Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >