[Leica] Sea Lions and Fur Seals

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

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.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> > On 23 Dec 2018, at 18:05, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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> > 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
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> > case in most other nature areas. This also means that we can carry
> shorter
> > and lighter lenses while hiking, greatly easing the burden!
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> > 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:
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> > New Born:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-2975C.jpg.html
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> > First Feed:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-2975C.jpg.html
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> > A shaft of light hits a Sea Lion:
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> > Spotlight:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5667.jpg.html
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> > Three shots of two youngsters playing:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3722.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3738.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3816.jpg.html
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> > Almost a sculpture!
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> > Repose:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-6010.jpg.html
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> > Two shots of Galapagos Sea Lion resting and sleeping, one adult and one
> pup:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-6010.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-2781.jpg.html
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> > Finally two portraits of pups getting rather convoluted - just shows how
> > flexible their backs are!
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5990.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-6351.jpg.html
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> > Now on to the Galapagos Fur Seal. Firstly, two close ups of one swimming:
> >
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5737.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5749.jpg.html
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> > Finally five studies of a Galapagos Fur Seal, who like a top model furled
> > and unfurled itself into all sorts of interesting poses!
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5776.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5777.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5757.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5784.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5803.jpg.html
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> > Please see LARGE
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> > Comments and criticism, as ever, most welcome
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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