[fishingruddy]

Hi there folks, please answer if you have a comment or opinion to this question. I was very kindly bought a couple of books for christmas, both on the subject of macrophotography. Having a quick glance through the one, by Ross Hoddinott, a passage caught my eye and I immediately thought it un-ethical, if not completely wrong. The passage is as follows:-
"I carefully placed this moth in a plastic container and left it in the fridge for a few minutes. I then gently placed the insect on a stone and photographed it, before returning it to where it had been discovered."

I dont care how carefull a person is, surely any risk to a living creature is an un-necessary risk, and other top photographers I've read discourage this kind of practise.

What I want to know is, what do other people who have an interest in photography think. Am I too sentimental, or should we get the picture no matter what?

Needles to say the book has got off to a bad start.
Regards, Dean.