new moth books

[Stanley A. Gorodenski]

Ron, I agree with what you are saying, but on the other hand sometimes 
there is so much variation in a species that maybe it might be difficult 
to get a real specimen that will illustrate the particular wing markings 
well enough to make the species identification easy. Maybe a painting, 
_if_ the painter is also knowledgeable about the species they are 
painting, might be able to give a clearer "key", so to speak. This is 
not disputing what you are saying, just another thought.
Stan


Ron Gatrelle wrote:

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Tony Thomas" <mothman at nbnet.nb.ca>
>Subject: new moth books
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>>This book could serve as a model for the next NA moth book, but I would
>>prefer to see coloured photos of living moths rather than paintings.
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>It really is pointless this day and age for anyone to be producing leps
>books with paintings.  This is like going to the store and buying a bushel
>of plastic apples to eat.   No matter how "real" and anatomically accurate
>the reproductions - they are not real apples.  Digital photography has also
>advanced to the point where economical cameras now are superior to the same
>price range for film cameras.   Computer editing... If someone wants to
>paint a folio of whatever and sell it as such fine, but when I pay for a
>butterfly or moth book I'd prefer to see - butterflies and moths, not
>potentially flawed-by-human-eye reproductions.
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>When I look at the paintings in my Howe book on NA butterflies, I am always
>awed by how talented the painter is and how _close_ to lifelike they are.
>No one can diminish that effort or skill... but they are still not the real
>thing and such a book (at that level of technicality) would always be
>better served with real insect photographs.
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>Ron Gatrelle
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