Africa Animals

1. On your blog post your reactions to what you read and what you saw. How about 3-4 sentences. My reaction to the photos was how amazing and incredible they looked. The article was touching and sad when he explained how every day that goes by the problems seem to become greater. The article and photos were astonishing. 
2. Do a google image search for Nick Brandt, find your favorite photo and post it on your blog.

3. Describe it and tell me why its your favorite. I love just how simple the background is and how it focuses up on the baby elephant and the mom elephant. It is so amazing it almost looks 

4. What rules of photography are evident in the photos you selected, be sure to explain the rule to me?  I would mostly see this as simplicity because it is focused on the elephants with a simple background. It could also be balance because they are all lined up so you can see the depth between them.

Do a google/wikipedia search for Nick Brandt

5. What kind of camera and lens does he use and why is this important? He says that he doesn't want to use a telephoto lens because he doesn't just want to take a picture of the animal by a shrub he wants to see the landscape and sky as much as possible. He uses a Pentax 67ll  with a black and white film.

6. What is his reason for taking these photos? He said that he gets pulled every time he goes places where there are beautiful animals and also he wants to show that the world  and us is becoming an effect to all animals.

7. What is his hope by taking these type of photos? He wants the world to know that we are becoming a threat to the animals and wants the world to know how beautiful they are.

8. Find something he has to say about Africa, and post the quote on your blog. "Where to begin? Every year, every month, the problems seem to grow ever greater, ever more complex and ever more intertwined with one another."