Houston.......I think I have a problem.

On a big rock I spotted this young seal. I wondered if he was able to come down as he was about 45 feet high up a cliff. The next morning the young seal was still there. I felt sorry for him but couldn't help him. It's part of nature and I tried to forget about him but I had to look so now and then. Late in the afternoon I saw him trying to get down into the sea. He tried and he tried but didn't have the guts. I thought...what the hell is he doing. He will fall 45 feet down. He tried a last time and he went over this point of no return. I was quite excited and had my camera ready in case he did something stupid which he already did. The seal must have known there's no way back now and dropped himself into the ocean. After about 1 minute he came back at the surface and I gave him the thumb.

iso 200 1/400 sec. F5.6

Edwin Kats

works for me Edwin, like the framing, and the texture of the rocks is great. lights nice too.


Mark.G

Captured at just the right moment on that strong diagonal - good editorial image and story Ed

I'll give your regards to "Big Bird" if I see him matey...

The tideline on the rocks suggests that the water rises pretty much where the seal is so would have thought it's okay?

I've seen a horsefly .... sorry I digress .Smart image super narrative too.

HI Edwin, nice work and I have seen this quite a bit during my work with seals in Scotland.. They always look so nervous when they get themselves into this position but are well equipped to get out of it with a thick blubber layer and very cartilagenous bone structure that enables them to bounce very well, even from this great hight.. Very well seen, dynamic image and good story..

Brett

I really like this actually, the dilemma and story play out instantly in the image and you want to know what the next part of the story was.

Glad everything turned out well for the Seal, super image.