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Using schoolchildren, their parents and teachers to
act as the human components,
Daniel has used up to 4,000 people for his artwork at one time
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Photographed from cranes and a hot air balloon,
Daniel's work has included stunning bald eagles made up of 1,400 people
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"I have been involved in environmental photography
and artistry all my adult life," said Oregon resident Daniel, 56
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"At the turn of the century I was inspired by the
Kansas field artist Stan Herd and the
Peruvian Nazca lines to try to create
my own artistry using painting, but most importantly people"
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"Everyone knows where they are supposed to be
standing and everyone knows that their tops must
match the patch of paint that they are standing on
. Then everyone gets down on their hands and knees
, exposing their backs so that the largest amount of colour is given off"
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Daniel only does one take, as he does not believe in rehearsals
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250 children, palm fronds and clothes form an
endangered green sea turtle in 2005 in Hilo, Hawaii.
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450 children and staff at Lent Elementary School form
an endangered Californian condor in their playing field
in Portland, Oregon in 2007. Compost
, leaves and second hand clothing were also used to make the design
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750 students and teachers form a singing mockingbird in 2009 in Redding, California
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900 students and teachers form a cougar leaping across the sun in 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa
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700 participants form a picture of the earth with a peace dove made of snow above it in Aspen, Colorado
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