Seen through the lens

13 September 2011
9:11 PM

I took this photo of a red panda at the San Diego zoo last month. Notice anything funny about it?

Red Panda at San Diego Zoo

Every person looking at the panda, this photographer included, is seeing it through the lens of a camera. Or on a smartphone LCD screen. It makes you wonder why we are so intent on capturing a moment for posterity that we may never have really seen in person.

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