Africa & Abandoned Theme Parks

AFRICA

1. I was impressed by Nick Brandt's photographs and how he was able to get so close to the animals. I was quite surprised by the amount of time he would wait to take one photo. Eighteen days, in my opinion, is a very very long time to wait to take a photo. But, this goes to show that he is a good photographer and will wait for just the right moment to capture an image.

3. This photo shows cheetahs gathered around each other, I'm guessing a family. This is one of my favorite photos because it shows the dominance of the cheetahs in their surroundings.

4. Simplicity is used in this photo. I know this because there is nothing distracting in the background, it is just a solid color.

5. Brandt uses a Pentax 67 camera with a fixed lens. This is important because when using a fixed lens, there is no zoom. Brandt believes that being close to the animals makes a difference in the photo.

6. Brandt takes these photos to simply just show their state of being and that they exist.

7. He hopes that from taking these photos, he can show people just how amazing these animals are. As they begin to die off, he likes to capture their beauty.

8. "I'm not interested in creating work that is simply documentary or filled with action and drama, which has been the norm in the photography of animals in the wild. What I am interested in is showing the animals simply in the state of being—before, in the wild at least, they cease to exist."

ABANDONED THEME PARKS

1. I would like to visit Spreepark in Berlin, Germany. I would want to go here because there appears to be a lot of color for it being abandoned. There is a lot of forest surrounding it which I feel could be a good element for making the photos look older. Along with that, it also has lots of large objects which would photograph well against all the brush.

3. Unusual places interesting to photographers: abandoned library, inside a cave, old stadium, old airports, or an old bowling alley. 

5. I think it would be fun to take photos at abandoned libraries because they are usually so organized and clean. All the books are put up on the shelves, and now they are not. Their scattered along the floor. I think I could get overview shots. Along with close up detailed ones of the old books. 

6. To take photos at an abandoned library, I don't think it would be very hard. I'm guessing there would be one in the US and I could just fly there to take the pictures. As for equipment, I would probably use just need a zoom lens for some up close shots.