Can you say SHE-PIG ???

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And no... I ain't talkin' bout ANGI3

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Some of you may have seen the pics last night, but obviously others didn't.....

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Honest, it was NOT meant to be a tease.... they sort of just "mysteriously" disappeared....

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So here they are again.....

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ROLL 'EM....



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Every time one of these threads gets posted, the resounding theme from the guys posting is that their taxidermy man is the $hit, and the pics just DON'T do the replica justice. I always chimed in, "Nice fish!" but somewhere deep in the back of my mind, I was really thinking, "OK OK... yeah, whatever."

Well now that I've got mine in hand, I can honestly say, "The pics just DON'T do the replica justice." There's just no way to capture the subtlety of detail and depth of color that goes into the artist's handiwork....at least not in a single digital image. The variety of lighting conditions... indoor vs outdoor, direct vs indirect, backlight vs no backlight, flash vs no flash... either accentuates or hides certain features of the artwork.

Here's a small sampling of EXACTLY what I am talking about. You get a very different impression of the very same artwork in each pic.

The first three pics show the same composition in ambient light outdoors vs ambient light indoors vs flash indoors.

The next two are composed from an "upshot" perspective to show off the posturing of the ventral fins and accentuate the fish's tremendous girth, ambient light indoors vs out. The size of the pectoral fin is exaggerated since it projects out most toward the camera. Does this composition scream "MEGA-hen" or what?

The next two are tight headshots taken in ambient light indoors vs out.

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She's awesome, Doc!



Crap. Can't wait until my steelhead comes home. You and Keith are killing me. Soon......

Congrats Francis, very very nice indeed. Can't wait to see that baby in person.

Steve

B E Utiful.

SICK!!!
Steve is yours done?

quick............. put her back in the pond before she die's!.........















Beauitful!..............Art Work!............

Very nice!!! Id be proud to put that on my mantel!!!!

Why is everybody oogling over her she is just a CHINARK!!!

Seriously though...she is absolutely beautiful!!!

CM

nice job put that one on the head piece

She's a hottie Doc! I bet she'll make you smile every time you look her way no matter how many years go by....

it looks ok i guess...







no but seriously, it looks very nice! im jealous.

Yeah Doc, I have been trying to take pictures of mine for a while and they all come out different. For one thing they always have too much reflection in my den, and the wall is too dark for the mount in my opinion.

BTW....love how the eyes were done on yours!

Like you said....pictures don't do our fish justice.

Here you go Mavrick, give me a call sometime.

Steve

That brown...item...laying on the base....

It just pinch a big nasty fish loaf right as it was mounted?

Very nice Doc, Great replica!
Where are you going to put it? I think it would look great sitting on a lower wood table, like 30" tall, to keep the base visible, ....it's really nice too.

Congrats.

Awesome! Would be sick sitting in a glass topped table mount. Simply a beautiful job where ever she sits.

Peace

Amazing !!!!

Sweet! The memory of this fish and the events surrounding it will be a wonderful memory for you Doc!

Way KooL mount Doc!

Beezer