Otter Icecapades

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 17, 2011141 views7 comments

This juvenile sea otter was rolling around and playing with bits of ice. Once in while it would glance up at the big black eye that was staring at it.

Nikon D7000 ,200-400mm f/4 VR, Bushhawk
1/800s f/7.1 at 460.0mm iso800
cloned out a few raindrops and some BG fill

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 18, 2011 at 12:29 AM

Brrr that looks cold and wet, what a marvelous sighting captured perfectly, thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on July 18, 2011 at 1:05 AM

Love how is twisted up in order to look at you ! Super cute ! What makes this really work for me is the ice he is on.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 18, 2011 at 11:42 AM

The quality of the exposure for the ice is excellent and his expression is riveting! Nice job attaining a low shooting perspective, too.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 18, 2011 at 4:21 PM

Great perspective on this playful fellow!
Nice exposure on the ice - love those whiskers and face!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on July 19, 2011 at 2:03 PM

Thanks for the comments. The best thing about photographing these guys is the time spent watching their behavior through the lens.

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Comment posted by Joe James on July 20, 2011 at 10:55 PM

Very nice shot Dan. I really like how you caught the otter at just the right moment.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on July 24, 2011 at 9:08 PM

Like ho the otter really stands out against the ice. Really nice eye contact as well.

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