{W/NW}: New stuff 14

Got new stuff? Let's see it.<p>

This week I'm taking a breather from Indian stuff in exchange for trying

something...well...a little different. Still in the rangefinder spirit, of

course...albeit in the very narrow range from 100mm to 400mm.

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A few of the close bird pics are terrific, especially the pelican pics. Not so much on

the others..

Thanks, guys. I was inspired by <a href="http://www.nickbrandt.com">Nick Brandt's</a> book "On This Earth" - easily one of the best books on Wildlife photography that I've come across, and anyone with the slightest interest in the subject ought to take a serious look at. The dude spent four years in Africa for the book. I spent a little over four hours to get these shots. Hope it shows. <p>

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<< ... Really humanizes them ... >> <p>

Yes, it does. And this is a reason Brandt's work is both praised and criticized.

But I like the the giraffe photos, too. If this means I'm guilty of anthropomorphism, so be it. <p>

Where were you, Nels ? <p>

My photo isn't brand new, but was taken this summer at Kruger Natl Park in South Africa.<p>

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Michael, I wasn't aware someone criticized Brandt's wildlife work. Could you please provide a link. I'm all the more in awe of his work considering that he shot most (almost all?) of it with a medium format film camera using a wide angle lens, getting very close to these animals. His "exploding elephant" shot is a superb example of what he achieved with this approach. His post-processing is also quite remarkable. He scans his film and does all his processing in PS.<p>

I was in the desert of San Diego, the Wild Animal Park.<p>

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Good to see some colors.<p>

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Don't have a link on that, Nels. I heard the comment during an interview of Brandt, and it was incorporated into the question he was being asked. It was along the lines of: <p>

"Your work has come in for criticism by those who say ..... "<p>

And Brandt handled it very well -- not at all defensively, as I recall -- by saying that he agreed with those who believe that some of his photos might prompt viewers to attribute human characteristics to the animals.<p>

That's all I remember, and candidly, I just don't recall whether I saw that interview on a tv program such "Sunday Morning" (CBS) or what. Fast google search didn't help me locate it either. <p>

I think Brandt's excellent. And I think some of the amimals have a personality -- or in this case, as one of my old college roommates would say: <p>

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Not personality, but rather "dogonality"</center>