He has a large collection of published work, too.
You can see some of his books at:
http://clydebutcher.com/clyde-butcher-gifts.cfm
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, Clyde is my favorite photog. The picture of him you're remembering
> is the last one in this series. They were taken during a swampwalk at
> his Big Cypress gallery on Tamiami Trail (US 41) between Naples and
> Miami. Incidentally, these are OT photos shot with an OM-G and (IIRC) a
> 28mm lens. Whatever I was willing to lose in the water.
> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/Swamp_Walk/index.htm>
>
> Clyde posed for me in front of the master of the one print I have of
> his. It was taken at the Loxahatchee National Wild Life Refuge where I
> used to work as a volunteer "interpreter" (docent) for about six years.
> My copy, of course, is considerably smaller. I can't afford the
> $3-$10,000 for a print like the one behind him.
>
> During the walk we did encounter a small momma gator about 6 feet long,
> a small, non-venomous, Florida water snake (nerodia fasciata) and a
> small Florida water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti). The
> momma gator was unperturbed since she was used to the human traffic
> nearby (female gators take up regular residence in a place they deem
> desirable for nesting). The two snakes were not so calm. They got very
> panicky and went zooming off between the people (since we were standing
> in the watery escape path) as fast as they could go.
>
> I've been around moccasins and gators for many years but this was the
> first time I was ever actually in the water with them and not inside my
> little kayak. It was an interesting experience and I was surprised that
> no one became alarmed. But I think the moccasin had skedaddled before
> most folks knew what was happening.
>
> I did have a fairly lengthy chat with Clyde about his photographic
> exploits in the glades over the past 30 years or more. I asked if he'd
> ever been threatened by a gator or bitten by a moccasin. No, he's never
> felt threatened by a gator but has been bitten once by a moccasin.
> Interestingly enough he wasn't in the water at the time. He was
> standing next to his car in the parking lot and a small moccasin was
> hiding under the car right where he was standing. The snake struck but
> the strike was ineffective. Only one of the two fangs hit him and that
> one struck his ankle bone. Penetration was very shallow and no
> envenomation occurred.
>
> I rank Clyde right up there with Ansel Adams. I think his work is every
> bit as good but he normally shoots much different subject matter.
> Here's his online Florida gallery
> <http://clydebutcher.com/online-gallery.cfm>
> But he has done photos in many of the states including some of the same
> places where Ansel did his work
> <http://clydebutcher.com/online-gallery.cfm?holdcategory=2>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>
> On 9/15/2010 4:01 PM, Donald wrote:
> > On 15/09/2010 20:51, Rick Beckrich wrote:
> >> Prints that you could walk into... quite a character, too.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 3:31 PM,<NSURIT@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >
> > I recognised him from one of Chuck's pictures, I think, or a link he had
> > posted. I think I could listen to his voice all day...
> >
> > D.
> >
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