File Name 175_7509.JPG
Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shooting Date/Time 1/17/2004 9:48:19 AM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/60
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Lens 50.0 - 500.0 mm
Focal Length 226.0 mm
I no longer own the 300D Canon that I used to take this image.
The only processing was a crop and slight adjustments in Viveza 2.
This may be a bit too graphic for some of our voters, but I was very pleased, with this Challenge, to have the opportunity to show this example of the beginning of a seal's life.
The seal on the right is another female who immediately tried to steal the newborn from its mom, on the left. A rather noisy and energetic battle ensued. Mom won.
After the challenge: Oh well, the graphic nature of this image must have put off our voters in the capture of the newborn pup, seconds after birth.
A version of this scene was entered in a long-ago Challenge:
It fared considerably better.
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