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rare, endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals
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rare, endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals

by Lon Sharp

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 28, 2008674 views10 comments
I have been off-forum of late, but have enjoyed some time on Molokai! I was lucky to get some nice behavior shots of the monk seals. This is a minor crop, about 3000 pix wide. Small curves tweak. D200, 70-200 @200. F8, 1/250, iso 100.

Thanks for commentary!

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Praveen Unni on October 28, 2008 at 2:44 AM
Beautiful Behavioural shot Lon. Like the DOF too. Thanks for sharing this :toast:
Registered on March 20, 2006, 149 Posts, 416 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on October 28, 2008 at 5:23 AM
Beautiful environment, lovely setting especially the coming wave and the communication between the two.
Cheers!
Jagdeep Rajput
Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by Judith Russell-Too on October 28, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Just magnificent!!! Rare "action" shot with great color and lighting.. :toast:
Registered on November 10, 2007, 129 Posts, 403 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 28, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Wonderful interaction here Lon, I was thinking it might be nice to see some more of the animal on the right but this is great as is too. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Colin Pickett on October 29, 2008 at 4:20 AM
Hi Lon
I would have liked to have seen more of the seal on the right but hey, with a small crop of the top it might work well as a pano crop. Nice image.

Regards
Registered on December 30, 2004, 23 Posts, 156 Comments
Comment posted by Shane McDermott on October 31, 2008 at 8:02 PM
Inviting image here Lon, the red of his mouth and catch light in his eye really commands sharp attention. Great behavioral situation. Well done. :toast:
Registered on November 12, 2007, 49 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Graham on November 4, 2008 at 7:42 AM
Congrats on the EP, Lon. :toast: :toast:
Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on November 4, 2008 at 3:14 PM
Very nice action shot Lon. I like the inter-action between the Monk seals in the surf. Well done! Congrats on the EP! :toast:
Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments
Comment posted by Angela Classen on November 4, 2008 at 5:34 PM
Great behavior shot. Congrats on the EP!!
Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Klarich on December 9, 2008 at 4:44 PM
Great capture of animal behavior in a beautiful environment!!!
Registered on January 23, 2008, 10 Posts, 31 Comments