Posted by Peter Cairns on January 10, 2009 at 1:11 PM
Wolves, bears, bobcats, elk - all of the stuffed variety - are up for grabs in downtown midwest America. In this store, a stuffed wolf would set you back $1500 and a grizzly twice that amount.
The maverick in me couldn't resist this shot despite the signs stipulating 'no photography - offenders will be apprehended'. I figured I was safe in the knowledge that I could outrun the average American!
Canon 1dsII, 17-40mm, ISO400
Peter Cairns
www.northshots.com
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 10, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Ever been to the Powell Cotton Museum in Kent..! Now that is something else..! When some of my family were in the States they had deer visiting the garden which became very tame.. One day they got a knock on the door from their neighbour who had been out and shot the stag and wanted a trophy shot of him holding up the head..! They refused to take it on grounds it was senseless and almost like shooting your dog it was so tame..
A different world for some people I guess..! I'm sure this is an image that can be used by a number of anti-poaching org's or something similar..
Brett
Posted by tony flashman on January 10, 2009 at 2:39 PM
They would still run away if I tried to photograph them!!
Shooting Tamed Wildlife with Canon are you Peter I suppose thats the easy way, after all its the canon sees it.
Charles R Kerr.
Posted by jack chapman on January 11, 2009 at 5:50 AM
interesting picture, there used to be a similar shop here in Hackney called "Get Stuffed" i think they got closed down now though, the issue for me isn't the hunting of animals or the bizarre need to preserve them in weird positions as much as the complete lack of taste involved
Posted by Peter Cairns on January 11, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Fair point Jack although of course 'taste' (or lack of it) is very subjective. It is difficult to draw your personal line between what's right or wrong, proper or improper. What I wrestle with is the degree to which we commoditise wildlife. Does our right to exercise dominion over nature extend to exploitation without boundaries? Does such a right indeed exist? 'Rights' in the USA - real and perceived - is something that does fascinate me!
Hmmm...
Pete
Posted by Paul Hobson on January 11, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Hi Pete.
almost getting religious, right or wrong are very blurry concepts, especially when applied to wildlife. Its all down to personal ethics, and for most they are often disguised by convention and accepted morals. I guess all wildlife has been commoditise'd to some degree, probabaly as much in the UK as the states, they are just a little more open and honest about what they do. Like you I have allways been fascinated by what people consider wildlife is for, and how they consider its use and value.
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6 repliesThe maverick in me couldn't resist this shot despite the signs stipulating 'no photography - offenders will be apprehended'. I figured I was safe in the knowledge that I could outrun the average American!
Canon 1dsII, 17-40mm, ISO400
Peter Cairns
www.northshots.com
A different world for some people I guess..! I'm sure this is an image that can be used by a number of anti-poaching org's or something similar..
Brett
Tony
Charles R Kerr.
Hmmm...
Pete
almost getting religious, right or wrong are very blurry concepts, especially when applied to wildlife. Its all down to personal ethics, and for most they are often disguised by convention and accepted morals. I guess all wildlife has been commoditise'd to some degree, probabaly as much in the UK as the states, they are just a little more open and honest about what they do. Like you I have allways been fascinated by what people consider wildlife is for, and how they consider its use and value.
Cheers
paul