A few from the desert.

scotthofferphotography

Took these with point and shoot camera in the desert. I have edited with photoshop the best I can.





















More to come.. keep watching this thread.. there will be pics on multiple pages.

Bryce Wilson

Point and shoot?

Makes me wonder why I bought a "fancy" camera now.:D

Great stuff!!!

Oh, and...

HooAh!

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Thanks Bryce

Vinceh

Love them, especially 1, the Abrams, the Apache and the group shot.

My 12 year old son is wondering what type of assault rifle in the 1st pic?

Vince

scotthofferphotography

Its an M4 with a rail system, a peq-2 laser, a leaf sight, a acog sight, a 203 grenade launcher, and a flashlight.
Thank you for the comments. The picture of the apache is one of the only times you will see it photographed actually loaded for full combat.

D3Sshooter

Hmmm, of course interesting topics. However I see a lot of cuts that should not have been cuts. A few steps more backward would have taken care of that.
The manipulation is not what I would apply by these pictures. It makes it to cartoonish. I would have gone for B&W to create some drama.
For the rest it was interesting to look at.

scotthofferphotography

Thanks for your awesome comments D3. I shot these with a point and shoot and done the best I could while stationed in Iraq.

Foques

I love these!
Thank you for your service. Please, stay safe.

zoomer

Good stuff, thanks for posting.

kdog

Powerful images. Keep 'em coming.

dbveto

Awesome shots I love them all. What point ans shot takes pictures like those?

A Huge Thanks for your service

BrettDeutsch

Great shots. Although I agree that the post-production isn't exactly to my taste, you did a superb job of it. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

anonymouscuban

Of all these photos, I think I love #3 the most. It's quite a powerful photo. This type of physical closeness is something you don't see from American men. It really shows the bond that these men have with one another. Also shows how we humans need companionship in moments when we are vulnerable and scared. The friendship this photo depicts reminds me a lot of friendships I had as a young boy. Very very cool. Thank you so much for sharing these and also for your service. Deeply appreciated. Please stay safe and please share more.

FlyNavy

Wow!!! Very powerful photos. Well done and thank you for your service.

scotthofferphotography

Thank you all for your comments. I will post more as I upload them, some of them were taken with an olympus until it broke, then they were taken with a Sony.

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WHat is unique about the photo above, is the little boy had his arms cut off by whom he says was Saddam himself. He says his father stole bread from Saddam to feed his family when he was about 6 months old, his father was a servant, and rather then be punished and not able to work, Saddam cut off the little boys arms and made the hand cuffed father watch as his punishment. The little boy wanted to take a photo with an American Soldier who was here to give his freedom back and the only way he could get revenge on Saddam was by having a photo taken with his enemy.

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