Grey Seal....

50D, 300/2.8 + 1.4, Groundpod + 393.
ISO200, 1/200 @ f8.
ACR 5.5 + resize & sharpen CS4.
Slight crop to correct a little tilt...and cropped top and bottom for presentation.

Hi,

Spent my morning after action images.... This is from one of the first sequences, I particularly like the still water...

All the best

Phil

hi phil
wonderful action shot, frozen to perfection - i think, great detail and expression on the grey seal's face, love the eye contact

jeff

Hi Phil,

Very nice indeed, as Jeff says frozen to perfection.

I also like still water in the foreground, similar effect to "mush" but much classier!

Is that blood around the left nostril?

Kev

Super image Phil. Great detail in the face. Love the still water in the foreground and the water splashes to the side. Colours are really nice (on my newly calibrated monitor)

Hi Phil
Cracking shot, love the low, intimate pov, nicely framed with good eye contact. The background sand bank is a minor irritant but you can't have everything!
Cheers
Andy

Excellent for the reasons given above. I might be tempted to lose one or two of the bits of flying sand above the seal's back as the darekst ones draw the eye a little.

Tim

Very nice Phil, very much like the mirror reflection, minor 'nits' covered by AP

Steve

Hi Phil

Yes the first splash on the still water works really well and the face 'pops' out at you - very very nice!

David

What a super image Phil enhanced by the still water in front and the great reflection.

I am looking forward to seeing some more of these soon

Fran

Hello Phil.

Excellent capture, love every thing about this and would love to have one like it.

Agree about the background but still a great image. Good action shot.

Edwin Kats

nice detail, good to see the reflection, great POV, nice like it a lot

cheers

Colin

Love the splashes and the beautiful reflection in the foreground...what a nice combination.

Ian