Thanks to all who replied with comments. I appreciate the input. Bruce is absolutely right on with his photos of the gun which shows close ups that are informative and clearly depict what he is trying to show the viewer. Excellent photos of a beautiful gun. Now just think of the same photos but with a green or orange tinge, out of focus and with the receiver appearing as it it was sitting at the end of your driveway in the shade while the photo was taken. The candid photos of the family Parker were great as candid photos of the hosts and owners of the shotgun. However if the subject matter was to be of the old gun then photos similar to the one posted by Bruce would have been a lot better in my opinion. The photo of the receiver held in open hands would have been much better had the gun been set on a table. John is exactly right in his view of why I submitted my post. I thought while writing that my intentions would be abundantly clear. Guess not. Obviously some were offended and that was not my intention. Others maybe assumed it was specially submitted for them personally and in reality my post was not for any one person but for the many who have no idea what an informative photo is, lighting, composition. Trust me folks, I have been taking photos for over 50 years and still look at a photo, some right here in PGCA land and marvel at how that photographer got such a beautiful shot. I was just offering suggestions.
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