Thursday, March 10, 2011

Pastel and OIl Portraits Nancy Nickey Curran

First Shooting Light

An intriguing book about 19 hunting clubs on the 
Mississippi flyway.















First Shooting Light: A photographic journal reveals the legacy and lure of hunting clubs in the Mississippi flyway
From Billy Dunavant's Quail Hollow club to the  Dunklin family's Oak View club located on their 10,000 acres in Arkansas, this book gives a beautiful pictorial presentation.

All the families involved share a common love for the sport of duck hunting and the belief in the conservation and preservation of the land.  


They want to insure that in 100 years the land looks the same as it is today.


The photography done by Murry Riss is some of the most spectacular of any I have seen in a publication.

An interesting and engaging read by ArtsMemphis describing local lore and history of these Memphians, their  common bond  of camaraderie and love for nature and  its wildlife.