago.
This was actually a topic brought up by the DNR officer. Basically it was a "How to Photograph Yourself and the Animal for Keepsake and with Taste" (I paraphrase here). At first I thought that this was a petty and odd subject to be discussing in a Hunters Ed class designed around rule awareness and saftey for youths, but as the lesson went on and the DNR officer made his case the above points you brought up about the deer head, tounges and excessive blood were emphasized. Basically when we post we are presenting ourselves to the public. He stated make every effort to clean up show a quality image. You will appreciate the memory more as time goes on and as a real side benefit you don't give the anti-hunting crowd cannon fodder for their purposes. Images become paowerful rallying cries. Just look through any history book and this point becomes evident. It is all of our responsibilities to show a certain responsible and respectful image of ourselves and our prey. After all whatever we post becomes public domain and freely usable for all.
They also went on to discuss the pickup and hood of car transport method. They recommend tarping the animal while transporting to prevent similar issues with the general non-hunting public. Most don't care one way or the other, but parading a dead animal through town, although I see nothing wrong with it is probably not viewed as "cool" for most and may work to turn people against hunting.
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RE: Photo gripes! - 11/5/2009 7:04:37 AM
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8uck5nort
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JPH I think this is a great post. This for me serves as a reminder when you are caught up in the excitement of the hunt and then take pictures to make sure they are tasteful. This is one of the things taught in hunter safety classes so this is a good reminder for all of us. I plan to remind my son of these suggestions too as he attended the hunter safety class with me. As hunters we have to remember that non-hunters will see our pictures and our pictures may help determine whether they remain non-hunters who support hunters or become anti-hunters which none of us want to see happen. Great post!
Dohhhh! 69Viking already brought it up... Oh well, doesn't hurt to restate it I guess. 
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RE: Photo gripes! - 11/5/2009 11:03:33 AM
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vipertech
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The photo quality was real good too ... what kind of camera were you using?
It's actually an old HP digital camera. The model in this link...
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/PS315/P31A.HTM
I use the medium resolution setting then resize the images once I get them in my computer.
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