Preparations & Taxidermy

We are looking at the stuffed Mr Fox, sporting a binocular, probably spying out some hunters. The shollow depth of field separates the fox nicely from the background and the focus on the fox gives very nice detail of the fox fur and the old binocular. The colors have been reduced to black & white, which suits the image very well. The odd combination of fox & binocular makes an extra point for originalty. Well done!

We are looking at a 10 month old elephant, located in the Mozambique Museum of Natural History. This is a very unusual sight and very much on brief. The cold colors of this display suit the subject well and the composition has been well chosen, giving a frame to the image. Well done!

Love this composition. If there wasn't the extra information about this kingfisher being stuffed, I'd think at first sight that it was alive. A good job by the taxidermist and the photographer. The subject is sharp and the colors are very harmonic. Well done!

"The Mouse's perspective" - I love the choice of perspective here, focussing on the claws of this bird of prey, located in the Brisbane museum. The photographer has done well in removing any reflections caused by the glass case and dealing with poor light. The choice of black & white also works well for this shot. Of course, the perspective makes an extra point for originality. Good job!