Botanical and Zoological Art

What a scintillating perspective of depicting nature in photography. Putting together disparate elements. This stunning piece of art is by Christian Staebler. I got it from here. Bravo!

In this picture however the elements are not so disparate. I can picture a garden where all of these can be found together. And that makes me wonder if a similar harmony can be achieved by putting together totally unrelated elements like let's say a penguin, a coconut palm and a rattlesnake. I know that's an awful combination :) ..but I guess I conveyed my point.