1. Marc Dantan uses the stillness of the burned, life like animals to create a abstract feel between the subject and the background. He uses a low ISO to capture the detail in the charred and crumbled pieces in the background as well as the texture on the burned animals. He also uses a mildly closed aperture to get a greater depth of field. I believe he used a long lends as well as walked closer to the subject because in the first image, the background and foreground seem closer together.
2.Marc Dantan is a French photographer. The pictures above are from his Immortal series. He sought to show the life and beauty that remained in the beautiful 18th century Deyrolle Taxidermy in Paris it was caught fire in 2008. Even though the life like animals were badly burned, Dantan still positioned each animal so that they seemed alive in each photo.
3. I like this series because of the realistic and abstract feel that they have. To me, the animals seem to be in a comfortable position but in a horrible environment. I believe he embraced the idea of beauty in destruction. Kind of similar to the end of the world movies. They show the destruction of society or a type of society and then show the process of adaptation of the survivors. Anything can be rebuilt, just like the Deyrolle Taxidermy building with the help and contributions of the art community. 
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