629 3" Talo .44mag

[JGH]

Thought I would try to capture some muzzle blast shots near dark with my "little" .44mag.

Due to the slow shutter speeds (I didn't take my speedlight with me) some of the shots have motion blur in them, but the muzzle blasts came out ok for my first attempt.

My brother was the shooter, shooting my 629 3" Talo with Hornady 240 XTP mag loads, quite a handful I must admit.

First the gun.

Now in action:

Wish I would not have cutt off the front of the flame...I could not believe how far out it extended. Its hard to time it just right to get this initial frontal blast as it fades quickly while the blast next to the muzzle is there for a few microseconds more.

As a wildlife photographer, taking images of guns is a bit different but I will be doing alot more of it for sure.

 

[roman3667]

Haha. You ought to try a 3" compensated one. LOL. Great pics.

 

[CWH44300]

Nice work, Id really like some good photos of my guns to post, Im just not the man for that job...lol, I enjoyed your photos, thanks for put'em up

 

[jsalas2]

jsalas2

Great pictures, love the fire.

 

[jsalas2]

jsalas

I trying to learn how to take better pictures of my guns. What kind of lighting did you use for the 1st gun pictures. Thanks, Jesse.

 

[JGH]

I trying to learn how to take better pictures of my guns. What kind of lighting did you use for the 1st gun pictures. Thanks, Jesse.

Jesse, I took advantage of some natural light and flash in the gun shots. I waited until late in the afternoon when the sunlight would be coming through the window in my home office. I pulled down the shade to that window (its a white shade) which mutes the sunlight but allows alot of light to come in still.

The shaded acted as a diffuser, which softens the light. I then simply placed the gun on my desk, in the difused sunlight...and then took the picture. My camera mounted flash (has a directional head) pointed to the ceiling. This gave me bounce flash, which again softens the light and disperses it out. This eliminates some harsh light and harsh shadows.

Its hard to beat natural light when difused properly. White curtains, shades, etc...do a wonderful job of this.

 

[chez323]

Very nice posting, I've got the exact same gun/model and it does have some kick to it. Lol. I've also got the Talo 686 with a 3" barrel which is a little mor manageable.

 

[crofoot629]

The photos and gun are aewsome!
Your brother kind of scares me!
Tough fella for sure. Or you suckered him nicely.

Emory

 

[jsalas2]

jsalas

Jesse, I took advantage of some natural light and flash in the gun shots. I waited until late in the afternoon when the sunlight would be coming through the window in my home office. I pulled down the shade to that window (its a white shade) which mutes the sunlight but allows alot of light to come in still.

The shaded acted as a diffuser, which softens the light. I then simply placed the gun on my desk, in the difused sunlight...and then took the picture. My camera mounted flash (has a directional head) pointed to the ceiling. This gave me bounce flash, which again softens the light and disperses it out. This eliminates some harsh light and harsh shadows.

Its hard to beat natural light when difused properly. White curtains, shades, etc...do a wonderful job of this.

Thanks for the photography tips. Jesse.

 

[Dump1567]

Nice pics.
I recently picked-up a new camera to try and clean-up some of my photos'.