Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/12/24

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Subject: [Leica] Sea Lions and Fur Seals
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 12:33:10 +0000
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Some very impressive shots, Jayanand. Horseplay 3 shows that seals get 
bothered by flies too!

Douglas


On 23/12/2018 17:05, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
> A start to the photographs of our recent trip to the Galapagos with the
> Galapagos Sea Lion and closely related Galapagos Fur Seal. The beauty of
> animals there is you really can get in very close, so generally it is a
> case of our avoiding the animals instead of the other way round, as is the
> case in most other nature areas. This also means that we can carry shorter
> and lighter lenses while hiking, greatly easing the burden!
>
> We start with the Galapagos Sea Lion. Firstly, two photographs of a new
> born Galapagos Sea Lion pup with its mother. Our experienced
> Naturalist/Guide, Walter Perez, estimated that it was, at most, an hour
> old. In fact the placenta/umbilical cord was lying close by:
>
> New Born:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-2975C.jpg.html
>
> First Feed:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-2975C.jpg.html
>
> A shaft of light hits a Sea Lion:
>
> Spotlight:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5667.jpg.html
>
> Three shots of two youngsters playing:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3722.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3738.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3816.jpg.html
>
> Almost a sculpture!
>
> Repose:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-6010.jpg.html
>
> Two shots of Galapagos Sea Lion resting and sleeping, one adult and one 
> pup:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-6010.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-2781.jpg.html
>
> Finally two portraits of pups getting rather convoluted - just shows how
> flexible their backs are!
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5990.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-6351.jpg.html
>
> Now on to the Galapagos Fur Seal. Firstly, two close ups of one swimming:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5737.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5749.jpg.html
>
> Finally five studies of a Galapagos Fur Seal, who like a top model furled
> and unfurled itself into all sorts of interesting poses!
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5776.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5777.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5757.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5784.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5803.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, most welcome
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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