Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim N, Leo, Jim H, Aram, Alan, Douglas and Jay Thanks for the kind words. The Male Elephant Seal is quite supple despite its size. It is also large - a fully grown male would be 5 metres long and weigh 3 tonnes (3000kg). However, their name comes not from their size, but because their nose, when fully grown, resembles a short trunk. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 9:01 AM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote: > Well deserved for two fantastic images! > > Jay > > > On 3/27/2016 7:15 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> I had taken part in the "Nature's Best Ocean Views" international >> competition a few months ago. I have secured the Second Prize for a >> photograph of a Polar Bear Cub as well as a Highly Honored citation for a >> photograph of a Juvenile Male Elephant Seal, the only photographer to win >> two awards this year. Incidentally, both the photographs were on view >> during the "Diverse Visions" exhibition that a group of us had put on in >> September 2015. >> >> These competitions are truly international - the top seven prizes have >> been >> won by photographers from seven different countries, and a total of ten >> countries are represented in the Honors list of 15 photographs. >> >> Jump!: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/DV2015/07+Jump_.jpg.html >> >> Prayer: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/DV2015/30+Prayer.jpg.html >> >> Cheers >> >> Jayanand >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >