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SWAT team sniper at the ready
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Chuckysphotography--EK
June 28, 2019
I've used this angle several times myself. The largest weapon pointed at me was a 75mm sherman tanks muzzle
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photograph was taken at a Colorado SWAT Training GroundTime
The photo was taken approximately 30 minutes prior to sunsetLighting
I waited until the lighting was correct prior to taking the photo. To me, lighting is the most important element of a great photograph.Equipment
Canon EOS 1DX Mark ii, Canon 70-200 2.8 lensInspiration
I was given the opportunity to take pictures of a wide variety of SWAT training activities. Explosive door charges, flash bangs, live automatic weapon firing. This photograph was at the end of the day and I was able to work together with the sniper in order to create the shot. I intentionally made the sniper's eyes the focal point of the photograph instead of the gun, which I believe made the image much more dynamic.Editing
Perfectly ClearIn my camera bag
Canon 1DX Mark ii, Canon 24-105mm, Canon 70-200mm, Canon 100-400mm, Canon 400mmFeedback
Take your time when given an opportunity to take a unique shot such as this. It is difficult to gain access to a situation where your subject is a well trained sniper. I believe that he understood given his craft that it would take time to get the shot correct.