Africa

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     I loved how Nick Brandt described his fascination with wildlife. I also agree with his point of view on photographing wild animals, "I'm not interested in creating work that is simply documentary or filled with action and drama, which has been the norm in the photography of animals in the wild. What I am interested in is showing the animals simply in the state of being..." He explains that photographers don't need to produce an image showing how fast or how aggressive and animal is, but how the beautiful animal is at its most simple state.

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     I like this photo because it is in great focus, and shows that even though the elephant isn't doing anything, it is still beautiful. 

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     The rule of photography evident in this image is definitely simplicity because there is one main subject, and the background is very simple. Also, the photo is very balanced because the subject is in the middle and each side of the photo is identical. Lastly, there are many lines evident such ad the horizon line, the hills, where the ground and the dirt meet, and where the dirt and the water meet. 

     

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     Nick Brandt uses a Pentax 67II with two lenses. He doesn't use a telephoto lens because he wants to capture not just the animal, but the landscape and sky too. He also doesn't use a zoom because he wants to get close and personal to the animal and with nature.

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     He takes the photos because he wants to show/document the beautiful animals in their natural and most simple state.

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     He hopes to capture the beauty of these animals to show the world how magnificent they are. Also, to help persuade people to change their cruelty ways and help protect the wildlife rather than destroy it. 

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     "There is something profoundly iconic, mythological even, about the animals of East and southern Africa. There is also something deeply, emotionally stirring and affecting about the plains of Africa—those vast, green rolling plains punctuated by graphically perfect acacia trees under the huge skies." Nick Brandt expresses his amazement by Africa, and describes everything he loves about it.