[Leica] Sea Lions and Fur Seals

[Don Dory]

As currently exhibited "spotlight" is the a superior image.  I believe that
with some very creative processing some of the images could be magnificent
objects of art.  Specifically if you looked at them in terms of form and
line instead of images of the natural world.

What I am poorly conveying is that as presented your images are very good
indeed but some, if reimagined by you could be even more stunning as
abstracts.  My personal direction would be a sort of cubism.

On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 2:58 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> Jayanand, these are great images of amazing animals.  Thanks for sharing.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 12/23/2018 11:05 AM, 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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