Thanks, Brian! This may help with visual orientation:
http://quigleyscabinet.blogspot.com/2008/10/anatomy-theatre.html Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Walters <[email protected]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2012 2:36 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Stiff's-Eye View On Wed, Jan 4, 2012, at 06:06 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > A shot from the head of the table of the Anatomical Theater of the > University of Padua, first used in 1595, and the first in Europe. It is > preserved but no longer in use. In its heyday, hundreds of medical > students occupied the circular tiers above, leaning over to see the > dissection. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14891531&size=lg > > (K-7, DA 16-45) > > Dissection of cadavers was legal in the Republic of Venice, as long as > the remains were given a proper burial afterwards. Intriguing perspective. Without the explanation, I wouldn't have had a clue what I was looking at. Actually, I'm still not sure.... Good shot though. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin -- 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.
