My first reaction was that while the tiger and lions certainly look relaxed and an ease and perfectly content in their capitivity the leopard is thinking how to take a chunk out of you.
lmao, sounds like you support rich people on elephants shooting the tigers for sport. Did you look at the facility the animals are in, or you just farting in the wind with another PETA statement? I really don't care for blanket statements on so many fronts.
Sorry you don't like captive animal photos on many levels. However, in talking with the care takers these cats have it made. The other option these beautiful animals were facing was a trip to the afterlife.
In my humble opinion I really appreciate the opportunity to go and see these magnificent creatures even if it is through a fence.
The picture of the leopard is excellent. The lion and the iger in the cage don't do it for me. I have no problem with rescued animals in captivity but the issue with many of these things is that they start to get commercial and therefore "new" animals have to be found to replace those which die.
Natural habitat is shrinking and apparently there are more tigers in captivity than in India which is ridiculous.
None of this has anything to do with photography which can do a lot to promote natural existence and to highlight problems with animals in captivity.
Oosty wrote:
None of this has anything to do with photography which can do a lot to promote natural existence and to highlight problems with animals in captivity.Peter
That's my take on this too. No matter where you find animals, if you can take beautiful photos of these beautiful animals, it will create more awareness on the need to protect them. After all, this is a world where beauty makes people famous.
DonGut wrote:
Sorry, but I don't like captive animal photos. It seems wrong to me on many levels. Don
Jeremy,
Nice job on the photos and glad to see these cats and the fact that you have noted they are captive. They images themselves look great and of course natural backgrounds would be the dream.
I have just shared your photos with a group of kindergarten and 3rd graders that I work with. They are studying about the different continents and so it was pretty cool to see their faces as several of the kids were not exactly sure which animal they were looking at and from where they come. I hope that seeing your photos as well as pursuing interest in photography may plant a see in them to eventually go out and experience the wild like I do.
We all seem to visit FM for similar interests and despite the fact that some may become unhappy it is because of places like Wolf Haven in WA, and de Widlt in SA, and this place that do reintroduce to the wild and give a second chance.
