On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:36:21 +0000, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Had the chance to get out this morning and do some shooting for a change. > I took my 85 1.4 with me but sadly it didn't get an outing. I did however > use my new Manfrotto monopod - as an aerial camera mount. I need to > fabricate an angled plate, but it works great. > > <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/huntban.html> >
GREAT essay, Cotty. It should be published in a mag or paper somewhere. I'll be quiet on my thoughts WRT the hunt, except that (okay, so I won't be ~entirely~ quiet <g>) the "we've been doing this for 170 years" thing doesn't quite wash. If it's wrong, it's wrong. If it's right, it's right. Makes no difference how long it's been done. Sadly (and I make no connection WRT levels of morality here), those Southern US white who wanted the Jim Crow laws upheld, and wanted systemic racism to continue, used the "it's part of our heritage" argument, so when I see that argument used elsewhere, I'm less than swayed by it. Again, not commenting on the hunt, just that particular argument. And, again, terrific work, Cotty. Each photo stands on it's own; as a group they are spectacular. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
