Africa

1. I read about a photographer who went into Africa to get pictures of animals in their natural environment. I was surprised about how patient the photographer was with the photos, waiting 17 days to capture a photo of the lion. That sounds like an achievement. Nether the less the photos he took were pretty impressive, about how close he was able to get to some of the animals.

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3. I really like this photo not only because of the content but also because of respect to the photographer for sitting there 17 days waiting for a perfect shot. I like this photo because of how good the lightning is and the simplicity of the photo.

4. Rule of thirds, the lion is in the middle left segment of the photo. Avoiding merges, no body limbs are cut off. Simplicity, the subject is clear.

5. The camera lens that Nick Brandt uses is a Pentax 67 camera lens which he modified. This is important to his photos because it creates a soft focus and a tilt shift effect.

6. His reason for taking these photos is to take pictures of animals in Africa in their natural environment and condition. Also he hopes to persuade people not to kill these animals and try to keep them alive, because THEY ARE SLOWLY DIEING OFF!

7. His hope for taking these photos is to persuade people not to kill these animals and try to keep them alive. And to keep memory of them.

8. In 2005 ivory cost $400 a kilogram. Today, it is $6,000 a kilo. As a result, about 10 percent of Africa's elephant population is killed every year, about 30,000 elephants a year.