Thanks, Bob! You're right about the Dodo. There are actually a couple of large display cases devoted to the Lewis Carroll stories. He was an Oxford don (actual name Charles Dodgson) who spun the yarns to interest his friends' daughter Alice in natural history. He was eventually prevailed upon to write them down.
Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 2/5/09, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bob W <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: PESO--From the Museum Balcony > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009, 3:44 AM > I love the way the architecture of the building evokes a > skeletal ribcase, > and the way you've photographed it emphasises that very > well. > > I didn't realise until I saw one of your earlier photos > - and it should have > been obvious to me - that the dodo in the museum was the > model for Lewis > Carroll's dodo. > > Bob > > > > > I might as well make the posting of these > "official"... > > > > One taken with the DA 16-45: > > > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8571357&size=lg > > > > And another taken with the DA 10-17 fisheye: > > > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8571358&size=lg > > > > The University Museum's main hall is an amazing > confection of > > cast iron, glass, and stone, softened by the wooden > tables > > and display cases. > > > > Rick > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
