Photo essay – Reels

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  • Apr 1, 2012 at 9:10 pm #5896
    Avatar photoStu Hastie
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    I recently had the good fortune to have a photo essay published here in NZ in the NZ Fish and Game magazine. I’m still looking foward to having a cover published, but in the meantime this was a good milestone for me.

    Of course any critique good or bad please share with me. I’m always looking for ways to improve. I know I probably could have edited a few of those shots better, and a few are quick grabs in the heat of the moment and very soft. One shot in particular I could have easily improved I guess is the fish with the Shilton, which could have been burnt in some more.

    I hope you all enjoy… 🙂

    Apr 1, 2012 at 11:09 pm #51797
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Beautiful stuff, Stu. Especially that last pre-war Perfect.

    Zach

    Apr 2, 2012 at 9:17 pm #51798
    Adam McDowell
    Member

    Great work Stu! thanks for sharing. I really dig the Abel’s with James’ artwork on them and the brownie with the abel brownie is icing on the cake to me

    Apr 2, 2012 at 9:45 pm #51799
    Avatar photoTim Angeli
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    Great stuff Stu!  

    Apr 3, 2012 at 1:23 am #51800
    Avatar photoStu Hastie
    Member

    Thanks guys. Zach, the old Perfect is a part of a private collection of reels with an estimated value of “a couple of Porsche’s”, and still very much in use today!

    Apr 9, 2012 at 12:58 am #51801
    Avatar photoJoel Thompson
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    Stu, your stuff is brilliant! I can only guess who your Abel reel model was. ::) my personal favorite is the reels all lined up side by side. Great stuff mate!

    Joel

    Apr 11, 2012 at 10:23 am #51802
    Avatar photoSimon Chu
    Member

    Nice – reel porn

    Apr 11, 2012 at 11:51 am #51803
    Avatar photoMike McKeown
    Member

    Thank You! just thank you….

    Apr 12, 2012 at 10:42 pm #51804
    anonymous
    Member

    Great shots…how about a medalist as a tip of the hat to us poor folks! 😉

    Apr 13, 2012 at 1:33 am #51805
    Neal Osborn
    Member

    Very cool Stu!

    Apr 13, 2012 at 10:24 am #51806
    Avatar photoStu Hastie
    Member

    Ha ha, glad you all enjoyed. Most of those Abels on the coffee table were Mr Chu’s. Quite a sight to behold.  🙂
    Joe, my own beat up old SA System2 didn’t make the editors cut, so just for you..

    Apr 13, 2012 at 1:30 pm #51807
    Randy Kadish
    Member

    Wow! Very interesting.
    Randy

    Apr 13, 2012 at 2:58 pm #51808
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Nice.

    What lens are you working with on most of that stuff?

    Apr 13, 2012 at 4:11 pm #51809
    Avatar photoColin M.
    Member

    goodness some great shots there.

    Apr 13, 2012 at 9:08 pm #51810
    anonymous
    Member

    Now we are talkin!

    Apr 14, 2012 at 10:44 am #51811
    Avatar photoStu Hastie
    Member

    Thanks 🙂

    Tim, the majority of that is 17-55 2.8 and also a lot of 100mm macro. I just about always have those two lenses with me on the river as well as 10-22.

    Good spotting Colin 😉

    Apr 20, 2012 at 3:14 am #51812
    trent sizemore
    Member

    Great images, especially the second one.

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