Thornback Ray
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Thornback Ray is a photographic by Zoological Photographic Club, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a black-and-white photo of a thornback ray lying on a mix of rocks and shells. The ray’s skin has tiny, bumpy spots, and its edges look slightly tattered. Around it, the ground is covered in smooth pebbles, some white and some dark, with a few empty seashells scattered about. The photo looks like it was taken to study nature up close. The lighting is simple but shows the texture of the ray’s skin and the rough surface of the rocks. If you like this kind of close-up nature photography, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A mounted photograph of a Thornback Ray is included in an album designated with museum numbers ranging from 3250:1-2023 to 3250:39-2023.
Read the full account in the museum source.
The Zoological Photographic Club took crisp, close-up photos of animals in the late 1800s, long before smartphones.
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