Seal

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 7, 201094 views5 comments

From last March... I posted a few photos from this photo session as it was the only time I had a few seals to work with... haven't posted this one and I think it's one of the better ones. I hope to add a lot of images to my portfolio this winter.

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC HH sitting on rock
f/8
1/1000s
ISO 500
-.33 EC

Lowered exposure in ACR a bit to bring down brightness on neck. Full Frame, sharpened

- Luke

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 8, 2010 at 9:05 AM

Hi Luke,

I recall the other shots, but not well enough to compare the images. I like how the light is striking this one's head and to me it's a nice peaceful scene. I'm not thrilled about how the water streaming off the rock is rendered - perhaps a DOF thing, or perhaps a shutter speed thing (tho' my guess is that it's the DOF). I like the placement of the rock (and seal) within the frame...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

PS: Notice that I may NO REFERENCE to "critical sharpness" in this critique?

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on November 8, 2010 at 12:12 PM

The light and the pose are really nice, but what I like most is that it almost looks like the seal is sitting on a whale that just emerged from the water. I agree on the dof of the water, but that's a minor thing.

Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Imprevento on November 8, 2010 at 12:17 PM

Hey Luke...Was this taken in Montauk? Great shot!

Registered on September 11, 2010, 29 Posts, 78 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 8, 2010 at 3:02 PM

Jerry,

Yes, this was taken at Montauk State Park at the seal haulout site.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Canuel on November 12, 2010 at 1:03 PM

I like the pose of the seal and the light on the face. I'm not sure what the previous comments about DOF on the water mean but the only thing I'd have like to seen was the water cascading over the entire rock edge.

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