On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:11 PM, AlunFoto <alunf...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lovely bird portrait, Liz. > In my opinion, a shot like this taken in the wild is always ethically > dubious, in contrast to one shot under controlled conditions like you > have done. If shot in the wild, the burden of evidence is always on > the photographer to convince the audience that no harm came to the > animal. Including imprinting.
That is one thing i like about the nature preserve at GFM, the fences, for the most part, are quite a ways away, and you can still get decent "in the wild" looking photos. Except for the bears wearing I LOVE TOURISTS T SHIRTS. Dave > > Throw that back to the purists and see how they handle it. :-) > > Jostein > > 2011/4/7 Liz Masoner <lizmaso...@bellsouth.net>: >> It's not a cormorant but I was happy to get a chance to photograph a baby >> great horned owl at the local wildlife center today. He'll be with the >> center until about August when he's old enough to fend for himself. >> >> http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/i-love-the-shot/ >> >> ~Liz >> http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ >> http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ >> http://photography.about.com >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ > http://alunfoto.blogspot.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.