tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809185710327113434.post5149168424028308901..comments2023-05-16T05:23:56.443-04:00Comments on goddessoftheconfluence: Hunters in the JungleButternut Squashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14703748547994069092noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809185710327113434.post-3430718486083753272010-08-27T14:23:37.764-04:002010-08-27T14:23:37.764-04:00Wow Paul, that must have really made an impression...Wow Paul, that must have really made an impression if it has been haunting you for 70 years.Butternut Squashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703748547994069092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809185710327113434.post-57003566476039590242010-08-25T19:14:40.687-04:002010-08-25T19:14:40.687-04:00I saw some disturbing footage of great white hunte...I saw some disturbing footage of great white hunters about 70 years ago shooting 'ferocious' tigers in India and bringing them home as trophies....disgusting.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809185710327113434.post-77942771294901421732010-08-25T10:26:58.155-04:002010-08-25T10:26:58.155-04:00My boys and I just returned from our big adventure...My boys and I just returned from our big adventure. While we were gone we visited Biltmore, where real animal head trophies hung high up on the wall above the banquet tables. These were award winning trophies of animals whose head and antlers stood taller than an man. They were purchased to impress the guests at Biltmore. It seems a crime, to me, to kill such a magnificent beast for sport.Butternut Squashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703748547994069092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809185710327113434.post-76996829770297641632010-08-25T08:15:53.066-04:002010-08-25T08:15:53.066-04:00butternut - there's something compelling about...butternut - there's something compelling about seeing nature. i love to photograph it. i have wondered if the hunters actually spent time looking at the trophies after they were mounted or if they were simply there to give them bragging rights. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809185710327113434.post-74663638755767333142010-08-25T01:14:10.420-04:002010-08-25T01:14:10.420-04:00And i like to shoot with my camera.And i like to shoot with my camera.Lori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809185710327113434.post-58858046580770744592010-08-24T19:40:39.430-04:002010-08-24T19:40:39.430-04:00Frankly, I think Hemingway was overrated! I'd ...Frankly, I think Hemingway was overrated! I'd much rather see these kinds of animal trophies- art. Great photos.Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809185710327113434.post-66435977221731937682010-08-24T13:06:04.384-04:002010-08-24T13:06:04.384-04:00That is truly a scary thought!That is truly a scary thought!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.com