Skip was only having a laugh and I hope my reply didn't make it sound like I took it seriously. I have tried shouting 'mint sauce' at a sheep to scare but it just ignored me and carried on chewing the green stuff.... but they do say 'grass destroys your brain' so maybe they were too far gone to notice <g>
Ok, sorry Foxes, that probably upset you as well. But let me just ask a serious question: is taking a photo of something tragic wrong? I mean, ok so animals might be destined for the dinner table (a friend of mine had two pet geese whose names were Christmas and Easter because of their intended final destination table!) but taking photos of them is not glorying in their intended end, it is creating a picture of them alive.
But what about such things as 'mass slaughter of seal pubs' which is clearly an emotive subject for a lot of people. Is it wrong to take such a photo unless it is intended to stir people into action, eg in a newspaper or magazine? A journalist can obviously take pretty much anything (though there has been a strong reaction to images of a certain tyrant's gruesome end last week!) but can we as enthusiasts take pictures that might upset people or should we not feel such things are a problem? After all, many images are not liked by some groups: using myself as an example I do not like and am offended by images designed to be pornographic (not just nude photos, big difference!) but does that mean they are wrong?
I won't hijack this thread as it is the wrong place for such a discussion and would be unfair on Shadoah but I have started it here:
Is it possible to 'go too far'? - Pixalo Photography Community
I'd be interested to hear other views.
Cheers,
Rob