April 2010 Monthly Photo Contest Voting Poll

**Bud Helms** · May 1, 2010, 09:35 PM

Vote for your favorite pic in the April Photo Contest: here.

Doogle · May 2, 2010, 07:18 AM

kodiakbeer's Garand "in action" shot, and Brad Johnson's Model 92 Saddle Ring Carbine close-up.

Both interesting photos. Brad's shot of the lever action rifle in black & white has good impact. Selective focus has isolated the interesting features of the saddle ring and top of the action. Very well done.

I decided in favour of kodiakbeer's Garand shot. Compositionally it's a little messy but it captured the moment with the casing and clip being ejected. An interesting shot.

Plenty of good pics this month.

Ridge_Runner_5 · May 2, 2010, 12:44 PM

I agree with Doogle. kodiakbeer's action shot won me over

kodiakbeer · May 2, 2010, 01:27 PM

Thank you both! That was literally the first live-fire clip to "Ka-Ching" out of the action after we received this CMP Garand. In retrospect, perhaps I should have cropped it for better composition.
Impromptu shoot off the hood of a car at our local dirt-berm-in-the-woods shooting range.

aarondhgraham · May 3, 2010, 10:26 AM

So clembert got my vote this month,,,
Just a nicely balanced composition of a Remington repro.

foghorn leghorn · May 3, 2010, 07:33 PM

kodiakbeer,
how did you manage to get that "ping" moment?
was that a vid you took a frame out of or did you just get lucky, incredible.
I miss those over the hood of the car ranges, your blessed to have that for your son.

good luck.

kodiakbeer · May 3, 2010, 08:41 PM

It was a typical low-light rainy winter day - my sons Christmas college break - the rifle had come in while he was away. Here in this part of Alaska, the sun just barely clears the horizon at that time of year, so it's pretty much twilight at mid day if it's raining, which it usually is - or sleeting, or wet snow or fog or...
Anyway, I shot in ISO mode which slows down the shutter speed for low light. I just pushed the button when I heard the bang, and got lucky. I had waited for the final round of his first clip to see if I could catch that image and for once, a plan worked...

Delaware_Dan · May 5, 2010, 12:46 PM

I really wanted to vote for Hoytinak, but clembert got it.

**Bud Helms** · May 9, 2010, 08:30 AM

Good show, kodiakbeer!

Bud neglected to put a closing date on this poll, so we got a couple of extra days voting in.

View Poll Results: Tell us which you like best in April.
Sylvain59 (post #2)	3	6.12%
"JJ" (post #3)	0	0%
kimberclassic (post #4)	0	0%
SmokyBaer (post #5)	1	2.04%
oldone (post #6)	0	0%
GunsAreGood (post #7)	4	8.16%
hoytinak (post #8)	0	0%
Any .45 (post #9)	0	0%
Officer's Match (post #10)	3	6.12%
los (post #11)	0	0%
IdahoG36 (post #12)	0	0%
kodiakbeer (post #13)	12	24.49%
Axel357 post #14)	5	10.20%
ClemBert (post #15)	8	16.33%
Doogle (post #16)	2	4.08%
flight954 (post #17)	0	0%
wingspar (post #18)	3	6.12%
Brad Johnson (post #19)	7	14.29%
foghorn leghorn (post #20)	1	2.04%
Freakdaddy (post #21)	0	0%
RockyTop (post #22)	0	0%
Voters: 49. You may not vote on this poll

May 1, 2010, 09:35 PM	#1
Bud Helms Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia, USA Posts: 13,198	April 2010 Monthly Photo Contest Voting Poll Vote for your favorite pic in the April Photo Contest: here.

May 2, 2010, 07:18 AM	#2
Doogle Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2004 Posts: 399	It came down to a decision between two photos for me...> kodiakbeer's Garand "in action" shot, and Brad Johnson's Model 92 Saddle Ring Carbine close-up. Both interesting photos. Brad's shot of the lever action rifle in black & white has good impact. Selective focus has isolated the interesting features of the saddle ring and top of the action. Very well done. I decided in favour of kodiakbeer's Garand shot. Compositionally it's a little messy but it captured the moment with the casing and clip being ejected. An interesting shot. Plenty of good pics this month. Last edited by Doogle; May 2, 2010 at 07:19 AM. Reason: ..

May 3, 2010, 10:26 AM	#5
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	It's supposed to be about the picture, not the gun,,, So clembert got my vote this month,,, Just a nicely balanced composition of a Remington repro. __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

May 3, 2010, 07:33 PM	#6
foghorn leghorn Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2010 Location: In a Van down by the River Posts: 181	kodiakbeer, how did you manage to get that "ping" moment? was that a vid you took a frame out of or did you just get lucky, incredible. I miss those over the hood of the car ranges, your blessed to have that for your son. good luck. __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Liberate America... Free the Republic -NRA Life Member-

May 2, 2010, 12:44 PM	#3
Ridge_Runner_5 Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,925	I agree with Doogle. kodiakbeer's action shot won me over

May 2, 2010, 01:27 PM	#4
kodiakbeer Junior member Join Date: April 10, 2010 Location: Kodiak, Alaska Posts: 791	Thank you both! That was literally the first live-fire clip to "Ka-Ching" out of the action after we received this CMP Garand. In retrospect, perhaps I should have cropped it for better composition. Impromptu shoot off the hood of a car at our local dirt-berm-in-the-woods shooting range.

May 3, 2010, 08:41 PM	#7
kodiakbeer Junior member Join Date: April 10, 2010 Location: Kodiak, Alaska Posts: 791	It was a typical low-light rainy winter day - my sons Christmas college break - the rifle had come in while he was away. Here in this part of Alaska, the sun just barely clears the horizon at that time of year, so it's pretty much twilight at mid day if it's raining, which it usually is - or sleeting, or wet snow or fog or... Anyway, I shot in ISO mode which slows down the shutter speed for low light. I just pushed the button when I heard the bang, and got lucky. I had waited for the final round of his first clip to see if I could catch that image and for once, a plan worked...

May 5, 2010, 12:46 PM	#8
Delaware_Dan Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2008 Posts: 1,304	I really wanted to vote for Hoytinak, but clembert got it.

May 9, 2010, 08:30 AM	#9
Bud Helms Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia, USA Posts: 13,198	kodiakbeer! Good show, kodiakbeer! Bud neglected to put a closing date on this poll, so we got a couple of extra days voting in.