the secret lives of…
the secret lives of stuffed animals! i have been to the zoological museum here in copenhagen today. as the weather is still grey and dull, a trip to the museum seemed like the perfect thing to do. i’ve always been fascinated by animals and the diversity in species that exists. i do prefer looking at living animals but there’s also a charm to the stuffed ones and the way they are displayed in zoological museums. it’s a strange transformation these stuffed animals undergo - in the museum they look stiff and dead but then captured in a photo they get a sense of presence about them.
i’ll show you more photos from the museum tomorrow.
inspired by photos i saw on atlantic treefox’s photostream
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Tags: birds, stuffed animals, zoological museum
November 12th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
my goodness, how beautiful! i love stuffed bird although i prefer them alive :)
November 12th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
so wonderful! amazing set. I love visiting natural history museums. I went to one in my hometown and was there for hours!
November 12th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
what kind of birds are those in the last photo?
November 12th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
eep! they are beautiful. i love how they sort of get some life back in the photos.
November 13th, 2009 at 12:32 am
Haha, I was going to comment something like: WHOA, have you got a new telelens?
But then I read your story :D
I love these kind of museums…sweet photos!
November 13th, 2009 at 3:29 am
it looks so real, you could have fooled me ;)
The 4th and the first one are beautiful.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Yeah, they look so real. I was going, “Whoa, you captured the flying bird!?” until I read your words.
November 13th, 2009 at 6:46 am
Jeg troede fuglene var œgte før jeg lœste din post ;-) Anede ikke at der fandtes et museum med udstoppede dyr i KBH., det gad jeg godt besøge engang!
November 13th, 2009 at 11:08 am
they look beautiful, although a bit scary if you think the birds are stuffed…
November 15th, 2009 at 1:19 am
PIP!
November 16th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Great photographs! Great!
November 18th, 2009 at 9:07 am
having seen all these feathered guys in person, i’m AMAZED how great they look in your pictures! they’re a bit scruffy in the actual museum. you did wonders!