Still Waters Posted December 10, 2013 #1 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Victorian photographer Harry Whittier Frees pioneered Lolcats a century ago. 28 Images http://www.telegraph...l?frame=2761275 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davros of Skaro Posted December 11, 2013 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I do not know if the article stated it, but I think the bodies are props with the animal head coming through a hole in the backdrop? Just more examples of nothing new under the Sun, except the tech to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted December 11, 2013 #3 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Those were geat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh17 Posted December 11, 2013 #4 Share Posted December 11, 2013 So that's what cats used to look like. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted December 11, 2013 #5 Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) Cats are always wearing clothes at the times we are sleeping. Edited December 11, 2013 by toast 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Day Posted December 11, 2013 #6 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Just adorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesspy Posted December 12, 2013 #7 Share Posted December 12, 2013 The cats and dogs are either dead and posed. Or they are being tied to things to keep them in those poses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Day Posted December 12, 2013 #8 Share Posted December 12, 2013 The cats and dogs are either dead and posed. Or they are being tied to things to keep them in those poses. Well aren't you just a barrel of joy? Yes they are being posed, but I don't think they are dead. It would take great taxidermy to make their eyes look so, well, alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted December 12, 2013 #9 Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) Well aren't you just a barrel of joy? Yes they are being posed, but I don't think they are dead. It would take great taxidermy to make their eyes look so, well, alive. I hate to say it - I really do, but I think she is right. It was noticeable most in the shots where they were all required to be "grinning" or looking in the same direction - the eyes had a glazed look and the iris' are mere tiny slits. Edit to add: If I'm wrong - I would be truly grateful. Edited December 12, 2013 by libstaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Day Posted December 12, 2013 #10 Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) http://www.onemoreriver.org/11267/ the grinning is the look they get just at the start of a 'meow' I would guess, and the tiny slit iris' would be from that huge flash that just went off in their lil' faces. I have no reason to think they are dead. Nup, don't want to think that at ALL thank ye. Edited to add this link too http://curioushistory.com/post/51992321108/vintage-animal-photos-by-harry-whittier-frees#.UqmkhOO4aUk I'm going to just enjoy them as cute and adorable. Edited December 12, 2013 by Sunny Day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealdwita Posted December 12, 2013 #11 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Apparently, the costumes themselves held the animals in place long enough for the photos to be taken. http://www.amusingplanet.com/2013/06/lolcats-from-yesteryears-photographs-by.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy Demon Posted December 12, 2013 #12 Share Posted December 12, 2013 The cats and dogs are either dead and posed. Or they are being tied to things to keep them in those poses. I have to agree. These photos were not all that "cute" and their body poses looked very unnatural and forced. Considering that during those times, it seems attitudes towards animals was not very loving or kind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Day Posted December 13, 2013 #13 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Boo Ryu! Did you even read the links I put up? A bit more research shows that this guy was extremely 'patient and kind' to the animals. There are always unkind people in the olden days and now. I still think they are "cute" anyways. (NOT gonna let anyone burst my bubble on this) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy Demon Posted December 13, 2013 #14 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Boo Ryu! Did you even read the links I put up? A bit more research shows that this guy was extremely 'patient and kind' to the animals. There are always unkind people in the olden days and now. I still think they are "cute" anyways. (NOT gonna let anyone burst my bubble on this) I did read the articles and it means little to me. Anyone can say whatever they want to make themselves look good. So unless I could actually watch this man making these photos, there is no reason for me to believe these animals weren't tied or glued. (or hypnotized) I am not going to apologize just because you don't like what I said. You like the images and that's fine, I don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Day Posted December 14, 2013 #15 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I did read the articles and it means little to me. Anyone can say whatever they want to make themselves look good. So unless I could actually watch this man making these photos, there is no reason for me to believe these animals weren't tied or glued. (or hypnotized) I am not going to apologize just because you don't like what I said. You like the images and that's fine, I don't. Ok, fine Never asked you to apologise. Fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGirl Posted December 14, 2013 #16 Share Posted December 14, 2013 they all look bored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh17 Posted December 14, 2013 #17 Share Posted December 14, 2013 they all look bored Nice avatar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllJay Posted December 14, 2013 #18 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Victorian photographer Harry Whittier Frees pioneered Lolcats a century ago. 28 Images http://www.telegraph...l?frame=2761275 Got me thinking of this video>> 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy Demon Posted December 14, 2013 #19 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Got me thinking of this video>> [media=] [/media] So this is what cats do when we're not looking, eh? Always wondered about that. Now I know. HA! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_dreamer Posted December 15, 2013 #20 Share Posted December 15, 2013 There was a Victorian era taxidermist named Walter Potter who used deceased animals in animal scenes. These were considered popular at the time, but creepy now. Seriously, don't Google it unless you want to be sad and depressed. The animals in these photos look alive to me, at least compared to the Potter ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Day Posted December 15, 2013 #21 Share Posted December 15, 2013 So this is what cats do when we're not looking, eh? Always wondered about that. Now I know. HA! Think we can all agree that that is definitely "Cute" Thanks for putting that up, Elljay. I had forgotten about that clip but remember squealing in delight (as a young 'un) when I first saw it. I'm back in my happy bubble again now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllJay Posted December 16, 2013 #22 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Think we can all agree that that is definitely "Cute" Thanks for putting that up, Elljay. I had forgotten about that clip but remember squealing in delight (as a young 'un) when I first saw it. I'm back in my happy bubble again now Yea I love cats. But this clip I couldnt get enough of when I saw it first, must have hit replay a dozen of times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLabyrinth Posted January 5, 2014 #23 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I don't find anything "hilarious" or "cute" about the pictures (cats and dogs). As far as I can see, they look well and truly, gone. Even if they aren't dead, that is how they appear to me. I wish I could think otherwise but I cannot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted January 8, 2014 #24 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) I agree ^. It reminds me of the book '101 Uses For A Dead Cat'. . Edited January 8, 2014 by acute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllJay Posted January 8, 2014 #25 Share Posted January 8, 2014 If you don't like cats, maybe you like a pair of cute foxes. The white one really like his belly rubbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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