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Two Grey Seals

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Posted by Colin Pickett on October 29, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Two Grey Seals
One from Saturday, the light went overcast about half an hour after sunrise so the lovely colour disappeared. :frown: It was quite difficult to isolate couples sometimes as most were in large groups but there was plenty of interaction going on in all directions.

1/400@F8 ISO 1400 600mm +1.4 converter

Thanks for looking
Posted by Justin on October 29, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Hi Colin,
Great interaction captured here. :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 29, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Great composition Colin.
Robert
Posted by John Robinson on October 29, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Good stuff.
JR
Posted by Matt Cole on October 29, 2008 at 7:07 PM
very well composed. A nice shot.

Matt
Posted by Andy Astbury on October 29, 2008 at 7:22 PM
Super comp Colin - I do like this a lot :wavey:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on October 30, 2008 at 3:26 AM
Very nice image with a great composition :smile: :smile:.

Sandra
Posted by Paul Ashton on October 30, 2008 at 9:28 AM
Splendid composition showing charming interaction.
Posted by Tim Gregory on October 30, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Lots of lust there Colin :biggrin: Portrait works well for this shot imo, really emphasises the affection between these 2 creatures.

Shame they're so badly lit, I think the light makes or breaks these shots, and it just makes everything look bleak when its not happening.
Posted by Nigel Blake on October 30, 2008 at 10:21 AM
Lovely composition and interaction, I supose slightly better light would have added a bit to it, but its a great shot all the same!
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on October 30, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Great image Colin,agree with the above coments re:-comp/interaction etc,

New lens is working fine :toast: :toast: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Magnus Hird on October 30, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Really pretty interaction and detail in the fur, agree some warm light would have been great but you have to work with what you get and you've done a great job here :smile:
Posted by Colin Pickett on October 30, 2008 at 6:13 PM
Thanks for all the kind words, as regard to the light I was tempted to warm it up a bit, add saturation and generally monkey around in CS but not being very good at it, the more I look at it I'm glad I didn't.

Thanks again