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Walrus

by Petr Slavik

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 5, 2011141 views7 comments
Walrus female followed our Zodiac to control her baby, which was trying to play with our boat.
1/1250s,F8.0,ISO 500,f=650mm,Exp.comp - 1.0 EV,taken from the boat

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 5, 2011 at 3:32 PM
I like this a lot - the larger image shows a great eye, fine detail, good water action.
I hope she was not as frantic as it looks - trying to control a baby walrus is probably about as successful as our trying to control little kids. :rolleyes:
Nice imahe!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Petr Slavik on March 5, 2011 at 4:08 PM
She looks frantic but she was absolutely relaxed. We spent half an hour with them and it was one of my best encounters with wild animals.
Registered on December 12, 2010, 15 Posts, 12 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 5, 2011 at 6:00 PM
This is awesome Petr. Excellent facial detail and water action, love the view of the tusks through the water. :toast:

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 5, 2011 at 10:49 PM
Wonderfully exposed and detailed Petr, all the more commendable for having taken it while aboard an apparently moving boat, truly well done and very much looking forward to seeing more of your work :^)

All the best,

Ashley
Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 6, 2011 at 2:38 AM
Lovely action photo Petr. Especially that eye is very engaging. Where did you create this image?
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Petr Slavik on March 6, 2011 at 6:06 AM
Hi Vincent,thank you for comment. The photo is from the northern part of Spistbergen archipelago.
Registered on December 12, 2010, 15 Posts, 12 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 6, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Petr, this is simply COOL! I really like the splashing water the gaze in her eye and the large teeth just under the water. Great work!
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments