Airsoft

cargo · 6 Jul 2017

Hi all.

I took these photos the other night. Ian was trying out this camouflage gear he had recently purchased. I amnot into this sort of thing but it was great to take the photos. I bought some of these smoke grenades along to have a play around with and see if we could get any images.

All/any comments/feedback is welcomed.

Gaz
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There are a few more on my flickr. If it is your type of thing.

Orangecroc · 6 Jul 2017

Love the first two shots!

Nostromo · 6 Jul 2017

I like #1, the light has given a nice triangle effect. I would remove the small purple light from the left hand side of his face.
For me #2 works better that #4 and #5. It just has a better look and feel.

Having said all of that, if I'd taken them, I'd be happy

dancook · 6 Jul 2017

I like #3, by the time your eyes focus on the subject (due to camo) you get the feeling like it's already too late..

Pitter · 7 Jul 2017

These are a lot of fun.

Digitalmemories · 7 Jul 2017

Great images, really like #1, looks like the cover of a computer game!

cargo · 7 Jul 2017

Orangecroc said:
Love the first two shots!

Thanks Ben

Nostromo said:
Having said all of that, if I'd taken them, I'd be happy

Thanks Dominic

dancook said:
you get the feeling like it's already too late..

Never thought of it like that but as I read your reply it felt spot on.
Thanks for stopping by.

Pitter said:
These are a lot of fun.

Thanks they were very fun to shoot. All a bit chaotic as you don't get long with the smoke.

Digitalmemories said:
Great images, really like #1, looks like the cover of a computer game!

Thanks. Yes I too thought it had that type of feel to it.

Gaz

johnnypanic · 7 Jul 2017

Wonderful set of images. Number 1 would be my favourite.

Perhaps strangely, I don't like the last one, probably because I can see the eye and it doesn't seem to fit in well with the others.

cargo · 7 Jul 2017

johnnypanic said:
Wonderful set of images. Number 1 would be my favourite.

Thanks John. I liked that one too.

johnnypanic said:
Perhaps strangely, I don't like the last one, probably because I can see the eye and it doesn't seem to fit in well with the others.

It's good to know what people see and feel when viewing an image

Gaz

ABTog · 8 Jul 2017

Great creative use of light and smoke.
No 1 is my favourite, the composition, the position of the light and the smoke are great. No 4 is also strong, the different colours in the smoke work well.

cargo · 8 Jul 2017

ABTog said:
No 1 is my favourite

Me too !

Thanks Alistair

I appreciate you stopping by and leaving your thoughts on these.

Gaz

juggler · 10 Jul 2017

I really like #1 & #3. They have the strongest story element. The others are perfectly nicely done but a bit odd - in the sense that you can perfectly see someone in camouflage, a peculiar contradiction.

cargo · 10 Jul 2017

Hi Simon. Thanks for stopping by.

juggler said:
you can perfectly see someone in camouflage, a peculiar contradiction.

Funny you should say that as whilst driving home all excited after the chaos of running around in smoke. I had a little thought along those very lines. Especially in the ones like image number 3. We took quite a few in and around bushes/trees and it just passed me by that in most photos I should have been taking wider views rather than close ups.

Gaz

mattd85 · 14 Jul 2017

3 and 4 for me.

I think 3 would have worked really well with the smoke.

cargo · 14 Jul 2017

mattd85 said:
I think 3 would have worked really well with the smoke.

Thanks Matt.

I can see how that would work

Gaz