Wild Atlantic Grey Seal Colony off the coast of Lincolnshire in the North Sea. Getting out to these guys is a 40 minute trek across sand and mud flats to a sandbank. The sandflsts are an RAF bombing range in the week, but weekends its open to the public as a Nature Reserve. To get these shots it then means laying flat on the sand/mud with a long lens, creaping slowly closer and closer.
I got to within 20feet of this Cow and Pup, the huge Bull was just 20ft away to the left. He was a big beachmaster and wasn't too happy about me being there. I stayed for about 10 mins and then decided to move off
The 70-80mph winds were whipping up the sand and spray. I had the camera and lens tightly wrapped up in plastic bags so no sand could enter the mechanism. I also wore 4 layers of clothing to keep out elements.
PS work:
Levels to nail the black and white points
Curves to add a little contrast
Individual colour adjustment
Hue Saturation
Sharpen (smart sharpen)
Crop
Photo filter
More curves to play with the contrst in the pups white fur whilst trying to darken the sky
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I didn't get to vote in this challenge, but this shot is absolutely adorable! Perfect for this challenge. Thanks for taking the time to share the story behind the photo too! :)
Ohmy! Steen is this you ??? This certainly looks like one of the ones of yours I have to have :) What a perfect photo. Technically flawless, and it has an off-the-chart cute/wow/heart factor! Excellent photo for this challenge. A ribbon winner I hope! 10
That's a good shot. Nice colours. Would have been really nice to see the cubs eyes as they are so beautiful. It's hard to get animals to co-operate sometimes!
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