New photo atempt with pistols.

[stoneypete]

I think I waited too long and lost some of the sun bouncing off the house. My rifle shots came out better.

Too much flash reflection here.

I like this one.

This one is OK, but still bright in the center.

Not sure I like this one.

I'll wait for another nice evening and try again.

 

[R6YamaJim]

Nice. This weather isn't helping. I tried the other day then it started spitting out.

 

[SKS Ray]

I like the 3rd one best.

Try shooting from an angle rather than straight on to avoid light reflection.
In the August pic for the NES calendars, I had to take about 5 shots of the CZ82 to finally get one where I liked the light reflection.

 

[Cuda444]

Looking good. Did you take any without the flash? Doing so should get rid of that harsh reflection. Late afternoon is one of the best times to take pics. The only way to get better is to take as many pics as you can. Keep it up! Everyone loves gun porn!

 

[PSS]

very nice 45's.i'm jelous

 

[stoneypete]

Nice. This weather isn't helping. I tried the other day then it started spitting out.

Tell me about it.

I like the 3rd one best.

Try shooting from an angle rather than straight on to avoid light reflection.
In the August pic for the NES calendars, I had to take about 5 shots of the CZ82 to finally get one where I liked the light reflection.

I was thinking I need to shoot from and angle. If weather co operates. I'm even going to drag out the tripod. My problem is doing this outside my townhouse and being descrete. My security guard neighbor knows I have firearms because he asked me about LTC's in WB. I prefer to keep this hobby to myself till I know how my other neighbors better. (Even though I've lived here for two years, everyone keeps to themselves.)

Looking good. Did you take any without the flash? Doing so should get rid of that harsh reflection. Late afternoon is one of the best times to take pics. The only way to get better is to take as many pics as you can. Keep it up! Everyone loves gun porn!

The ones I took without flash looked black with no detail.

What I love about digital photography is I can keep shooting till it comes our right.

 

[stoneypete]

very nice 45's.i'm jelous

Thanks.

 

[Dirtypacman]

very nice 45's.i'm jelous

+1 I also am jealous... i have been wanting one for some time.

 

[45collector]

Is the 1911A1 an Ithaca? I can't read the slide so well.

 

[colt_fan]

Try doing it on an overcast day, this will help minimize the glare. If you have an SLR, use a circular polarizing filter to even further minimize any glare.

As long as you don't have the sky in the background, you won't be able to to tell if the day was gray or not.

 

[stoneypete]

Is the 1911A1 an Ithaca? I can't read the slide so well.

yes.

 

[m44]

Nice 1911s, the third pic is the best.

 

[45collector]

I had the chance to buy an all original Union Switch & Signal that was in good condition (finish was pretty worn) a few years ago for about $600. I couldn't afford it though, was broke as a joke!

 

[stoneypete]

I had the chance to buy an all original Union Switch & Signal that was in good condition (finish was pretty worn) a few years ago for about $600. I couldn't afford it though, was broke as a joke!

That must have hurt. The only reason I have this Ithaca is because my friend had a devorce sale. We did the FA-10 right away and I paid him months later when I could afford to. He needed it out of his house right away.

 

[45collector]

It was extremely painful, those US&S's are rare! It was a friend's father that had it and was liquidating a large portion of his collection. I told him it was worth much more than he was asking. He said he knew it, but he'd let it go cheap to the right person. (should've been me!!)
The Singer .45's were supposed to be the rarest, but have you heard of the Canadian company that made them during WWII? They were called North American something-or-other. (no relation to NAA). They made a very small amount of them, and I don't remember why our gov't didn't order any more. End of the war maybe? I'll have to fish through the huge pile of gun rags to see if I can find the article.

 

[stoneypete]

I remember about those reading about those. oldcanuck from the 1911fourm posted pictures of his.
http://forums.1911forum.com/showpost.php?p=1381571&postcount=27

Enought to make one drool.

 

[45collector]

Yes! Those are the ones. Oldcanuck's got serial #55?!! wow.
I wonder what that piece is worth?

and I stand corrected, they were WWI, not II.

 

[stoneypete]

Yes! Those are the ones. Oldcanuck's got serial #55?!! wow.
I wonder what that piece is worth?

and I stand corrected, they were WWI, not II.

Probably more than my net worth.

 

[depicts]

Pete, beside shooting on an overcast day to smooth out the lighting, another technique is to shoot in "Open Shade".

Open shade is when your subject is in shade, but there is nothing ABOVE the subject but open sky. The shade has to come from something like a building beside where you place the gun, and directly over it should just be sky. The "Open Shade" makes a delicious light, and don't use any flash. Again, use bounce cards to throw white and silver into the metal for highlights and opening up shadows. Another trick is to use small hand mirrors taped to blocks of wood to aim reflected natural light into the crevices and dark areas to "open them up", without adding to the overall exposure.

I'll show you my portfolio from Sig, Ruger, Guns and Ammo, National Rifleman, Handguns and Dillon Blue press some time if you want to play with lighting instead of you outshooting me with my own .45 revolver.

Bill

 

[Hanwei]

Bill's ideas = just soaked up by my brain.

 

[stoneypete]

Thanks Bill. I'd love to get together.

 

[depicts]

Hey Pete... I went to pay my dues this morning. Thought you might be there
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