StellerSea Lion

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 6, 201171 views7 comments

We came across a group of Stellars Sea Lions feeding on salmon in Prince William Sound. They swim pretty fast and change directions constantly. Add that to a small boat dancing around in fairly choppy conditions and it made for challenging shooting conditions. It was a blast.

Large version posted as well.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G VR
1/800s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso200

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on July 6, 2011 at 5:25 PM

Dan, I think this image is quite stellar!!

You have done an amazing job in very difficult conditions. The detail is superb and I love those teeth, whiskers and water splashes. Great work a real winner for me, thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Guy Runco on July 7, 2011 at 4:45 AM

Sweet shot Dan, love those teeth!

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on July 7, 2011 at 1:57 PM

Thanks for the comments. As for the teeth, they look like they might be stained from chewing on too much salmon flesh.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 9, 2011 at 9:31 PM

Yep, this is what VR is for! Did you have it on active or normal? Perfect dof to get the eye, mouth, whiskers and foreground breaker. Great job!

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on July 10, 2011 at 6:49 PM

Gary I typically set VR on "active".

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Comment posted by Johan Malmros on July 15, 2011 at 5:12 PM

Increadible detail. Impressive shot

Registered on January 6, 2011, 20 Posts, 154 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Nelson on November 10, 2012 at 12:07 PM

Hi Dan,
Very nice! I like stop action of the water around the seals eye, larger photo... crystal clear water, great capture of the seal.

Registered on October 12, 2012, 24 Posts, 138 Comments