Decomposition Pictures

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Has anyone set up a decomposition collage picture before?

I will be doing one over the next few months starting from just dead to bones

What is everyones views of this?
 
Don't know if you have ever seen the vampire series True Blood, but in the intro they appear to show a fox decomposing in fast speed...and i can't say it did anything for me!

That said sounds like an interesting project, where \ how are you going to do this? I assume you neighbours would not like be too keen on a rotting carcass for a few months!

I guess they point will be taking the picture from the exact same spot each time, unless you are planning on focusing Macro style on different bits.

Good luck, I'll probably peak from behind the sofa periodically!
 
A badgers head and a front foot, I will try post pictures weekly. Lets see what happens

it wont be a timelapse as I obviously will take the camera home.
 
next doors dog is keen to participate, he said he is fed-up of being a ????ing nuisance.
 
Don't forget to mark the tripod position carefully and maybe use a paper pattern to frame it the same every time.
 
what do you mean paper pattern?

what ways would be best do you think to mark the tripod area and angle?
 
Be careful with this if the badger corpse is out in the country, as you're guaranteed mid-project that something'll have it.

It sounds a bit gross, but if I were you, I'd get a big box of some kind, put a layer of mud in there with some leaves and twigs, and then cut a hole that you can take the picture through. You can put airholes in the box to encourage natural decomposition, but still close it so no beasts can get to the remains.

There's an added advantage that the positioned hole will let you get as consistent an angle you're going to get over time.

This post is not intended to encourage a new craze by the way ;)
 
I have the badgers head resting on mud, sorrounded by 8 house bricks with enough space for a mouse to fit through the gaps. Then on top of the house bricks is a paving slab and ontop of that a lage stone.

This should stop any thing carrying it away, and once it starts rotting away i dont think foxes will go for it.

Still have no idea how to mark out tripod position, any help would be great.

Mike
 
Tent pegs.

Or how about something like 3 empty bean cans (or whatever) pushed in to the ground open end first, leaving a platform for each tripod leg.
 
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