Comments on: Chris Jordan Documents the Toxic Links in the ‘Food’ Chain http://www.theadventurelife.org/2009/11/chris-jordan-photographs-dead-albatross-chicks-on-midway-island/ the deeper you get, the deeper you get Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:13:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Iffah http://www.theadventurelife.org/2009/11/chris-jordan-photographs-dead-albatross-chicks-on-midway-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1842 Iffah Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:23:08 +0000 http://www.theadventurelife.org/?p=4235#comment-1842 Thank you so much for sharing this information to us. This is very terrible! I know how litters can pollute their habitat, but I didn't know that the birds would mistaken them as food! Poor thing .. Thank you so much for sharing this information to us. This is very terrible! I know how litters can pollute their habitat, but I didn’t know that the birds would mistaken them as food! Poor thing ..

]]> By: steve casimiro http://www.theadventurelife.org/2009/11/chris-jordan-photographs-dead-albatross-chicks-on-midway-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1834 steve casimiro Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:51:03 +0000 http://www.theadventurelife.org/?p=4235#comment-1834 Never ask if it's a word--just assume it is and use it accordingly. About the birds. I've seen enough untouched carcasses in wild places to know that it can happen. Midway is 40 square kilometers, it's 2,000 miles from anywhere, and only 60 people live there. If there are no scavengers or food is otherwise plentiful, I can see it. But, it's a good question and it's been addressed by the folks working on the shoot. Writes Manuel Maqueda on the Midway project <a href="http://www.midwayjourney.com/" rel="nofollow">website</a>: <em> The amount of plastic objects that we are finding inside of the albatross carcasses that cover Midway Island is so shocking that it might be hard to believe. As soon as we landed on the island, we all agreed to adhere to a strict work ethic that is summarized in these three rules: * No plastic added. We never add any additional plastic to any images or compositions. What you’ll see it what was there. * No rearranging. The plastic contents of the rib cages are not rearranged in any way. * OK to remove. We allow ourselves to occasionally remove from the frame a few objects that might obstruct the view, such as twigs, feathers, grass leaves, or pieces of plastic from the top layer. </em> You can also see behind the scenes production stills in the Midway project Flickr collection http://www.flickr.com/photos/midwayjourney/3921871093/. Finally, here's a video on the photo ethics: <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ueB0nMLebV0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ueB0nMLebV0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object> Never ask if it’s a word–just assume it is and use it accordingly.

About the birds. I’ve seen enough untouched carcasses in wild places to know that it can happen. Midway is 40 square kilometers, it’s 2,000 miles from anywhere, and only 60 people live there. If there are no scavengers or food is otherwise plentiful, I can see it. But, it’s a good question and it’s been addressed by the folks working on the shoot. Writes Manuel Maqueda on the Midway project website:

The amount of plastic objects that we are finding inside of the albatross carcasses that cover Midway Island is so shocking that it might be hard to believe.

As soon as we landed on the island, we all agreed to adhere to a strict work ethic that is summarized in these three rules:

* No plastic added. We never add any additional plastic to any images or compositions. What you’ll see it what was there.
* No rearranging. The plastic contents of the rib cages are not rearranged in any way.
* OK to remove. We allow ourselves to occasionally remove from the frame a few objects that might obstruct the view, such as twigs, feathers, grass leaves, or pieces of plastic from the top layer.

You can also see behind the scenes production stills in the Midway project Flickr collection http://www.flickr.com/photos/midwayjourney/3921871093/.

Finally, here’s a video on the photo ethics:

]]> By: Greg http://www.theadventurelife.org/2009/11/chris-jordan-photographs-dead-albatross-chicks-on-midway-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1833 Greg Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:31:37 +0000 http://www.theadventurelife.org/?p=4235#comment-1833 Hey! There's my lighter! No really though, why are there just dead birds around, decomposing almost ornamentally. Next question... is ornamentally a word? Hey! There’s my lighter! No really though, why are there just dead birds around, decomposing almost ornamentally. Next question… is ornamentally a word?

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