Africa: Black and White

I really liked all the photos in the power point. My initial reaction was, "Wow, these are really great photos. Detail and cool to look at and everything." Than my reaction was concern for how he got so close to the subjects! These photos are really very amazing, and putting them in black and white simplified them and made them more quiet.

My favorite photo is the Lioness Looking Over Plains, the shot of the lioness, sitting and watching the land before here. The sun is in the sky at about 9 o'clock in the morning, and all you can see is the lioness looking at all the plains, as far as the horizon is, and the cloudy day with the sun shining through. Its my favorite because its simple, but beautiful because of the landscape and its focus on the lioness and her land.

Nick Brandt uses a Pentax 6X7 and a few fast prime lenses, such as 75mm, 105mm, 150mm, and 200mm. He shoots in black and white, usually using a red filter to darken the sky. When Nick Brandt began taking wildlife photos, he took them after completing directing for the filming of a Michael Jackson music video. His purpose however isn't to capture wildlife in its most natural form, but to capture what us human people imagine it to be, in a more cinematic format. His hope is to beginning "drawing attention to the plight of Africa's wildlife." He also says "Its all about the long hours and being terrified to walk away for a second just in case that is the exact moment something great happens."