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No reason needed, just let me know the one that looks the best to you. Thanks.




 
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C, although I might be tempted to tone down the real bright highlights just a bit with photoshop.

(Edit: Background in A looks muddy and the gun is too flat. Same in B. gun is too flat but better than A (look at difference in checkering detail) C shows good detail in the sight but highlights too bright. Metalwork in C has good contrast and detail.)
 
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I'll make it unanimous.....B..... Smiler

which really is my preference.


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Number two.

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I actually like A the best.

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B for me! Cool
 
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I would go with A Michael , B looks like there is to much reflection from the bottom metal and C looks chrome plated. whats your favored image??


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i would like somewhere between B and C, if that is not possible then B

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Put me down for A. It's easier on the eye's.

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No contest. It has to be A.
 
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I like A

Maybe do a C with white back ground
 
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A

A black background seems "unnatural" to me and I have a more difficult time determining just what colors the wood really shows. Dark backgrounds also make the glare problem stand out more.

Yummy wood in that one!
 
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Go with a light background. Much more forgiving of mask inaccuracy. I find that edge distracting. Sample C seems unnaturally saturated.

Forgive me for taking a small liberty. I took 'A' and added a little fill flash.



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Best looking wood in A & B but I can see more detail in C. So I reckon it would depend on what I was after in a photograph and which depicts the truest colors.


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Go with a light background. Much more forgiving of mask inaccuracy. I find that edge distracting. Sample C seems unnaturally saturated.

Forgive me for taking a small liberty. I took 'A' and added a little fill flash.



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i would like somewhere between B and C, if that is not possible then B

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or dawrinmauser's flash fill.


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A --- seems more detailed,crisper if you could actually use that to describe a photograph.


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A, better constrast against the light background, detail shows up better.


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A looks the best.

B and C look a little out of place because of the white light bouncing off of the edges of the rifle.

Some black cards placed around the edge of the rifle while photographing it would correct that.

With less white relfecting on the edges, the rifle would blend with the black background better.


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I like "A" the best.
 
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C for seeing the details.
A for pure aesthetics.


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A, absoulutely.


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I think A with a black background would be interesting? Of the three I would have to say A.


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b and c both look unnatural, very flat at the edges. the highlight looks weird. I think this is because you are tkaing you picture then manipulating the background. I'd go A or better take the picture with a different background.

IMO photoshopping is for when you have to improvise or make due, if you can change your setup to begin with I think you are better off. I always really liked scrollcutter's pics that had the french blue cloth background.

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I like A but I (and I hope it is just my eyes) think they are all three a touch soft in focus.

I like a sharper focus with longer depth of field.
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I like A
 
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B makes that springfield pop! (stand out)



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I would say B. But if you could get rid of the light reflecting off the underside of the rifle it would be better.

Maybe a long, aperture-controlled exposure in natural light?


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They all look the same to me....the only dif. I see is background color.


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D) Take the photo again with an actual black background.
 
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I don't like any of them.
I would prefer the dark back ground if the rifle was properly lit.
 
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