California Sea Lions

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 24, 2018256 views4 comments

How do you make an interesting image from a tightly packed group of sleeping sea lions? I struggled with this on the coast at La Jolla, California a week ago. I tried this, getting down very low and shooting across the top of them. To me, it suggests a coast "paved" with sea lions! Comments would be appreciated. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, AV exposure F/9 at 1/800th, ISO 2500.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 26, 2018 at 9:34 AM

I do like the jumbled sea of bodies. These guys are hard to photograph. I had the same issue when we came across a group in the Great Bear Rainforest.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on March 26, 2018 at 3:09 PM

Interesting compositional choice. You could also crop to pano, removing the upper third of the frame.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 26, 2018 at 3:29 PM

Neat capture. I agree with taking away some of the neutral bright top.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 28, 2018 at 4:00 AM

These look as difficult as Walrus, great capture!

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