Author Archives: Oleg Volk

Violin player.

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Fashionista.

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Bright eyes in low light.

Sigma 50/1.4 lens may be both heavy and expensive, but it performs very well in extremely low light.

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Border conflict among grackles.

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“My, what big eyes you have!”

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Jeff, freedom fighter

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Bright sari.

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Tattoo coverup

A friend came over to get picture of a successful coverup of a bad old tattoo with fresh ink.

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Wise yet playful.

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A formidable man…and his pet predator.

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A Houston teenager

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My barber Jerry

In his sixty years, Jerry has never been a fan of his portraits. The first picture I took of him illustrated his attitude towards the process quite clearly. A few minutes later, he was in a better mood for pictures. … Continue reading

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Emilee

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(One) light stand, self-propelled, voice-directed.

Including spouses or significant others in the photo shoot usually improves the results. People often relax better, and there’s always the option of asking the helpers to elicit a mood or a particular emotion from the model.

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Summer dreams.

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Owls

Preview thumbnails are cropped, click on the photos to see them in great detail.

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Prague skylines.

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One of many friendly people I met in Slovakia

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ARAQ47 from Slovakia

This is an AR10 receiver mated to a short stroke piston upper. It uses standard AK magazines. Not sure when it will become available in the US because of 1989 import restriction rules.

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Neat new designs from Grand Power (Slovakia)

We will likely see all of these in the US in some form or another. A .22 Stribog, a long-barreled rimfire pistol, and a tilt-barrel 9mm compatible with Glock magazines but more ergonomic.

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