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Robert V
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Posted: 07 Jan 2014 at 10:22am |
Hi all,
whilst acknowledging the untold skill that the photographer has demonstrated in capturing these images, the question I have is what has been gained? I mean ok, we all know some Snakes eat frogs. We know that some frogs eat snakes. But what impression has been left by these... Well, I tell you shall I... that yet again the snake is protrayed as villain. R |
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Tom Omlette
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hmm…do you think it's a studio shot as well?
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gingerdave
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A liberal sprinkling of moss to give it that natural look,not!!
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AGILIS
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I have always had a cynical view point when it comes to some so called filmed nature shots ,most of us who have been in this game for some time know that lots are stage manage like super glueing male/ fem adders together so it looks like some ritual dance whilst their try to get free (joking of course} but a lot of premeditated set ups are used in some of these films. like the fishing progs with about a dozen staff armed with rods ready to hand over their hooked fish to the star of some exstreme fishing & river monster series keith
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JaySteel
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Well if you look at this crop of the reflection in the snake's eye it certainly doesn't look like it was shot outside. Jason http://imageshack.com/a/img833/3317/iqzd.jpg https://imageshack.com/i/n5iqzdj |
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Tom Omlette
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well spotted jason
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AGILIS
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funny thing I was looking at some of my shots the other day and sure I could see my self with a camera in the eyes,of a La,👓 keith
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Tom Omlette
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if you look at the reflection in the eye in the photo posted i think you can see a lighting umbrella too!
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AGILIS
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The sad thing is some people will do anything to be famous just by making a TV series about nature makes them world experts in the the eyes of the masses . most of us go unnoticed or our are opinions not even listened to unless you are a media star wrestling crocs or swimming with sharks.Think I will take some serious thoughts about filming my illicit adventures into the darkest heaths of Surrey this year keith
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JaySteel
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You're right Keith. And the same can be said for writers of books. There are so many books out there full of incorrect information. But because someone has written a book they are then regarded as "experts" on the subject.
But if you're going to film your heathland adventures you'll have to find a way to make it exciting for the viewer. Maybe you could have an army of deadly "poisonous" spiders invading the country and attacking people at random . . . hang on, we had that reported last year with the Steatoda nobilis (Flase widow spiders). How about a giant swarm of "poisonous" flesh-eating ladybirds . . . oh, we had that last year too with the Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin ladybirds)! You'll have to come up with a new concept. Try and find a species that hasn't yet featured in a defamatory article by the media. Jason Edited by JaySteel - 14 Jan 2014 at 3:31pm |
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