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Seal pup on the beach
Seal pup on the beach
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Challenge: Free Study 2009-11 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
Location: Donna Nook, Humberside
Date: Nov 29, 2009
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 30, 2009

 This seal pup is in the wild, they come up the beach on Donna Nook, Humberside, North East England. You can go onto the beach and mingle with all the seals, they are fairly tolerant so long as you move slowly and calmly. There are thousands of them!

I hired a 500mm f/4 prime for the weekend .... awesome bit of kit, I want one!! Just need to find the 6 grand!! Used a Manfrotto 393 bracket on the tripod which made using the 2.5kg lens very easy.

Basic curves and levels is all that was done.

Statistics
Place: 63 out of 366
Avg (all users): 6.1712
Avg (commenters): 7.6250
Avg (participants): 6.2476
Avg (non-participants): 5.9756
Views since voting: 761
Views during voting: 162
Votes: 146
Comments: 14
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/19/2009 09:13:22 AM
Gorgeous! Absolutely gorgeous!
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 12/15/2009 01:38:08 PM
I love this one.. new fav ;)

Message edited by author 2009-12-15 23:21:28.
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 12/14/2009 07:41:51 AM
Adorable! The only time I ever saw a seal in the ocean was in South Florida while out on my uncle's boat.
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 12/13/2009 06:15:00 AM
Priceless!
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 12/13/2009 04:12:55 AM
WOW- pretty amazing ! The image & the BIG lens - I don't think I could lift it -LOL !
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 12/10/2009 09:50:37 AM
Congrats on a fantastic image! I'm sure it would be a super popular poster!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/07/2009 05:50:44 AM
I love the pose...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/06/2009 02:19:45 PM
Awwwwww!!! This is really an "Awwww-ful" photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/06/2009 01:38:00 PM
a superb capture! 8
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 12/05/2009 09:35:05 AM
aww..what's not to love about this adorable creature..the only negative I see is the few blown areas on the fur..
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 12/05/2009 06:04:10 AM
oh, how cute is this!?
great textures in his face and the sand
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/04/2009 06:36:35 PM
How cute is this? I love the detail you've captured here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/03/2009 08:36:43 AM
this is gorgeous...
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 12/01/2009 04:40:25 AM
Great moment captured. Love the sand detail. Would prefer both eyes in focus.
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