Sea otter vs cucumber

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 26, 2010110 views5 comments

Hi all,
This is my first(and not the last one)post in Fauna gallery as a member. A shot that I took on my trip to Monterey Bay last year. It's not the best quality picture that I got of these amazing otters, but it's by far the most interesting one. This guy brought up a huge sea cucumber and was struggling with it for a minute before giving up. Looked like he was playing some exotic instrument

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Canon EOS 40D + Canon ef-s 55- 255mm

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5 comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 27, 2010 at 8:52 AM

Hi Andrius,

Welcome to the NPN Fauna Gallery - I hope this is only the first of many contributions (images and comments!) you can share with us.

I find this an interesting behavioural shot of a fascinating species (or two species, I suppose!). In a perfect world it would be nice to have a little closer view (either through moving in tighter or via seeing a larger version of the image) and perhaps a little lower point-of-view, but I have no idea if either of these options was available to you. Regardless, you've nicely documented the behaviour in a humourous way (and it DOES look like the otter has dragged up some form of musical instrument from the deep!).

Cheers...thanks for sharing this and hope to see you back soon...

Brad

PS: Please don't hesitate to jump in and comment on the images of others. I know many members are a little hesitant to do so, but ultimately the success of all the galleries are determined largely by the comments members leave on the images that are posted. If you're unsure or uneasy about commenting/"critiquing" there are several good resources on this website discussing it. Start right here:

http://www.naturephotographers.net/naturephotos/wildlifephotography.html

and you'll find links to the the image posting guidelines and two articles on critiquing ("The Art of Image Critique" and "More Thoughts on Photo Critique.").

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 28, 2010 at 2:23 AM

Interesting subjects. I like Otter, the sea cucumber is a great bonus.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on March 28, 2010 at 5:25 AM

Appreciate your comments but the picture is already a crop and it was taken from a jetty so no way to get lower..

Registered on July 23, 2005, 111 Posts, 408 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 28, 2010 at 6:15 AM

Hi Andrius and welcome to the Fauna Gallery.

This must have been great to witness! Exposure and processing look spot-on and you had some pleasing light to work with. A pity that you were limited with regards to shooting angle and focal length here, but despite that you handled the situation very well.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 29, 2010 at 2:50 PM

I am glad you identified the sea cucumber! It would be easy to see that as some kind of beach toy.

I think shooting angle would have given you the greatest improvement possible here. I like the saturation of the colors and the implied action. Please take the time to comment on the postings of others! It is what makes this gallery so valuable.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments