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Red Deer Flight
Would you do this?
I'm a professional taxidermist. I've done a lot of work for museums and some work for country homes (red deer etc.) I also like doing what I can with road kill; sometimes I like to "invent" creatures for my taxidermy like my Grundlebug: head of a badger, tail of a fox, body of a hair, legs of a pheasant.
Anyway, my best friend lives in Paraguay and his Mum just dies. He wants me to go out there and perform my craft on her so he can have her in the hallway of his house. It's not illegal over there to preserve humans in this way, and he's offering to pay my flights and put me up. It would be really good to see him too, but I can't help but feel slightly creeped out by the prospect of stuffing a dead human. Would you do this? Is it wrong?
OK, some spelling errors: it's "hare" not "hair" and "his mum just died" not "dies". OK?
NO, that is not right.
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How To And How Not To Photograph Wild Red Deer And Red Deer Stags Using A DSLR Digital Camera
A good friend and I were fortunate enough to have an opportunity to be able to go and photograph wild Red Deer; these are the largest known wild animal that still runs free in a few places across the United Kingdom. These deer make great subject matter for photography, but when rutting season is upon them the stags tend to take on a totally different persona...
Tips on How to Photograph Large Wildlife and Tips on How Not To
With any photography mission the challenge is always to get as close a picture as is possible, (obviously without allowing yourself to get into any immediate danger) in some cases this is often achieved by using a telephoto zoom lens, but as is more often the case getting closer means clearer and more detailed pictures.
Always have your camera strap round your neck, this way if you have to suddenly take flight you will stand less chance of dropping it, but be sure if you do have to run that you place one hand on the camera otherwise you stand a good chance of it bashing you in the chin or worse.
The photo opportunity was a good one for us as we had bright sunshine and a warm day so we could use an 18 to 70mm wide angle lens with the camera settings left on automatic, though on reflection I wish I had been using my 28 – 200mm lens.
Red Deer Stags are majestic animals and clearly have enough power and energy to take on and defeat several humans at once especially when it is the rutting season.
Getting as close as we did to the Stags certainly set my heart racing as they fixed their glance at me and started scuffing the ground as if to charge, then started swaying their antlers from side to side while stabbing the ground with them. On more than one occasion we found ourselves a little more than uncomfortable and walking away exceptionally fast while trying not to run until at a safe enough distance to do so.
My biggest tip for photographing these great creatures is make sure it is not the rutting season or you could certainly end up with a lot more than a few good pictures as they do not tolerate any kind of friendly attention at this time.
Try to approach from downwind where possible this often gives a little edge and could secure a picture that you might not have got had you not have done so. Wear camouflage clothing and carry as little as is possible. Try to have a little base set-up where you can leave the bulk of your equipment and possessions.
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