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When you take pictures, just squat 10-12 feet behind the animal. It will make them appear much bigger. Do not laugh! There are at least two people here who do so... | ||
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Third one is me Pictures speak a thousand words " Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins. When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar. Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move... Man should be happy and in good humor until the day he dies... Only fools hope to live forever “ Hávamál” | |||
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I like the animal to be the "star" of the trophy photo but, having said that, I really don't like the hunter to sit any distance(edited) behind the animal. It takes away any perspective on the animals true size. I notice that bears are the worst for this. Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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I am finding it harder and harder to function on a day to day basis, without your sound advice. | |||
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 Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… To quote a former AND CURRENT Trumpiteer - DUMP TRUMP | |||
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Say it ain't so! | |||
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They should be fed through a mincer, burnt and eaten between two halves of a fresh roll. Wait a minute I might be onto something there? ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Andrew: You're going need quite a big mincer and a made to measure French loaf to produce a Walterburger. | |||
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Hahahaha! Or do as Walter did, and SHOOT a bigger trophy! Just look at the buffalo he has on the African Hunting Forum. | |||
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That's funny because every time my kids see that picture they always ask why Walters hands are so big compared to his head. Thanks! Brian Clark Blue Skies Hunting Adventures www.blueskieshunting.com Email at: info@blueskieshunting.com African Cape Trophy Safaris www.africancapesafaris.com Email at: brian@africancapesafaris.com 1-402-689-2024 | |||
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some of the stuff i shoot i like to stand a couple hundred yards behind   | |||
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I think bull elephant are the absolute worse. Lots of examples of 30 pound bulls that look like something taken in Kenya 50 years ago just because of the camera angle, e.g., taken looking down the length of the elephant from the ground. It is always interesting to see the in the field trophy picture of the bull and the picture of the pulled tusks with the hunter next to them. In many cases you would not even believe the pulled tusks could come from the same elephant they are so much smaller than the field picture. Mike | |||
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Damn, butchloc, THAT IS FUNNY!  | |||
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I thought of that after I posted and I agree with you. After giving it more thought I wonder if crocs might be the very worst. I saw a picture here on AR of a croc that was supposed to be the "new world record" and to my eye it looked far smaller than a lot of the crocks that have been posted here. BTW, I'm not blaming anyone. I think some of these trophies are hard to photograph. Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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Funny you should say this because your favorite outdoor writer practically patented the technique. | |||
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No doubt  ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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Ok..so what's the point. Hunters take the pictures to put the trophy in the best light.obviously, the angle and distance from the hunter can impact the size of the trophy and make it seem larger than it really is. To me, that's just magnifying the experience and creating a really neat photo. No one really needs to impress someone else..just enjoy their own photo. | |||
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BINGO...well said brother! If it's my safari I do as I wish....satisfy the heart with gladness...longs I don't offend my own self and principles... | |||
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BRIAN, tell your kids that Walter needs those big hands,just look at the size of his rifle. | |||
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My photos have the animal and my rifle. Very Rarely am I in the shot. | |||
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You think his HANDS are big, just wait until.....oh, never mind :-) | |||
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I used to stand behind my (ex) wife in photos for the same reason. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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COME ON NOW BIEBS,I WAS THINKING ABOUT GETTING THAT CLOSE................. | |||
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HAte trophy pictures with the rifle at the forefront...like.....duh....what did it do, die of suicide. Unless of course it's a double...they look good in front of just about everything. Also.....when you are taking a picture..make sure you are smiling.. A frown doesn't make you look tougher..just stupid | |||
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I agree with these, leave the gun out and smile, hunting is a hobby-sport, it should be fun. Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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+1! I actually had a non-hunter while looking at some safari pix ask me "How did you get those animals to lie down in front of you" Not too detached from the natural world!!! I guess without the guns in the pix she thought the animals had to be trained pets. And when was the last time anyone didn't recognize the picture might have been taken to make the trophy look better. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Do what you want to do and we will do what we want to do. My way is not the best way, and is yours. I will do that if you pay for my hunt, but if I'm paying, I do what I like. | |||
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No more fake smiles from me-a picture should be real and natural as possible,IMO. | |||
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Damn…….. learn something new everyday. All these years I thought a hunter that does not like to have a shit eating grin on his face while sitting next to a recently deceased creature, was probably just someone who is not prone to smiling in photos. Apparently they are stupid……. who knew?! ______________________________________________ The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who are bereft of that gift. | |||
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I never said they were stupid...they just look stupid. That's just my opinion...not telling anyone how or what to do. It's a free country Thank God. | |||
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The problem I have with smiling in the pictures is that it always seems that the sun is blazing directly in my eyes. I find it hard to smile when the sun is on the verge of burning my retinas out. | |||
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If your doing it right, by the time you get your quarry down for a pic, you should be too tired to smile. | |||
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I'm a certified gun nut & want my rifle in the photo with me. My wife gave me a nice cape buff rifle sling several years ago & I like to show it off as well. Sometimes I smile, sometimes I don't. MY choice-not yours! LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show. Not all who wander are lost. NEVER TRUST A FART!!! Cecil Leonard | |||
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Or you could photo shop a bigger trophy into the photo. LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show. Not all who wander are lost. NEVER TRUST A FART!!! Cecil Leonard | |||
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Or you could jump up and down in your wife's party frock for all I care. The trophy and photos now belong to you. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Yet again? "...Africa. I love it, and there is no reason for me to explore why. She affects some people that way, and those who feel as I do need no explanation." from The Last Safari | |||
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yeah.....trouble with Rich is he never posts pictures so..... ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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Saeed, I believe you are one of the two he is speaking about! Ivan is the other!  465H&H | |||
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I personally like to have the gun in the photo....one day when I give that gun to one of my Kids or Grandkids they will be able to see it with Dad or Grandad in the field with the game it took.......to each his own.... . | |||
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