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| 'Nesting 1' - 2015 snake |
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| 'Nesting 2' - 2015 snake |
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| 'Nesting 3' - 2015 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.
December 31, 2015
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December 22, 2015
8 Pt. Snake
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| '8 Pt. Snake 2' - 2015 Arunas Pauliukonis |
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| '8 Pt. Snake 1' - 2015 Arunas Pauliukonis |
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| '8 Pt. Snake 3' - 2015 Arunas Pauliukonis |
2015 Hunting Season. I was lucky enough to kill this mature whitetail buck that grosses just under 140 Pope & Young inches, however, this was a bittersweet season. I also killed a whitetail doe two weeks earlier, so with both of these animals, I have plenty of venison for the year. Unfortunately, I missed three other does after killing the first two deer because I had not been practicing shooting as the season was progressing. When using a recurve bow or longbow to hunt, one must continuously practice shooting to maintain muscle memory to consistently hit your mark. I missed the three deer that were standing from five to twelve yards away. Hopefully that won't happen in 2016.
I shoot a Bear Kodiak Magnum bow at 50 lbs. My arrows are GrizzlyStik Momentum 450. My broadheads are Ashby 315 grain heads.
December 21, 2015
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Yianni 2 & 3
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| 'Yianni 3' - 2012 snake |
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| 'Yianni 2' - 1986 snake |
WHITETAIL BUCKS A whitetail deer is generally aged in 1/2 year increments because most are born in the Spring and six months later, in the Fall, their fawn spots have disappeared and are legally 'huntable' at six months old. If the deer survives to the next year's hunting season (Fall) it will be 1 1/2 years old, then 2 1/2 the following year and so on. A mature deer is at 4 1/2 years of age.
I first photographed Yianni in 1986 when he was about ten years old. In 2012, Yianni is about 36 years old, a mature man or...a mature whitetail buck.
December 18, 2015
White Pipe Dress
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| 'White Pipe Dress' - 1986 snake |
END OF THE SEASON. I have concluded my posting of the images I have from my photographing Greece in 1986. I lived there for almost a year and shot over 100 rolls of film. I have edited the photographs and have posted the ones I believe represent my photographic quest best. My 'quiver of arrows' for this period have been put away and perhaps I will in the future re-examine this portfolio and post some images I may have over looked. But for now, this hunting season is over.
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