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Quote: Originally Posted by Dan Henderson As you say, he is achieving his vision using his method, and that is alright with me. Dan Hey Dan, no worries, it just seemed like some people were drawing their knives in anticipation of a fight . no worries, I wasn't pointing anything at you or anyone else, just stating what I personally observed. -Dan

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielStone I like Brandt's work, well, at least his work before this latest book, which I haven't seen yet. but I beg to ask the question: "Would you think any different of him, or his images, if he told you he printed them in the darkroom, with an enlarger that allowed him to have movements, like some of the DeVere/Durst models did, so you could throw things out of focus/shallow...

And for those who have not visited the gallery, the XA4 photos are not fuzzy. They are nice and sharp. Most have a limited plane of focus so it is apparent that he is actively using the scale focus.

Thanks this great.

Suzanne. I was a big fan of his work until I learned that most of his post processing was done in photoshop and that he prints digitally. I saw it for the first time in 2006 from an article in Black and White Magazine. I was relatively new to photography at the time and could not tell the difference between a hybrid and traditional print. I was naive and thought that since he was in Black and White Magazine and was using an Pentax 67 ll that...

They are striking portraits of the animals to be sure, and as images, far more interesting than the straight documentary (with the possible exception of Nick Nichols work) found in the pages of National Geographic or, say, National and International Wildlife Magazines , but there is something that simply feels false to me about the work. I haven't read the opening narrative, and perhaps he expressed better in words the animals emotions...

I too do not fault anyone for their methods.

A couple of issues with some prior posts: 1) Its not whether the prints and/or book are printed digitally, its whether digital manipulation was done that refutes the very purpose of Brandt's series. If Brandt is trying to show the dwindling numbers of wild animals, then adding some elephants to a herd undermines his thesis. He could start with same picture in 1st or 2nd book with added elephants, then remove the additions for the 3rd. But...

Sure glad I brought my model 39 then mike

Holy cow. Thank you for this one. I can't believe that I've never seen this... Happy holidays back at cha' Tom