AZDirtNap,
How about showing a bit of class and some common frickin' sense?
Too much to ask?
I realize that people have different levels of confidence with certain shots, difference sense of humor, etc. but what you posted here is pure BS. I wont judge you on your shot selection, although a vast majority would. What I question is why do you have to post it?
Look at the title of your thread...AZ Buck head shot...you wanted the attention and you've gotten it. It wasnt about the great buck you killed, it was about YOU showing off about the shot you made. Save that chit for someone who cares. If you cant handle that, I suggest you keep your crap pictures to yourself.
What reaction did you think you'd get from those pictures?
I've been hunting for a very long time and I've taken several thousand pictures over the years. The range of those pictures is everything from pics of animals hanging in the garage, to blood all over them, to animals in backs of trucks, to what I'd consider magazine quality field photos. I regret not taking better photos early on of some of the animals I took. I realize that I could have, and should have, taken some simple steps to get much, much better photos. I routinely make sure that most of the blood is not visible in photos, tounges arent hanging out, and that I take pictures in the field. Its not that much more work to do it right.
I personally dont find it in good taste to post pictures of animals in the backs of trucks, with excessive blood all over them, tounges hanging out, arrows hanging out of them, etc.
Theres a learning curve to taking quality photos and I now go to great lengths to get good pictures...and I do so for obvious reasons. I want tasteful photos that show respect to the animals and respect for the hunt itself. I can assure you that I could have EASILY taken much more tasteful photos of that great buck you killed.
It just makes sense to temper your photos and realize that what you post on a public message board is going to be fair game to everyone...one picture is worth a thousand words...something you must have forgotten about.
I hope you've learned something here, but from your tone I suspect you have not...good luck with that.
Oh, and heres a couple photos for some reference on what you can accomplish with a couple minutes of time.
This buck was a bloody mess after I shot him. I cleaned most of the blood off with a spare game bag...much better pictures than if I wouldnt have taken the time to clean him up:
http://photos.imageevent.com/buzzandpat/muledeer/websize/IMG_1451.JPG[img]
Another example is the elk I killed a few years ago...notice how just placing a bow in the second photo to hide the entry hole/blood makes a much more appealing photo...again just two seconds of time cleaned up that photo. I also removed the arrow from the elk as well.
[img]http://photos.imageevent.com/buzzandpat/elkhunting/websize/553.JPG