Lol, I have one trophy pic from my Botswana hunt, with me standing next to downed game, rifle held in the African carry position. I had held it that way at the suggestion of the PH, who was excellent at creating good trophy shots. He was cognizant of sun position, harsh shadows, composition, etc. and said it would look good. Since I had, at a minimum, a couple dozen pics of each animal taken I went along with it. I recall thinking how difficult it was to maintain control of where the muzzle was pointing, especially with several trackers and the driver all milling about in the immediate vicinity.
Come to examine the shots and dang it all if that weren't the best one, without any blinking or awkward facial contortions or background clutter or other imperfections. It became my main pic of that animal...but I felt a bit silly posing for it and still a feel a bit silly when I look at it...
I also vividly recall watching the two main trackers one morning loading up the truck to head out. One was carrying a cooler. The other had my rifle over his shoulder and a big bag of gear in the other hand; he was walking directly behind the first tracker and had the muzzle trained on the lead guy's head virtually the whole time. Yikes...
Come to examine the shots and dang it all if that weren't the best one, without any blinking or awkward facial contortions or background clutter or other imperfections. It became my main pic of that animal...but I felt a bit silly posing for it and still a feel a bit silly when I look at it...
I also vividly recall watching the two main trackers one morning loading up the truck to head out. One was carrying a cooler. The other had my rifle over his shoulder and a big bag of gear in the other hand; he was walking directly behind the first tracker and had the muzzle trained on the lead guy's head virtually the whole time. Yikes...
