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by Vincent Grafhorst

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 28, 2010104 views8 comments
Another one from the smelly seal colony…


Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus),
Cape Cross seal colony, Namibia

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Shutter Speed 1/320 Sec.
Aperture Value f/5.6
ISO Speed 200
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0mm
Cropped from left & right + added a sliver of canvas on top


Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on August 28, 2010 at 3:06 PM
Cool Shot, Vincent.
I like the crop and the extra room you added. Seems to balance nicely. I like all the repeating curves. Glad the odors were only captured by your nose and not digitized. :wink:

Neil
Registered on October 30, 2009, 156 Posts, 749 Comments
Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on August 28, 2010 at 11:58 PM
This one deserves to be viewed large. What caught my attention was the detail inside the mouth and the jet black eye.
Registered on October 25, 2009, 110 Posts, 835 Comments
Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on August 29, 2010 at 10:11 AM
Wow, you've captured a nice moment :wavey:
Perfect DOF and lights
Registered on March 3, 2007, 122 Posts, 778 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 29, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Great job, Vincent. I like how you layered them like sand dunes!
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Darren Colello on August 30, 2010 at 2:20 PM
Nicely timed here Vincent. Love the detail, it feels as though I'm sitting right in the seal colony, without the fresh smell of course. :wink:

Great work!!
Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 30, 2010 at 4:16 PM
Good composition and pose, looks like most of it's teeth are gone, well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 30, 2010 at 4:29 PM
I like the action in this Vincent! The layering of the seals is actually pretty cool and I agree about this looking much better with the large version.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 2, 2010 at 8:06 PM
Good work Vincent. Like the yawn and habitat. A nicely composed image. :smile:
Registered on April 24, 2004, 25 Posts, 510 Comments