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The trainer
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The trainer

by John Tobias

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted April 4, 2017256 views4 comments
The harbor seals at the Miller Park Zoo under go training to allow the keepers to do various health checks and to treat their eyes if needed.  Grace is training this young seal to target.

Canon 80D
1/500 @ F-7.1 ISO 800
Canon EF-S 55-250mm  4.5/5.6 IS II
HH @ 250mm

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 4, 2017 at 3:50 PM
Are you sure who's training whom?    Nice shot, John.  I like the composition.
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on April 4, 2017 at 6:42 PM
John,

A nice image and I like how you captured the scene without the subjects knowing that you were taking the shot.  Well done..........................Jim
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Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 5, 2017 at 12:14 AM
Nice shot here John. They seem to be totally focused on their training. Nice interaction and expressions.
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 8, 2017 at 12:32 PM
Very cool, John. Good capture of the intensity everyone brings to the process.
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