Is Your Wildlife Photography Art, Science, a Combination of the Two, or Something Else?

Link to the poll; https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1418471

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Let me first say that I think this is a really great topic, and I am quite glad that you introduced it. I really hope that this generates a lot of discussion, as I would be quite interested in what others have to say about the motivations for their photographic efforts.

Larry Johnson wrote in post #17423606
If you don't see a choice that describes you, just let us know.

Ok, the most obvious choice would be the one that describes me.......yet, it is not here!

That choice would be:

I consider my wildlife/bird photography to put an equal emphasis on producing artful images and on documenting physical characteristics and behavior of my wild subjects.

I don't put more emphasis on the art, nor do I put more emphasis on the science. They are equal to me. And what I really love to do is to combine both in one image! Opportunities to do so are rare, but it sure is special when it happens!

I don't like to "wake up" a thread after several months, but there have been a couple threads that have led to some conflict about this stuff, and this thread seems to start off in a reasonable way!

By the way, I feel a lot like Tom does!

I'm right there with Tom.
I like to capture the details of whatever creature I am photographing. Making it pleasing to the eye (art) is important but capturing behaviors and details is equally important.

Let the work speak for itself.