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04/21/2003 05:46:40 AM · #1 |
Originally posted by briphoto:
Yes, it needs to be a GROUP photo only, and preferably a family with the mother, father, and all the little ones. Try and get them to look natural too, as it makes the photo look... well, natural. |
Why would it need to be a group of animals? Just because the definition uses the plural doesn't mean they have to be in a group, surely...
What I mean by that is if the definition used just "animal" that would seem to indicate that fauna only means theres one species native to the area, whereas "animals" would mean multiple species. Am I wrong here?
Message edited by author 2003-04-21 05:51:39. |
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04/21/2003 02:10:14 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by Meggie:
heres the definition i found for fauna...animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group.
Now, does this mean the pic needs to be a GROUP of animals or can it be a SINGLE animal? |
Yes, it needs to be a GROUP photo only, and preferably a family with the mother, father, and all the little ones. Try and get them to look natural too, as it makes the photo look... well, natural. |
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04/21/2003 12:57:07 AM · #3 |
I agree here to David. I think fauna means horses, cows, anything that isn't set up to look like a house pet. And insects are not Fauna!???
they aren't even an animal.
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04/20/2003 11:14:14 PM · #4 |
| "Wild" isn't the right word here for me. Fauna just doesn't imply people's pets to me, though a good shot of a pet will get a fairly good score from me, depending on how the artist presents it. I think. Maybe. Probably. Maybe. |
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04/20/2003 10:50:19 PM · #5 |
| Fauna is "wild" animals?? Opps !! |
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04/20/2003 03:21:43 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by paganini:
Does a wild insect count as a Fauna ? :) |
Sure, I'd rate as well as any other wild... erm, thing that people submit. I guess you just have to shoot whatever is available, if theres no a great deal of subject matter you just have to do what you have to do. There should be some very interesting pitures, look forward to seein 'em all. |
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04/20/2003 03:20:40 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by paganini:
Does a wild insect count as a Fauna ? :) |
Just got back after three days in the countryside and "wildness". I have been chasing insects and birds so I will probably dream about them for weeks. I really hope people think insects (and birds) are OK because that´s what it most likely will be.
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04/20/2003 03:04:44 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by carsten:
I´m a teacher. When we teach our students here in Sweden about fauna and flora we certainly don´t mean humans, pets or garden flowers. So folks let´s try to stick to what this challenges are all about - a little "wildness". |
We made our own land, there is no wildness. :)
Damned birds, saw some hawks hunting, but they were too far away. And a big brown one (probably an 'Aalscholver') was sunbathing in a meadow with his wings spread wide, but next to the Highway where you can't stop. And a bee attacked my UV-filter wich is now covered with smears and yellow dust. If only I had the Macro mode on....... :)
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04/20/2003 02:57:59 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by paganini:
Does a wild insect count as a Fauna ? :) |
I'm sure in some people's view it probably isn't :) Maybe it won't be pretty enough ? |
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04/20/2003 02:52:10 PM · #10 |
| Does a wild insect count as a Fauna ? :) |
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04/20/2003 02:30:55 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by dsidwell:
Sonja,
I actually got a (lousy) close up photo of a pronghorn antelope (of interest to you as they are indigenous to Wyoming)! Don't they get into your yard and eat your roses? |
We don't get them in our yard but do get the deer in here because they jump over the fences. They aren't to bad of a pest.
There was one night I got home late from a small trip and was tired. I started to get the kids out of the car and turned around to find 3 big bucks about 10-20 feet away from me staring at me. I was a little spooked and didn't move for about 5 minutes until they decided to move on. That sure woke me up!!
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04/20/2003 02:03:43 PM · #12 |
In a photography magazine I recently bought there was a feature about Tim Flach. He photographs animals in studio where he can control the environment better. There are some real great photos on his page! Just wanted to share that.
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04/20/2003 12:31:38 PM · #13 |
Sonja,
I actually got a (lousy) close up photo of a pronghorn antelope (of interest to you as they are indigenous to Wyoming)! Don't they get into your yard and eat your roses?
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04/20/2003 11:21:59 AM · #14 |
I have tried so hard to take a picture of a wild animal. It is tough when you don't have a telephoto lens. I seen so many deer, but they were to far away and every time I got a little close they would run off.
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04/20/2003 11:17:44 AM · #15 |
heres the definition i found for fauna...animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group.
Now, does this mean the pic needs to be a GROUP of animals or can it be a SINGLE animal? |
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04/19/2003 08:40:21 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by shell:
Are all the competition topics so heavily debated ? |
That's half the fun!
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04/19/2003 08:21:37 PM · #17 |
Are all the competition topics so heavily debated ?
YEp - before after and during. |
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04/19/2003 08:09:51 PM · #18 |
After reading the earlier posts on this topic my first impression is lighten up guys !!
Go outside - take a photo of an animal (which isn't wearing a collar and isnt in a cage) and apply a little common sense to the whole thing.
Are all the competition topics so heavily debated ? |
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04/19/2003 12:53:24 PM · #19 |
I would vote highly for a well composed, "journalistic" shot of a dead animal or animals, if it had more to say that just "Here's a dead animal. Cool, huh." But that's just me. And I mean that quite literally!
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04/19/2003 12:46:52 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by bruster54:
OK...here goes! After reading the discussions on this weeks Fauna challenge I have but one area that seems to have been missed. Does the subject matter need to be alive? |
ha ha ha! I don't think so but as mentioned herein this thread, beware, people's taste for dead animal isn't much with high score!
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04/19/2003 11:39:46 AM · #21 |
OK...here goes! After reading the discussions on this weeks Fauna challenge I have but one area that seems to have been missed. Does the subject matter need to be alive?
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04/19/2003 11:02:21 AM · #22 |
I will vote highly for photographs that show skill, whether or not the animal was "wild" or not. A portrait animal shot will express a certain "posed" quality while a wildlife photographer may exhibit more of a journalistic feel, as one can't always get an elk to pose properly. We are talking about two different kinds of photography here, and each should be evaluated on its own merits.
So shoot away and have fun! And get it in focus, please, unless you have some good reason why it shouldn't be.
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04/19/2003 09:50:30 AM · #23 |
Okay, I just made it thru the entire thread.
John is right. Everyone is too uptight about this. Take a good photo. Then, vote on the photos. Seems simple enuff to me.
All this.. "well, I'm gonna vote down" this and that .....
(shrug).
makes my head spin, so I will stop here.
Message edited by author 2003-04-19 09:52:12. |
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04/19/2003 09:42:32 AM · #24 |
Originally posted by blemt:
*whimper* Drat, I'm in the middle of the city darn it. Maybe I can find a rat... |
LOL |
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04/19/2003 09:41:21 AM · #25 |
Originally posted by carsten:
Originally posted by kosmikkreeper:
Flora and Fauna...... yikes! Dogs, cats and lots of flowers!!!!!! :-P |
I´ve said it in another thread and I say it here too.
Dogs and cats aren´t fauna - fauna is the "wild" animals around us.
And flora is the "wild" plant world around us. |
Wild? Are you sure? I thought fauna = animals, and flora = plant life, flowers. (shrug) |
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