Week 24: Photograph an Unusual Animal in the Wild

Week 24 has arrived.  Will it offer a promise of adventure, an escape from the air conditioned nightmare that is the 21st century office job?

Drawing this week is, Sameer, a rare soul who actually requested to draw rather than being ambushed like those before him.

He practiced all week

The result, a rare white paper one, and very intriguing at that:

And apparently written by a  6 year old

There we have it, very vague and open to interpretation.

One thing is for sure though.  I'll need a new hat.

Two Tuesdays Later

Armed with my new hat, and safari partner, which is not a euphamism ... yet.

I set out in search of an animal worthy of the goal.  Across the grand wasteland of eastern Colorado. 

So flat you can see the earth curve

Seriously though, that hat is pretty fantastic no?

You may be asking, "Knick,  why on earth in seeking out animals would you head out to the flat lands and not the Mountains where all sorts of wildlife live?"  The answer of course is, because the mountains are far away, and I've got shit to do.

So how did it go?  I spotted a couple of antelope who were not cooperative with me getting closer.  I guess I should have invested in that animal urine cologne.  But I did snap a picture.

That itty bitty spec on the horizon is two majestic antelopes.

Or a bush, you decide

Works better in the movies

So here we are again.  I'm sure history will judge me poorly on this one.  Maybe an antelope doesn't count as rare, maybe a spec in a big grass field doesn't count as photographing.  Maybe trespassing in some farmer's field on the side of the highway doesn't count as wild.

But, like that suspicious roll of paper towel in your friends bathroom, sometimes you have to make do.

Hopefully we'll revisit this one soon.  Until then, remember a D-, still counts as passing.