Hand

'Hand' - 1986                                                                                                                                                                     snake

When all the preparations to ensure good woods-man-ship are realized, hunting strategies planned and sound exercises in the techniques of bow and arrow shooting are complete, the bowhunter (with luck) may be in position with a whitetail deer presenting itself for the hunter to shoot.  The moment of truth is that split second when aiming and releasing the bowstring to send the arrow, merge together, causing the projectile to hit the exact mark that was aimed, ensuring a quick, humane kill of the prey.

After years of studying aesthetic compositions, whether abstract or symmetrical, the photographer learns what elements work within the rectangular format to discern what works and what does not work, artistically, as a visually harmonious picture.  The decisive moment is the split second in time when the eye of the artist sees and recognizes elements of the world, in time, merging together within the camera's viewfinder and clicking the shutter when all the objects fit in unison, in the critical happening to capture the shot.