Elk
Allow me to begin by adamantly stating that I am against animal incarceration of any sort. Whether it be in sanctuaries or zoos. I understand the reasoning behind bringing wildlife to be accessible to be viewed, but the entire premise still disregards the rights of the animal involved. Yes, temporary sheltering of injured animals is fair and noble, but otherwise I can not see the point of this type of display. You want to see an elk? Go to Colorado and see herds of hundreds of elk. Go to Montana and see herds of a thousand.
I was going to take a picture of a large tree out on the prairie when I turned the corner of this fenced off field to see this sad elk basking in the morning light.
Sure he and his harem are well fed, watered, protected from coyotes and wolves, even receive top veterinary care, but freedom, which we all cherish so much is denied. Just so some people can pull over on their way to little league and see an elk.
“Winogrand's zoo book The Animals is a grotesquery. It is surreal where unlikely human beings and jaded careerist animals stare at each other through bars, exhibiting bad manners and a mutual failure to recognize their own ludicrous predicaments.”
--John Szarkowski
Zenit 122
manual exposure and focus.
industar pancake 50mm
Ilford deta 100
SOOC
Elk
Allow me to begin by adamantly stating that I am against animal incarceration of any sort. Whether it be in sanctuaries or zoos. I understand the reasoning behind bringing wildlife to be accessible to be viewed, but the entire premise still disregards the rights of the animal involved. Yes, temporary sheltering of injured animals is fair and noble, but otherwise I can not see the point of this type of display. You want to see an elk? Go to Colorado and see herds of hundreds of elk. Go to Montana and see herds of a thousand.
I was going to take a picture of a large tree out on the prairie when I turned the corner of this fenced off field to see this sad elk basking in the morning light.
Sure he and his harem are well fed, watered, protected from coyotes and wolves, even receive top veterinary care, but freedom, which we all cherish so much is denied. Just so some people can pull over on their way to little league and see an elk.
“Winogrand's zoo book The Animals is a grotesquery. It is surreal where unlikely human beings and jaded careerist animals stare at each other through bars, exhibiting bad manners and a mutual failure to recognize their own ludicrous predicaments.”
--John Szarkowski
Zenit 122
manual exposure and focus.
industar pancake 50mm
Ilford deta 100
SOOC