Deer and Ducks by Dave Wyman

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09-NOV-2004

Deer and Ducks

After leaving Canyon de Chlley, we stopped to watch a deer, which in turn watched us, along the highway between the communities of Chinle and Lukachukai.

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Phil Douglis		01-Aug-2007 20:17
A wonderful image. So what if it is derivative? All photography is derivative. Cartier-Bresson said there are no new ideas in photography, only new ways of looking at old ideas. I am sure your friend's image was unique in its own way, and so is this one -- there is a wonderful scence of scale incongruity to it. This is more of a landscape than an animal portrait -- the animal provides a sense of place and adds to its majesty. I made a photo of a Puku foraging at dawn in Zambia that is similar in intent, but not in content. It's athttp://www.pbase.com/pnd1/image/55194184/original Your image has much greater scale incongruity. Mine, made in near darkness, is based on abstraction and mood.

Tim May		05-Dec-2004 18:29
Sometimes photos move into the realm of painterly - this one does - there is a stillness here that emanates from the image.

Dave Wyman		24-Nov-2004 09:11
Tom, Thanks for your comments. More than 11 years ago a friend showed me his photograph of an antelope standing next to a small lake. As in this picture, the antelope was just a small part of the entire scene, silhouetted against the water. I've been on the lookout for this photo ever since. I don't think I've quite found one as good as my friends, and this one is derivative, but that's for me what can make photography so interesting - we can build on the visions of other photographers, and never stop looking for the next good photograph. Dave

Tom Talbot		24-Nov-2004 06:09
I can only repeat my comments from the previous photo . Wish I'd been there. Tom

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