Sea Otters

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 6, 2010118 views5 comments

We were camped on the shore of Resurrection Bay when these two young sea otters with their family stayed around and played in front of our camp site for probably 30 to 45 minutes. They were fun to watch, rolling, twisting and jumping on each other. This is one of many images I shot.

Canon 30D
Tokina 80-400
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/1500
Aperture f8
ISO 400
400mm
Hand held

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Philip Haffley on October 7, 2010 at 10:28 AM

It would have been nice if they were both looking in your direction but you can not ask them to turn. Did you get any shots with both faces visible? I might crop a little off of the right but that is a matter of taste.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 7, 2010 at 2:00 PM

Philip
I
tried really hard to get them to stop and pose for me and both to smile for the camera, but they were very uncooperative. I was just happy for the experience and the shots I got. I appreciate you looking and commenting. Rich

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on October 7, 2010 at 4:19 PM

Makes me jealous. Searched for them near seward, but couldnt find any

I would crop a little bit on left, top and bottom. There is enough detail and interest in the subjects to warrant that.

Registered on October 25, 2009, 110 Posts, 835 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on October 8, 2010 at 1:51 PM

Man that must have been a cool encounter

. I like the pose of the one facing the camera. I echo the crop suggestions made.

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on October 10, 2010 at 10:59 PM

Nice to see them doing something besides floating around on their backs. Might crop a bit tighter if the IQ holds up.

Registered on September 12, 2010, 53 Posts, 660 Comments