Nature's great masterpiece
by ubique

Comment by streetpigeon:
Artistic take on this elephant in the wild (or so it seems). It's endearing in its delicacy, light pouring over its body from behind. Bold. I only wish its underbelly and hind legs weren't so dark, but I respect the totality of the photographer's vision. As a matter of fact, I'm broadening my own understanding of the elephant by seeing this, so thanks.

Nature's great masterpiece
by ubique

Comment by insteps:
Glorious light! Another beautiful shot from the bush.

iAfrica
by ubique

Comment by herfotoman:
So much more than the originals. The wildness, the strength, Africa. Marvelous.

leopard tortoise
by ubique

Comment by herfotoman:
We saw about 4 in our 3-day stay. This one is swimming across. Such a powerful illusion.

Mugg & Bean
by ubique

Comment by herfotoman:
Rock art

Nature's great masterpiece
by ubique

Comment by Neat:
Powerful image!

You Are Here
by ubique

Comment by daisydavid:
Firstly, thank you Paul, your eloquence of delivery is always exceptional. I struggle to make a coherent comment as usual, the beer helped until it ran out. I wanted to look at the essay as a whole, so I started with the idea that this is an Escher type work where the words interplay with the pictures, taking turns as to which one was more prominent for a 'now' interpretation. But then I remembered Susan and I wanted more beer and more Susan, and I still want more Paul ;). Never trust the teller, trust the tale.

You Are Here
by ubique

Comment by LevT:
wonderful essay, Paul. Provocative, and therefore thought-provoking. I don't know what I enjoyed more, the words or the photos. I guess both, together, they are too tightly intertwined. I love your "roughhouse" approach to street photography even though it is indeed different from mine. I wanted to take issue with your dismissal of Bresson-Winogrand-Erwitt-documentary photography (which by the way is not really documentary at the core) but I saw that insteps already did it for me, so I'll just second it :). Besides I suspect it was only a half-joking dismissal, after all.

You Are Here
by ubique

Comment by pixelpig:
I enjoyed reading it again. I like illustrated words. I spent the last hour writing a long thing in reaction to it & then deleted it, which was fun. Thanks!

You Are Here
by ubique

Comment by jmritz:
Thanks Paul. A wonderful way to start off the month. Your prose and your images, inspiring.