Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 12:30 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Hard to choose a favourite among such outstanding images. Perhaps Study 4 > just because it is such a nice composition. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 23 Dec 2018, at 18:05, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >