Timeline for What are the best (ethical) ways to keep insect still for outdoor macro photography?
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| May 21, 2021 at 12:06 | comment | added | Bob Macaroni McStevens | @dotancohen If you don’t find yourself facing an ethical issue, then my answer is not applicable. It addresses the question which is premised upon there being an ethical issue. There are moral systems that consider only human well-being as relevant consideration. Thee are systems that distribute moral considerations differently. The context of the question is the latter. Since you don’t express the same ethical concerns as in the question, there’s nothing for you to disagree over. If you don’t believe ethics is relevant, that’s an answer to the OP. | |
| May 20, 2021 at 11:51 | comment | added | dotancohen | I respectfully disagree. New photographs of existing insects can provide not only insight to behaviours that have not been previously observed, but also attract attention to the subject and may foster a sense of caring for them in the impressionable. Children may feel that it is fine to kill an insect because that animal has no detail and is a bit of a pest. But after seeing beautiful, detailed photographs of e.g. the praying mantis, the children many be more inclined to respect and admire it rather than kill it. | |
| May 19, 2021 at 20:54 | comment | added | Bob Macaroni McStevens | @GhislainCote There are lots of other things to photograph that might be easier on the mind while you spend energy getting better. Why spend energy convincing yourself? | |
| May 19, 2021 at 18:35 | comment | added | GhislainCote | Ouch. So true... but ouch ! But I want to take pictures because this calms me down !!! You still right... | |
| May 18, 2021 at 14:23 | history | answered | Bob Macaroni McStevens | CC BY-SA 4.0 |