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Wild lifeJust WOW.. respect for those talented artists.
Big cats

Big dogs
wolf by ~bundestaag My Bone 2 - Wolf by ~ph0t0k1tty Fire and Ice by ~Nate-Zeman :thumb85125694: :thumb67474542: Fox II by ~Nate-Zeman
Bears
Cute Polar Bear 2 by ~melissasigalovskaya :thumb58985529: Polar Bear by ~rwgp :thumb82445098: Geyser Grizzly by ~Nate-Zeman Grizzly Cub by ~tisbone Grizzly Adams by ~paulhaan :thumb60305758: Panda in an Oeacn Park by ~TysonTan panda by ~photo-freak19 Red Panda by ~Squire22 The Koala by ~jlite :thumb82371616: Koala 3 by ~albertgouws
Birds
Parrot by ~Sebbieted Parrot by *MAGIAINCANTO Parrot by ~icspaceboy :thumb49793691: About The Parrot by ~IgorLaptev :thumb36737710: Eagle Eyes by ~searchinner African Fish Eagle by ~invisiblewl Bald Eagle... by ~PacIslander2 Hawk by ~justinblackphotos The Hawk by ~pinkpanda83 Barn Owl, Again by ~ladynightseduction Flyin Barn Owl I by *W0LLE Humming Bird by ~prologic77 Humming Bird by ~lechnirphotography
4 hoofs
Wild horse by ~Ockie Horse by ~g4mbit The Wild Horse by =lomoboy wild one by ~UniHydra Buffalo Newborn 3 by *UffdaGreg :thumb33755231: zebra by ~scoot75 Zebra by ~shawn529 Zebra by ~Nageki Giraffe family by ~valkyrjan :t

Goodbye Street GalleryIn few days, a whole year will have passed since the day I took over dA's Street Gallery as Street Community Volunteer.
A neglected gallery, full of misplaced images, but also with many worthy submissions.
I visited this galllery everyday, cleaning it (the 24h and 1month popular pages) and informing the photographers of the misplaced images (every single one of them), what Street is all about.
At the same time, 3 days per week, I featured a worthy image as a Street Daily Deviation, taking in account your suggestions as well. The featured images were not necessarily the "best" of the featured deviants. My intention was not to feature "bests" but to draw the community's attention, to active Street photographers, both experienced and new to the genre, in order to boost their dedication to Street. I am content because a lot of times I succeeded.
During this year, a lot of people helped me with their suggestions and with working in Groups, promoting the genre and de

Street Photography Tutorial - IPART II
The series of 5 articles about Street Photography made by ^myraincheck and slightly edited by moi* continues with:
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIAL - PART ONE
THE HUMAN SUBJECT
(article from photo4u.it - il portale italiano della fotografia translated and adapted to dA by ^myraincheck)
Let's close our eyes and imagine going out in the streets and looking for unusual things. What do we expect to find? People, first of all.
That's good, the HUMAN PRESENCE is a fundamental element of street photography.
If we want to use only this ingredient, we'll be able to realize a true street photo only if the person we capture will have something unusual or interesting or is doing something unusual or interesting. Otherwise we'll have a good portrait, an enviromental portrait, a wide portrait whatever, but not a street photo.

52 Street tips from the masters

“If you can smell the street by looking at the photo, it’s a street photograph.” — Bruce Gilden
“Turn your attention to the four-legged population.” — Ying Tang
“Take a bus. Do weekly shopping. Pop into a public loo.” — Nils Jorgensen
“Document some evidence of human ingenuity that would otherwise go unnoticed. Do it without including any humans in the picture.” — Michael Wolf
“Get lost in a thicket of signs and structures.” — Wolfgang Zurborn
“Never ignore a cliché.” — Artem Zhitenev
“When you have to shoot: shoot! Don’t talk!” — Il Brutto.
“Make a picture containing The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.” — Jens Olof Lasthein
“On your knees please… take a picture fro

Friday night Reasons to meet (or not) a Streettog
A weekly selection amongst the images that were suggested as DDs
or simply impressed me and I think they deserve more attention.
Enjoy them, comment on them and remember to visit the photographers' galleries as well.
If you like what you see, this article
so it can reach as many deviants as possible.
10 reasons NOT to date a street photographer
by ^myraincheck
1. They don't have orgasms. They have 'decisive moments'.
2. If they could save just one thing from a fire they will be wavering between you and their camera. And if the camera in question is a Leica, then you are screwed.
3. You can forget romantic dates in quiet, secluded or isolated places.
4. You are never going to have a family album but tons of albums of photos of perfect strangers. Obviously they won't take a picture of you because 'you are not a stranger'.
5. Even when they SEEM to be taking a picture of you, they are ac

The Essence of "Street"PART V
The series of 5 articles about Street Photography made by ^myraincheck and slightly edited by moi* ends with:
WHAT IS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY?
Trying to define a genre of photography like Street, it implies the consciousness that one definition will never be enough, or exhaustive, or able to cover the molteplicity of its possibilities and situations. Nevertheless let's try to comprehend the philosophy behind the passion for street photography.
Let's start stating that a street photo is not a photography of streets and it is not necessarily a photo taken in a street. So what does 'street' mean? Street is whatever background or surrounding, not staged, not posed by the photgrapher. And street is whatever photography which captures, explores humanity, the human behaviour, the relationships between individuals and between individuals and their surroundings.
"The essence of street photography is the impulse to take candid pictures in the

A Visual Guide to Street PhotographyIt is my great pleasure to introduce you to a series of 5 articles about Street Photography made by the wonderful ^myraincheck and slightly edited by moi.
Part I
A VISUAL GUIDE TO STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
(the article is from photo4u.it - il portale italiano della fotografia translated and adapted to dA by ^myraincheck)
The iN-PUBLiC | Manifesto, one of the most representative sites about street photography in the world, states that “all the photographers featured there have been invited to show their work because they have the ability to see the unusual in the everyday life and to capture the moment.”
Yes but…
What is UNUSUAL? What does it mean IN THE EVERYDAY life? And what is the MO

Ruth OrkinOrkin grew up in Hollywood where her mother was a silent-film actress and in 1939 she studied photojournalism. At the age of 10 she received her first camera, a 39 cent Univex, and two years later Orkin began to develop her photographs herself, and when she was eighteen she made national headlines when she rode a bicycle from Los Angeles to New York for the 1939 World's Fair. Of course she photographed along the way.
In 1943 she moved to New York and began working as a nightclub photographer

and shot baby pictures by day to buy her first professional camera.
She later became a successful freelance photographer, traveling all over the world and contributing to Life, Look, Ladies' Home Journal and other periodicals.
Orkin is best known for her naturalistic urban portrayals of Europeans and New Yorkers in the '40s, '50s and '60s, and for a series of photos she took from her New York City apartment with a view of Central Park (A World Through My Window, 1978 and More Pictures

Friday night Street specials v12.1
A weekly selection amongst the images I liked, while browsing the Street Gallery
and I think they deserve more attention.
Enjoy them, comment on them and remember to visit the photographers' galleries as well.
If you like what you see, this article
so it can reach as many deviants as possible.

Have a nice weekend

Friday night Specials v2.4
If you like what you see, this article
so it can reach as many deviants as possible.
A weekly selection amongst the images I liked,
while browsing the Street Gallery
and I think they deserve more attention.
Enjoy them, comment on them and remember
to visit the photographers' galleries as well.

Have a nice weekend

Do-it-Yourself Photography StudioPhotography equipment is expensive, I think everyone knows that. Basically with any bit of equipment you could usually buy a good point-and-shoot camera. And same goes with the studio gear. If you're planning to make a home studio with "official" gear you could easily end up spending several thousand dollars. But on the other hand, you can easily get started with far less expensive setup if you're willing to use gear that is not meant for photography.
This article gives you few examples what you could actually use as studio gear, how to use them, and if necessary, how to build them. I will share you my experiences on how different things have worked for me. These aren't only options, just some examples. With some creativity you can probably think of better gear for some specific jobsm than I have. Just remember one princible: there are no style points given for the setups. If it's outside the frame, it doesn't matter how DiY it looks as long as it gets the job done.
Also thi

Street Photography Tutorial - IIPART III
The series of 5 articles about Street Photography made by ^myraincheck and slightly edited by moi* continues with:
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIAL - PART TWO
COMBINATION OF HUMANs+SURROUNDINGS
Photographing together human presence and surroundings, combining them in something interesting and unusual, we obtain the classic structure of a street photography.
But mind you, it is not enough taking a photo with people and surroundings to have a good street photo! Remember that we have to strike, surprise, trigger an emotional response.
And that we can do CONNECTING people and surroundings.


by Nils Jorgensen


by Nils Jorgensen


by Nick Turpin

Street Photography for dummies
What do we need to shoot a Street picture?
1. A camera
Whatever kind of a camera is good. Either it is a ridiculously expensive rangefinder or an unbelievably cheap point and shoot compact. Either it shoots digital or it shoots film. Either it weighs a ton or it weighs few grams. ANY camera is fine as long as you have it with you.
2. A public place
This can be out in the streets or at the beach or inside a hotel's lounge or in a diner place or inside a supermarket or a mall or a school or whatever PUBLIC place. This public place must be visible in our picture. And things must be happening in this public place.
3. People
Exactly, people! We need people in candid situations. Definition of "candid" from Merriam-Webster's online dictionary: "subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed" Definition of "candid" from Wikipedia: Candid photography is best described as un-

Heartbreaking Portraits
DA offers portraits galore every day, far too much and widely spread over all Photography Galleries to keep an overview.
I collected some new, most heartbreaking and beautiful portraits (in which the face or facial expression is the main focus) and want to share them with you.
You'll find some well known artists belong them but the majority is well unknown and I want to give them a pusg, since they are wonderful.
Pls support what you like leaving your comment and
Beauty

just look at me by ~EmjotGloria Sesion more by ~cathyhaack:thumb111878085::thumb93513710:I waited for you all night, by ~dialwrongAbstinence. by ~TinaAppleA Whisper in the Wind by ~Evangeline-SibeliahTaste Of Summer by ~RomanceXGirl:thumb112142048:boiz boiz boiz by ~oponka
Breathe . by ~SirxlemThinking about my sweetheart by ~henaitecherry by ~BloodyKissesLadythe Warmth of the sun by ~Brenmac91Heaven by *HiroshimaPHOTOGRAPHY:thumb111026220:take my hand one last time. by ~lifeIScomplicatedhow's it gonna be? by ~mariathestrange:thu

Free Street e-books - IThe amazing Mary (^myraincheck) reviews for us 3 free to download and enjoy Street e-Books
GOING CANDID
by Thomas Leuthard
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Written by Thomas Leuthard, street photographer from Switzerland, already popular in internet through 500 px and flickr community, the free e-book is a 'collection of thoughts about street photography and some tips on how you should work as a street photographer'. The book will be useful to beginner street photographers, while an experienced street photographer will hardly find something he doesn't already know there. So if you are moving your first steps in street photography…go and download it.
The book defines street photography as 'the documentation of life in public in a candid way', ' a mirror of society', 'a single human moment captured in a decisive moment', it encourages to rely on the ey

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Second part of collection including the best works by great deviantART artists & my personal

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~Fatimah-H Dec 9, 2008

beautiful Collections =]

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~ChristineAmat Nov 26, 2008

Merci

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~Silver-Dew-Drop Nov 26, 2008 Hobbyist Photographer

I've faved a whole bunch as well, too

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~Silver-Dew-Drop Nov 26, 2008 Hobbyist Photographer

Oh wow, this is a wonderful collection... it's very kind of you to take the time to create this wonderful news article; I thank you so much for including me in this amazing collection, I truly appreciate it a lot!

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~PLrepresent Dec 3, 2008 Hobbyist Photographer

My pleasure

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~liftangel Nov 25, 2008

Pięknie, jak zwykle piękny wybór, padło kilka

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~amyd0ra Nov 23, 2008

^{Thanks for the feature!
Great selection.}

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~PLrepresent Nov 23, 2008 Hobbyist Photographer

You're welcome

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~marcodiquattro Nov 22, 2008 Hobbyist Photographer

many thanks

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