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Cactus Mike
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My first attempt at posting…
Feb 18th, 2025 at 10:40am
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CPA 44 1/2, .22LR Benchrest model.  My first effort at posting.
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Reply #1 - Feb 18th, 2025 at 10:50am
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Your first attempt worked well….and a beautiful rifle!

  
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Reply #2 - Feb 18th, 2025 at 2:43pm
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Reply #3 - Feb 19th, 2025 at 7:06am
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Whoa! Beautiful rifle and incredible photography.
  
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Reply #4 - Feb 19th, 2025 at 3:31pm
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Ditto on the photo quality.  What did you use for a backdrop?   Details about your lighting - source(s) and color?
  
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Reply #5 - Feb 21st, 2025 at 10:10am
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Back to the top so OP can find this.
  
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Reply #6 - Feb 25th, 2025 at 1:44pm
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Smoke wrote on Feb 19th, 2025 at 3:31pm:
Ditto on the photo quality.  What did you use for a backdrop?   Details about your lighting - source(s) and color?


Hi Smoke,
I am Mikes shooting friend and the photographer for this image. 
As a wildlife photographer for more years than I care to admit, I will occasionally have some fun with other subjects like this one for Mike.

I started out indoors with 4 speedlights, diffusers and reflectors only to fight the fine line between getting color and detail without inducing glare. Set up outside with just diffuers and reflectors and a black studio backgound for the next try. It took some effort to to reduce all the shadows without loosing detail in the lighter areas but did my best. 

Post processing was done with a combination of Lightroom, Photoshop and Nik Color Effex Pro.

Thanks for the kind comments on my photography and hope this answers your questions.

Robert Rinsem
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Reply #7 - Feb 25th, 2025 at 1:58pm
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It does answer my questions - mostly that only with little of your equipment, GIMP, and about 10% of your experience, I either need to take up a new hobby or just enjoy the excellent work of the more devoted photographers like yourself.

Maybe I'll start with some difusers Smiley
  
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Reply #8 - Feb 25th, 2025 at 5:45pm
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Smoke wrote on Feb 25th, 2025 at 1:58pm:
It does answer my questions - mostly that only with little of your equipment, GIMP, and about 10% of your experience, I either need to take up a new hobby or just enjoy the excellent work of the more devoted photographers like yourself.

Maybe I'll start with some difusers Smiley


I did forget to state the equipment:
Nikon D850
Nikon 24-70 F2.8
On tripod with cable release

Last year I retired my photography business and closed my website, but I post often on the RimfireCentral "Random Picture Thread" and my Facebook page ... "Robert Rinsem"  .. if you want to see what I do when not out shooting with rifles
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Reply #9 - Feb 28th, 2026 at 2:17pm
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Excellent photo.
Beautiful gun.
  
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