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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/4.0 L 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: 893
Views during voting: 162
Votes: 146
Comments: 14
Favorites: 3 (view)

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Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/19/2009 02:13:22 PM
Gorgeous! Absolutely gorgeous!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 12/15/2009 06:38:08 PM
I love this one.. new fav ;)

Message edited by author 2009-12-15 23:21:28.
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 12/14/2009 12:41:51 PM
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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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
 12/13/2009 11:15:00 AM
Priceless!
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Sony Alpha a6000
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/13/2009 09:12:55 AM
WOW- pretty amazing ! The image & the BIG lens - I don't think I could lift it -LOL !
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Fujifilm FinePix S5100
 12/10/2009 02:50:37 PM
Congrats on a fantastic image! I'm sure it would be a super popular poster!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/07/2009 10:50:44 AM
I love the pose...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 12/06/2009 07:19:45 PM
Awwwwww!!! This is really an "Awwww-ful" photo.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
 12/06/2009 06:38:00 PM
a superb capture! 8
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical(IF)Macro
 12/05/2009 02:35:05 PM
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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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 12/05/2009 11:04:10 AM
oh, how cute is this!?
great textures in his face and the sand
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/04/2009 11:36:35 PM
How cute is this? I love the detail you've captured here.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/03/2009 01:36:43 PM
this is gorgeous...
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 12/01/2009 09:40:25 AM
Great moment captured. Love the sand detail. Would prefer both eyes in focus.
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