thephotosocietyのインスタグラム(thephotosociety) - 7月6日 10時53分

Photo by @momatiukeastcott /@thephotosociety |

Talking to Animals | "Yes, you, the little springbok. Get your head up."
"No, not you.. the one behind you." "And don't cover his horn with yours. Please."
"How about a drink? And... may I see your lapping tongue?" John and I are huddling near a remote waterhole in Etosha National Park in Namibia, and I conveying my artistic needs to animals who drifted in from the desert to drink. And the more actors appear on my stage, the harder it is to find a composition which moves the heart. My monologue falls on deaf ears but hey, it does not hurt to try. "Turn... turn... a bit more. Thank you."
"Stay there. Please. I am waiting for that oryx."
"Where are you going? They may finally drink, and you will get in front of them."
"You are overlapping with my ostriches now..." Only this morning I realize that when I photograph wild animals, I also talk to them in my mind. But here in Africa I actually speak. Softly. I am polite but maddeningly persistent. And I offer suggestions. "If you just move left, this foal could get in and get a drink, too. And I need him there."
"You are about to cover my oryx. Stay put!"
""Oh no! This was such a bad move... My mistake. Sorry." Persistently, I am trying to choreograph the animals coming into my frame. But why am I not content with what I see? Perhaps some ancient cultural imperative of all humans is forcing me to try and rule this wild unruly roost. Or maybe I want these photographs to show the awe I feel in their presence, and I need my animals to help me. But this is not it.

I just love them. The little springbok, who ruins my composition. The ostrich, who sticks out his plucked ass when I need his head. The oryx, who pokes his horn into the space already taken. And I feel they respond the way all intelligent friends would. They may not do what I want, but at times they overwhelm me with their wild and boundless generosity, and show me what I could not even imagine possible. And it will be perfect in every way.
Not today, but maybe soon.
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