Smith & Bresson Club

Smith & Bresson Club
Smith & Bresson Club - I was inspired to create the Smith & Bresson Club for photography by the Pope and Young Club, which is for bowhunters. There are certain requirements, which a bow kill needs to satisfy in order to qualify for acceptance in the Pope and Young Club. The criteria to be accepted in the Smith & Bresson club will be based on my own subjective view of my work, which I will score. In short, those photographs that are part of this club will be my best work and those pieces, which would be part of an exhibition. Any photos that meet this criteria, will be marked by a small skull icon. To view the documentary THE BLUE WHITETAIL, go to the following website; http//:filmfreeway.com/873363 or click on the Smith & Bresson logo above.

October 31, 2012

3 Crossed Legs

'3 Crossed Legs' - 1986                                                                                                                                                   snake

October 30, 2012

Plaid & Leather

'Plaid & Leather' - 1991                                                                                                                                                  snake

October 29, 2012

Dresses

'Dresses' - 1986                                                                                                                                                                    snake

October 28, 2012

Knitting

'Knitting' - 1986                                                                                                                                                              snake

October 27, 2012

Shadowy Chair

'Shadowy Chair' - 1986                                                                                                                                                   snake

October 26, 2012

Thunderbird

'Thunderbird' - 1983                                                                                                                                                         snake

October 25, 2012

Around the Corner

'Around the Corner' - 1991                                                                            snake

October 24, 2012

Traffic Ahead

'Traffic Ahead' - 1986                                                                                                                                                      snake

October 23, 2012

Self Portrait 4

'Self Portrait 4' - 1986                                                                                                                                                           snake

Whitetail Does. A field full of does can be an exciting site during the season, especially when mature bucks are not on the hunting agenda. Does can be tricky though…with their eyes, ears and (worst of all) noses, everywhere…seeing, hearing and smelling just about everything. Drawing a bow can be a precarious undertaking, as the slightest movement or sound will cause those whitetails to flag and the doe group to scatter.

October 22, 2012

Wall & Window 4

'Wall & Window 4' - 1986                                                                                                                                                 snake

October 21, 2012

Water Trail

'Water Trail' - 1991                                                                                        snake

October 20, 2012

Cap

'Cap' - 1986                                                                                                                                                                     snake

October 19, 2012

Hat

'Hat' - 1986                                                                                                                                                                        snake

Location. In order to kill a heavy antlered, mature buck, a bowhunter must hunt where these animals live.  Iowa, Kansas, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin are a few places that hold the biggest trophy whitetails and if you want to take a Pope and Young buck, these are optimal states (and provinces) to hunt. 

To take good pictures, a photographer should try to find the best subjects.  Greece is a place that lends itself to black and white photography with its unique topography, crisp light and a people, notoriously full of character. 

An Iowa farm and a Greek village…with their many ‘trophies’… who knew they had so much in common?

October 18, 2012

Get Down Tonight

'Get Down Tonight' - 1986                                                                                                                                              snake

October 17, 2012

Cupboards Portrait

'Cupboards Portrait' - 1986                                                                                                                                               snake

October 16, 2012

Self Portrait 3

'Self Portrait 3' - 2012                                                                                                                                                      snake

October 15, 2012

Tepee

'Tepee' - 1991                                                                                                                                                                    snake

October 14, 2012

No Pictures

'No Pictures' - 1991                                                                                                                                                       snake

October 13, 2012

Hiding

'Hiding' - 1986                                                                                                                                                             snake

October 12, 2012

Street Sweeping

'Street Sweeping' - 1986                                                                                                                                                  snake

October 11, 2012

Homage

'Homage' - 2012                                                                                                                                                            snake




Homage. When I bowhunt, I usually go alone. The only time I really need help from a friend is to drag a  deer to the pick-up truck after a successful hunt. The same is true when I photograph. I usually shoot alone but on occasion, I have prowled the streets with a friend.

This photograph is an homage to one of my best friends, in that the composition is similar to a photograph he took when we were ‘bowhunting’ on a trip to Italy, in 1981. My friend set up a ‘tree stand’, near a sign with diverging arrows, indicating a fork in the road up ahead. He ‘hunted’ the spot near that sign for days. I was fortunate enough to be in the vicinity when everything came together … as 2 old men, both with canes and stooped shoulders, passed each other, going in opposite directions, right underneath the sign with the arrows, going in opposite directions. It was one of my friend’s greatest  ‘trophies’.

In the end, the hard work of scouting and persistence paid off.