Ok, I'll limit this to some of my whitetails.
Couple of the "rules" for hero pics I like to follow:
1. Display the animal to his best advantage...but don't get crazy. The fish eye lens closeup that makes his rack look 4 ft wide tends to be over the top and turn me off. If he was big enough for you to shoot you don't need to try to inflate him too much.
2. Take PLENTY of pictures - should be a no-brainer with digital.
3. Take some flash pictures - even in the daylight - the pics I end up liking best are virtually always fill-flashed.
4. Take pics in the field prior to field dressing if possible - they turn out much better.
5. Almost forgot...the ANIMAL is the focal point of the picture, not the hunter - keep this in mind and when you set up the pic center the animal in the shot.
OK....here goes....
Ohio 1991 (my last year of High School
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Ohio 1994:
Iowa 1999 (Post LASIK surgery):
These were "point and shoot" film pics...back in the day of "take 2 rolls and hope for 1 good picture".