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LeggNet
25th of March 2007 (Sun), 00:16
Played around today shooting some shots of guns. I like how this one turned out:

http://www.leggnet.com/2007/03/cowboy-poet.html

Cheers, Rich
Sp00ks
25th of March 2007 (Sun), 00:20
Nice Job Rich. I love the setup.
sugarzebra
25th of March 2007 (Sun), 00:22
I don't know anything about guns but thats a good photograph Rich. The colours and textures are excellent.
Gr8outdrsmn
25th of March 2007 (Sun), 09:29
Guns and cameras always go together, lol. Great photos. I love pictures of old west guns.
Titus213
25th of March 2007 (Sun), 09:45
Guns and cameras always go together around our house. That's an excellent picture of a beautiful piece. The composition and the light are both terrific. Nice leather too.
Jim7226
25th of March 2007 (Sun), 10:52
Very nice. If you're into gun photography Google Oleg Volk and check out some of his work.
LeggNet
25th of March 2007 (Sun), 20:16
Thanks for the kind words and feedback. :)

Rich
SWPhotoImaging
25th of March 2007 (Sun), 21:19
I think you captured the shot beautifully. Nice setup, excellent lighting, colors are outstanding. Colt should want that for a poster.
whiskaz
25th of March 2007 (Sun), 23:39
Both versions are excellent but the color version is spot on. Nice job.
R_Metzel
25th of March 2007 (Sun), 23:48
Both look great! I prefer the color version too.
Bozric
26th of March 2007 (Mon), 16:35
Color version is spectacular!
45R
27th of March 2007 (Tue), 10:55
Great job on the photo. You were able to capture the detail of the case hardened receiver the richness of the gun bluing. The leather book and belt are stunning!!
Gr8outdrsmn
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 20:26
IF you don't mind me asking, what was your setup for this shot? (camera, lens, lighting, the usual)
Jason 3XT
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 20:34
You can shoot a camera. You can shoot a gun.... Seems to me they go together just fine!

Very nice. If you're into gun photography Google Oleg Volk and check out some of his work.

He does amazing work, and I'm a big fan of one of his usual subjects (http://olegvolk.net/gallery/d/2333-2/comfortablekit.jpg) as well.
Denovo
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 23:26
Your setup here looks great.

I would leave it resting on the table for safety. Once you start telling your model/assistant to raise the gun up a bit more because you can't see straight into the barrell - that's when you have the problems.
LeggNet
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 23:53
IF you don't mind me asking, what was your setup for this shot? (camera, lens, lighting, the usual)

Thanks for asking. This was shot with a 5D and a 24-105 f/4L lens. For lighting it was a pretty standard setup. I had a softbox 45 degrees (approx.) to the right with a white umbrella providing fill from the left. I had the fill dialed down enough to leave shadows, but with some detail left in them.

Cheers, Rich