Harbor Seal

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 9, 20171,210 views4 comments

During my recent Great Bear Rainforest trip, my clients and I were searching the coastline for bears, an activity that included staking out various streams and creeks where salmon came to spawn. We were hoping the bears might show up for a meal, but of course, they're not the only predators interested in salmon. A couple of harbor seals would pop their heads out of the water near our Zodiac. In itself this isn't too exciting of an occurrence, but in this case the massive foamy runoff from a nearby waterfall made for a different kind of shot... a seal taking a bubble bath!

Canon 1DXII
Canon 600mm f/4 IS
ISO 1000
1/640th
f/7.1
(Hand-held)

Max

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4 comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on October 10, 2017 at 8:37 AM

Very interesting frame, very nicely executed !
Love your placement of seal in the frame and falling spray rain is a big plus.

Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 10, 2017 at 9:38 AM

Pretty cool. When I first saw it I thought "bubble bath". Gotta be prepared to make the most of any situation, which you did.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 10, 2017 at 11:11 AM

I, too, thought "bubble bath!" I really like the spray in the air. Neat shot.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on October 13, 2017 at 3:31 AM

Love this Harbor Seal shot, Max! I just recently got a shot of one in a very similar pose but the bubbles and spray in this one make it something special! Your large version is still quite small. I would love to see it at 1500 - 1600 pixels!

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