Getting close can harm the animals. It may give away their location to predators or prey, cause stress, disrupt feeding and lead to abandonment of nests or young.
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > You should read this month's Lenswork interview with Nick Grant regarding > > his wildlife photos from Africa. He uses a Pentax 6x7 camera and gets in > > CLOSE. Patience and a tolerance for letting the world do as it might is > > essential. His wildlife photos are the only ones I've seen in recent > > years that really do the subject justice, to my eye. All these "fit a > > 600mm telephoto and bang a hundred shots off in 10 seconds" pictures are > > boring. His technique allows the intimate expression of the animals to > > surface. > > So I had to check out Nick Grant.. errr Brandt to see what he's all about. > http://www.nickbrandt.com/ > > I agree with you about getting close to the subjects and I try to do this in > my own nature (bird) photography. After looking at Brandt's photos, I must > say that you and I have VERY different ideas about photography and "doing > the subjects justice" I don't like his technique at all. I hate the soft > edges; it reminds me of glamour photos with a soft filter/lens. The soft > focus (or post processing; whatever it is) ruins otherwise very nice > closeups/portraits. I DO like the framing and composition of his wider > shots. In my opinion he is trying too hard to make his photos look > "vintage" and that bothers me; it isn't "genuine" and it makes it look like > he is trying to be something that he is not. Except for the wide shots > showing the animals and the sweeping vistas of their environment, it doesn't > (in my opinion) do them any justice. > > Christian > >
