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Author Archives: Oleg Volk
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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Tattoo coverup
A friend came over to get picture of a successful coverup of a bad old tattoo with fresh ink.
A formidable man…and his pet predator.
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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
(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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Owls
Preview thumbnails are cropped, click on the photos to see them in great detail.
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.
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.