Portraits of elephant seals, taken in the last two weeks at Año Nuevo State Reserve (on the coast half-way between San Francisco and Santa Cruz). The females and many juveniles are back on the beach for the annual molt – which is why the coats of many of these animals look rather unkempt. As always, comments and critiques are most sincerely welcome!
-- Susan
Ah Susan, so well composed, so well exposed, so much detail, so clear, so CUTE. These are wonderful, fantastic job. I've been there but not come home with photos of this quality, something to aim for.
Very well done Susan. You've captured the spirit of these animals. #7 is my pick too. The look like they would be difficult to expose properly, and done it perfectly.
Still laughing on the first one.......... If I had 'snot' I would hope someone would tell me first before they took my pic and posted it all over the internet
Gosh these are just great, you did a fine job putting expression in to these and capturing expression. I have some favorites, #2......perhaps my take on life if I won the lotto, #6 just plain ole care free and relaxed......nice group hug, #7 just makes you feel happy, #9 a great angle shot......the mouth coloring sure adds nicely to the comp. All others...........
Fantastic series, Susan. You've captured great expressions in all. #s 6 and 7 really stand out, but you know what's really cool? I can tell by these images that you absolutely love these guys
Very nice set Susan - you're really capturing some wonderful poses. However, I'd like to point out that the threesome is actually a foursome unless the one in the middle has three eyes
All great photos of these appealing guys - don't you just LOVE a baby that's so homely while being so adorable at the same time? Your devotion to them really does show in the photos. Hard to pick a favorite but #6, 7 and 10 would be my personal favorites. Keep posting them.
May 10, 2008 at 07:58 PM
anthony whitmo Offline • • • • • • Upload & Sell: Off
All lovely but 2, 6 and 7 would be my choices.
Number 2 could have plenty of captions...its the best one for me, if I had to pick one, because you captured an animated moment.
Thanks for posting those, enjoyed them all.
May 11, 2008 at 07:30 AM
Lars Johnsson Offline • • • • • • • Upload & Sell: Off
I've been there but not come home with photos of this quality, something to aim for.
