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Grey Seal

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Posted by David Kjaer on November 6, 2006 at 10:45 AM
Grey Seal
Went to Donna Knook yesterday with a friend and met up with John and Tom, the later having problems getting out of bed in the morning :wink: The morning light was perfect (where were you Tom) and later the wind got up and once or twice to create the conditions seen in this image.

Canon 1D MkII + 300 f2.8 + x1.4 iso 200 1/400 at f8 a little cropped from top and bottom for presentation.
Posted by Rob Ashton on November 6, 2006 at 11:24 AM
Hi David,

Good seal image with a typical Donna feel to it. One thing that always gets me with these shots from Donna is.......how much sand do you guys have to clean out of your systems when you're done?

Rob :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on November 6, 2006 at 11:30 AM
Hi David
great moody shot of the seal. :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by David Kjaer on November 6, 2006 at 11:32 AM
Hi Rob

I didnt change lenses out there, so camera and lenses are sand free, but my Gitzo will have to be taken apart and cleaned!

David
Posted by Philip Kirkham on November 6, 2006 at 11:38 AM
Hello Dave
That blown sand makes this image for me, I like it a lot. You would think these Greys are a different species to the ones we get on our rocky coasts - its amazing what a difference the environment makes.
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast:
Posted by Tim Munsey on November 6, 2006 at 12:22 PM
Lots of courage to shoot in this enviroment, a beautiful result.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Tony Anderson on November 6, 2006 at 12:26 PM
When I see pictures like this posted on NPN, It reminds me how little I know of wlidlife photography and how far I got to go for me to get cracking shots like this,

Brill :toast: :toast: :toast:

Tony Anderson
West Sussex
Posted by Tom_W on November 6, 2006 at 1:10 PM
Dave, nice shot, as for "where were you Tom", well I was waiting for a weather update from a roving reporter :wink:

T
Posted by John Swift on November 6, 2006 at 1:59 PM
Stunning image David.

Regards

John S
Posted by Sean Bolton on November 6, 2006 at 2:12 PM
Hi David

Very nice shot, the blowing sand adds to the image greatly.

:toast:

cheers

Sean
Posted by Martin Fowler on November 6, 2006 at 4:08 PM
Crackin image David. The wind didn't blow last time I was up that way two years ago.
Try cropping the 'sand layer' off the top of the picture so there are just two colour bands and see what you think.
Posted by Gavin Law on November 6, 2006 at 6:06 PM
Nice image David. The sand was like that on my visit last year, in between the snow storms!

Gavin
Posted by Dave Courtenay on November 6, 2006 at 6:09 PM
Cracking shot,I have visited donna nook a few times and have had all sorts of weather including heavy snow but never wind like this :toast:
Posted by Elliott Neep on November 7, 2006 at 7:01 AM
Beautifully shot, David. Clean, crisp and great turn of the head. Love it :toast:
Posted by Nigel Blake on November 8, 2006 at 7:56 AM
Top notch shot David, I like it best when the sand is blowing at Donna despite the worries about getting it in the camera, it adds greatly to this shot.