Share article:
Share article:

Art from Dragon
On location in northern Australia, my plan is to get close and create art in the field with the Estuarine Crocodile, 'saltys' to the aussies.  My intent is to show these creatures for what they are, descendants of the Archosaurs, the 'ruling lizards' of the Cretaceous age.   
Setting out, I have no idea how to do so.  I'm a landscape photographer with little wildlife photography experience.  What I learned is that these animals are their own landscape, and that the same principles apply; time in the field, get to know the subject, visualize, practice, avoid being eaten.

No Swimming
Drive across north-central Australia and the crocodile warning sign becomes a part of your daily visual experience.  There are pictograms of croc heads with their jaws wide, jaws closed, crocs nose to tail, crocodile crossings, cartoon crocs that display all the threat of a child's fuzzy toy, and even a crocodile icon with a flailing person in its jaws.  ...

Read this story and all the best stories on The Luminous Landscape

The author has made this story available to Luminous Landscape members only. Upgrade to get instant access to this story and other benefits available only to members.

Why choose us?

Luminous-Landscape is a membership site. Our website contains over 5300 articles on almost every topic, camera, lens and printer you can imagine. Our membership model is simple, a Dollar-a-Month ($12.00 USD a year). This $12 gains you access to a wealth of information including all our past and future video tutorials on such topics as Lightroom, Capture One, Printing, file management and dozens of interviews and travel videos.

  • New Articles every few days
  • All original content found nowhere else on the web
  • No Pop Up Google Sense ads – Our advertisers are photo related
  • Download/stream video to any device
  • NEW videos monthly
  • Top well-known photographer contributors
  • Posts from industry leaders
  • Speciality Photography Workshops
  • Mobile device scalable
  • Exclusive video interviews
  • Special vendor offers for members
  • Hands On Product reviews
  • FREE – User Forum. One of the most read user forums on the internet
  • Access to our community Buy and Sell pages; for members only.
Share article:

You may also like

ly
Community

Best Photo Books Ever! -  Part One

Unlock creativity with these foundational photo books.
Jon Swindall

Jon Swindall

·

November 25, 2024

·

6 minutes read


phtjb
Camera & Technology

Photographic Couture: The Leica M11 Glossy Black Edition

The Leica M11: A gorgeous camera you may never actually use.
Jon Swindall

Jon Swindall

·

November 22, 2024

·

3 minutes read