False claims at the national trust

We visited a national trust property today to see an national exhibition of prize wining photography
I was disgusted to see this image and it’s write up by the photographer among the exhibits
Claiming the guy had used this air rifle in the badger cut and wrongly claims the scope was a night vision

 

[25 Sharps]

Within the context of the accompanying text? You don't perhaps believe that the intention might be to prejudice people against the shooting community by any chance?

Edited before your quote.

I think it’s an example of prejudice against the badger cull and the shooting community is associated with that.

What’s new and what is there to deal with? Free speech is a wonderful thing, provided everyone accepts others’ opinions and views may be at odds with their own.

 

[25 Sharps]

Look at who won and do a bit of digging and it’ll explain a lot.

I wonder if there are any connections between the photographer and the judges?

If you go to the National Trust, I don’t think you’ll get very far.

It might be better to go to those corporations that support the judges.
So the likes Canon, Nikon etc.
Stating that people they support financially or with equipment are helping spread disinformation or however you want to put it.

And I don’t mean their headoffices in Britain or Europe, they won’t care two hoots.
I mean Japan.

Again, other than calling a thermal an NV scope, where is the disinformation?

What is factually incorrect?

(That also applies to the shot and dumped badgers, it does happen!)

 

[25 Sharps]

Given the number of times I’ve seen it reproduced with different captions, I have a feeling they just found a picture of a guy with a gun and caption it to suit the mood.

Or this is maybe the original and the others have used this photo?

 

[andyk]

Or this is maybe the original and the others have used this photo?

Perhaps, all seems a bit put together though.

 

[enfieldspares]

I can only speculate but it would seem a political decision for that photo to win. It’s a really boring photo that looks like it’s off the front of a 90s airgunning book. I’d bet money that there were far better photos submitted, suggesting the decision to let it win was motivated by a desire to draw attention to the ‘evil’ cull, not because of its quality.

Yes. I thought the same.

 

[25 Sharps]

Perhaps, all seems a bit put together though.

Just googled the competition, the collection won the ‘Documentary’ category, the blurb from the winner is all standard anti cull nonsense. The whole collection is anti cull imagery.

But it’s a wildlife photography competition, probably most people involved are anti cull or at least have leanings that way.

@Trufflehunting was it only this collection displayed or was it all categories?

If it was all then The National Trust can’t really be blamed, they didn’t choose the winner.

You’re right, it very much looked posed, but the blurb even says ‘They agreed to be photographed with their rifle and night vision scope’ it doesn’t say, whilst culling or whilst shooting, there’s no suggestion they were hunting or actively shooting, other than the fading light.

And you’re right, there are far better photos in other categories, which are also winners.

 

[Mickeydredd]

Mr Wood appears to like badgers

Sussex photography course 2018 a few wildlife photos from Sussex

Sussex photography course 2018 A few wildlife photos taken at the Wetland centre in Sussex on my April Sussex photography workshop

www.agoodplace.co.uk

 

[Chris Richardson]

What do you expect the NT are so far left it’s unreal

 

[Trufflehunting]

Mr Wood appears to like badgers

Sussex photography course 2018 a few wildlife photos from Sussex

Sussex photography course 2018 A few wildlife photos taken at the Wetland centre in Sussex on my April Sussex photography workshop

www.agoodplace.co.uk

At least 5 of these images were displayed

 

[25 Sharps]

At least 5 of these images were displayed

Were they displaying other categories, or just the badger ones?

 

[25 Sharps]

Mr Wood appears to like badgers

Sussex photography course 2018 a few wildlife photos from Sussex

Sussex photography course 2018 A few wildlife photos taken at the Wetland centre in Sussex on my April Sussex photography workshop

www.agoodplace.co.uk

And primates…..

 

[long_range_rob]

The people who work for and volunteer at the NT are great. The management of said “charity “ are twits with a political agenda.

 

[palmer_mike]

(That also applies to the shot and dumped badgers, it does happen!)

I’m not saying it doesn’t EVER happen, but round here I’ve never seen a shot badger at the roadside. Loads and loads of run over ones though.

 

[25 Sharps]

I’m not saying it doesn’t EVER happen, but round here I’ve never seen a shot badger at the roadside. Loads and loads of run over ones though.

Someone was doing a study locally and some of the ones collected had been shot.

 

[nightcrow]

What do you expect the NT are so far left it’s unreal

My lovely neighbour after giving them 40years unstinting devotion has been made redundant.

 

[nightcrow]

I’m not saying it doesn’t EVER happen, but round here I’ve never seen a shot badger at the roadside. Loads and loads of run over ones though.

They have no traffic sense. Traveling down the 303 early hours of the morning, no other vehicles on the dual carriageways ,and one ran full tilt across from the other side and straight under my wheels, requiring no input from me whatsoever.