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Subject: [Leica] Wildlife photography controversy
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (wildlightphoto at earthlink.net)
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:45:39 -0500

Steve Unsworth wrote:

>>>
The winner of a prestigious wildlife photography competition has been
stripped of his title after it was decided he staged the photograph...

<http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/statement.
jsp>

And...

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/20/wolf-wildlife-photographe
r-award-stripped>
<<<

Not the first time this kind of thing has happened.  When the reward is big
enough the temptation to cheat will be too much for some people.  All of my
photos of captive wildlife is clearly captioned as such.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

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