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| '3 Crossed Legs' - 1986 snake |
the fine art of bowhunting
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
October 30, 2012
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October 23, 2012
Self Portrait 4
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| '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
October 21, 2012
October 20, 2012
October 19, 2012
Hat
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| '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
October 17, 2012
October 16, 2012
October 15, 2012
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October 13, 2012
October 12, 2012
October 11, 2012
Homage
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| '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.
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