NEW TOY!!! (it's soooo sexy)

Hey UDDewaine, what are those grips you have mounted in the pic? Very cool... :cool:

The grips that are mounted are both from Larry Davidson. The ones on the Kobra are black and tan G-10s, and the ones on the SF are black G-10s. I forget the exact pattern names, but I think the ones on the SF are what Lazza calls Half Hogs. I really like the extended cutout for the mag release, it is really comfortable when shooting, and guides the thumb directly to the release when changing mags.
 
I was actually gonna suggest some Lazza Monkeygrips, but some people are not fans of G10 on guns. I personally owned black horned lizards for my Kimber and my EMP, and loved them. They were very tactile without being overly abrasive, and REALLY set off the stainless and alloy on the two guns.

On top of that, Larry is just a hell of a guy. If you ever have a problem with one of his products, he'll make it right ASAP, and his products are just fantastic.
 
Nice gun!!

Here's my Class A Bobtail w/ ivory (and Rats):

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Very nice looking sidearm you picked up there... Congrats!!
Now if I can just learn how to take better pictures...
Follow the links here for tips 'n tricks 'n techniques on taking pics of knives and the like.

Overall, I'd say your pictures are composed interestingly to show the very nice subject matter. You seem to have an eye drawn to geometric or architectural composition.

Picking backgrounds can get tricky. Plain untextured backgrounds like you used work well for not distracting the viewer's eye from the subject matter and make composing the shot much simpler. This is especially true for neophytes, who have a tendency to overwhelm the subject with all the cool things they can jam in the frame with it. However, plain backgrounds do not offer much support via context, repetition, or implication for the subject, i.e. things like molle gear or other military/combat accessories for your EB piece.

Note how UDDwaine's shots have backgrounds similarly textured to the texture of the grips -- burlap crosshatching with the diamond grips and wrinkles with the zigzagging micarta knife handle and grips -- but done with colors that contrast with the subject. I'm not sure if he did that on purpose or if it is a coincidence, but it is an interesting effect. That can be a double-edge sword. The similarity of texture gives unity to the entire frame and ties it together. The danger is that the lack of textural distinction of the subject can cause it to get lost visually, disappearing into a too-similar background. UDDwaine's color contrast saves his shots from that fate.

Your lighting appears to be somewhat insufficient and spotty. A light diffuser (tent) is your friend. ;) More light sources and reflectors to create fill light would eliminate a lot of the localization of light. Note that your "nose shot" with more even light distribution on the subject doesn't suffer this condition as much as the shots that were taken from further back. That points again to a diffuser as a solution. At least you didn't use the on-camera flash, which almost inevitably leads to flattening of the subject matter.

Not sure how true-to-life the colors are or if the perceived color shift is due to the background color and/or lighting color, but your shots appears to be shifted toward the yellowish or reddish segment of the spectrum. Setting your camera's white balance with a sheet of white paper can at least get the lighting and the camera in sync as far as the color temp goes.

Do you use or have access to Photoshop or other image manipulation software? Sharpening, contrast enhancement, or color adjustment can get handled post-session with them pretty readily. Most digi-cameras, especially point 'n shoot ones, create a fuzziness in the image that sharpening post-session helps a lot.

HTH.
 
Ed Brown makes some nice stuff.

Here's my 1 of 25 Ed Brown Classic Custom Engraved with one of its safe mates, a snakeskin/satin FSH:


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The crummy photo doesn't begin to show the beauty of either of these keepers.
 
Among my five Ed Brown 1911s, my favorite is my Special Forces Carry:

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My next-favorite is the Kobra Carry, and I have two of 'em.
 
I was actually gonna suggest some Lazza Monkeygrips, but some people are not fans of G10 on guns. I personally owned black horned lizards for my Kimber and my EMP, and loved them. They were very tactile without being overly abrasive, and REALLY set off the stainless and alloy on the two guns.

On top of that, Larry is just a hell of a guy. If you ever have a problem with one of his products, he'll make it right ASAP, and his products are just fantastic.

Yes, his grips are awesome. I had them on all 3 of my 1911s, and just recently put the black and blue grips on my SF.

Here is a pic of my S&W DK 1911 that also has Lazza grips

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Among my five Ed Brown 1911s, my favorite is my Special Forces Carry:

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Awesome pics as usual Ken.

I have been thinking of getting another 1911, and have been back and forth between another Brown or a Wilson. One of the local shops has a Wilson in stock, and it is very tempting. :-)
 
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