All of Audebon's work was based on dead birds, mostly ones that he shot himself.
On Mar 11, 2012, at 2:03 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > That's a tough one and while I understand the feelings of your family, you're > just photographing the world you inhabit. There is sometimes beauty in death, > or even if it's not beautiful there may be a story worth capturing and > showing. > > Cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Tim Bray <tb...@textuality.com> > Sent: March 11, 2012 3/11/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Aesthetic dilemma: inverted bird > > We went for a waterfront walk today, and I took a picture that is > causing family grief. It was of the remains of a bird, slaughtered and > taken apart and almost entirely eaten by a raptor or (more likely) a > feline, left on a granite surface; the contrast between black feathers > and pink muscle tissue was shocking but I thought sort of beautiful > against the speckled stone. Fortunately I had the 50-135mm with me and > got what I think is a hell of a picture. Unfortunately my wife & kids > think I’m a sicko pervert for taking it (a dozen or more shots at > varying exposures, just to be sure, while they averted their eyes) and > even sicker for liking it, and are threatening me with defenestration > or worse if I publish. > > I’m not sure what to do. -T > > -- > 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. > -- > 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. -- 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.
