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#514-Southern Fur Seal Pup

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 17, 2011189 views6 comments

Olympus E-3, 300mm, handheld in Zodiac
f5.6, 1/320, ISO400

Southern Fur Seal Pup, Elsehul, South Georgia Island. We were told the pup was about 3 days old, and that mom had left him for the first time to go out and feed. The photo can't capture the desperate, pitiful whining the little guy was making.

80% of full frame. Selective sharpening to pup.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 17, 2011 at 12:50 PM

Like the newborn against the jagged rocks, excellent image.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on December 17, 2011 at 4:43 PM

Jim, this is a beautiful image of the seal pup against very interesting and colorful rocks. Your composition and DOF is absolutely perfect. We maybe can't hear the whining, but the expression you have captured on his face surely appears desperate.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 18, 2011 at 2:29 AM

Delightful image of this little one. Wonderful pose and environment - and the detail evident in the larger version is superb.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on December 18, 2011 at 4:21 PM

How cute ! Looks gorgeous posed like that against the lichen covered rocks.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on December 19, 2011 at 10:47 AM

Jim, nice comp & interesting background w/ the lichen-covered rocks.

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Comment posted by Varina Patel on December 19, 2011 at 11:37 AM

What a beautiful shot, Jim! Wow! The soft light is really nice on his smooth coat, and his expression is wonderful. Poor scared, little guy!

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