Posted by Paula Graham on January 31, 2007 at 4:35 PM
Went with Guy Edwardes on super trip to Donna Nook...wow, you have to be hardy and I wished I had some of our subjects 'blubber' to keep me warm.
Herewith my rendition of these great creatures with their cuddly appearance, eyes like scaucers and all that gorgeous blubber.
Posted by Rob Ashton on January 31, 2007 at 6:37 PM
Hi Paula,
Very well worth the effort and cold to get such images as this. Glad to hear you had a good trip with Guy as well. I'd have liked a little more room at the top and to the left side but still well composed.
Rob
Posted by Paula Graham on January 31, 2007 at 6:53 PM
Thank you, Rob. you are right but, luckily, there is lots of room, I had trouble to crop to the right size for the pano format allowed on the forum!
Posted by Tim Munsey on February 1, 2007 at 4:41 AM
Great shot Paula, I like the diagonal composition and eye contact, very powerful. Oh yes terrfic atmosphere to.
Tim
Posted by Niall Riddell on February 1, 2007 at 10:43 AM
I like this a lot - the blowing sand does make for a very atmospheric image, well exposed, and nicely composed.
I dont like being too negative (especially with such well executed work) but is it any different to anything else seen here before?
The eye contact followed by the diagnal line in the fur work for me.
Is this a recent shot, I've been contenplating a trip myself but feel it's too late this year.
How did you find the lens when working the seals, I've a 300 f2.8 and was wondering about the flexibility of the 200-400 but a little concerned with the number that turn up second hand.
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5 repliesHerewith my rendition of these great creatures with their cuddly appearance, eyes like scaucers and all that gorgeous blubber.
Nikon D2x
200-400 plus 1.4
1/500 f/8
Tripod
Raw, PS conversion
Very well worth the effort and cold to get such images as this. Glad to hear you had a good trip with Guy as well. I'd have liked a little more room at the top and to the left side but still well composed.
Rob
Tim
I dont like being too negative (especially with such well executed work) but is it any different to anything else seen here before?
Niall
Is this a recent shot, I've been contenplating a trip myself but feel it's too late this year.
How did you find the lens when working the seals, I've a 300 f2.8 and was wondering about the flexibility of the 200-400 but a little concerned with the number that turn up second hand.