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Harbor Seal Family. Point Lobos State Reserve, California. April 26, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
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A family trio of harbor seals rests on an offshore rock at Point Lobos State Reserve, California.
(More of my Point Lobos photographs)
I photographed this family group (at least they sure acted like a family!) on an offshore rock just above the surf line on the late April weekend when I almost had the whole of Point Lobos State Reserve to myself. (I wrote about this earlier - a marathon had closed the coast highway and almost no one else was in the park.) I think the seals were a bit less wary than they might be because of the very small number of people in the park - actually, I was the only person near them for a good long time. I had a great chance to observe them uninterrupted, and from two slightly different locations - after shooting from this spot I moved far to the right where I could shoot back at the far side of the rock.
I found it interesting that they were very aware of my presence and seemed to pay more obvious attention to me than I have seen in the past. The lighter color seal on the right stared right at me for long periods of time on several occasions, even though I was quite a distance away and standing nearly motionless. Once or twice all three gazed my direction. I wasn't sure who was observing who! The darker seal on the left seemed to be the least active, only occasionally rolling around and scratching the back (yes, they do this!) of the others, especially the smaller one in the far middle in this shot.
I'm still working out the best ways to photograph creatures like these. Learning their habits a bit helps, as does arriving at the right time - in terms of season, time of day, weather, and the good fortune of being their on an uncrowded day at Point Lobos. I'd like to get shots from a lower angle, but this can be difficult. I think the seals are much less likely to be close to the shore in such places.
I have a very large number of photographs of this group, and I may post more eventually.
This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.
Vault of the monastery at Bathala, Estremadura, District of Leiria, Centro region, Portugal, August 2008.
The explanation is from the Enlighten website:
"Follow the Current as deep sea angler fish swim their way around the Parliamentary Triangle during Enlighten. Group D Creative Collective’s fish will entrance you as they glide through the night to play on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin."
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This is a photo I have played with a bit in Aperture. I took this photo for the owner to use on his ebay auction. After I gave him the originals I decided to play with these a bit to liven them up!
I like how this turned out
@dailyshoot #ds249: "Rotate your camera today a bit and make a slightly off-angle photograph. Use the angle to emphasize your subject"
Angler AshtonEdmonds, 2 yrs. old, caught his first fish on 8/14/2022 in the Potomac River.It was a White perch.
Photo by Gary Edmonds, Jr
Angles define us, shape and refine us. Deconstructed, resurrected, cured of life but not infected. Lost, found, slow then fast. Our bodies were not built to last. Not built as well as angles, true. But there's some symmetry in life for you.
Lime Squares: angle
Close up of "Lime Squares" made by Pam Geisel of For Quilts Sake in Yellow Springs, Ohio, Jan. 2013 for Project Quilting Season 4, Challenge 1, "A Square in a square...in a square...".
We had our kitchen cupboards repainted over the summer. As the painters lined them up against each other for the paint to dry, interesting angles resulted.
For Our Daily Challenge - Dutch Angle. I had to look up the definition of Dutch Angle. Hope this suits. I also played around with filters for the overall effect.
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YEA!! He's done!! His "fishing rod" lights up, but you can't see it in the sun. Will get night pictures soon. He's felted over a foam base with a blue LED.
He's about the size of 2 basketballs!!!
Minolta XG-M - MC Tele Rokkor-PF 1:2.8 f=135mm - Kodak Tri-X 400 @ ASA-400
Kodak D-23 (Stock) 7:30 @ 20C
Scanner: Epson V700
Editor: Adobe Photoshop CC (2018)