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Posted by Paul Klenck on Sun Mar 14, 2004 11:22 pm

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My first post in Wildlife and this one's from the Brookfield Zoo today. My daughter and her girlfriend were having a delightful time. We went to watch the walrus. It was a quiet day for him too, so he swam up to us and spit a fountain of water up at me looking down at him. I pulled back the zoom to the widest setting to get this before he went back down.

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by Juli Wilcox on Mon Mar 15, 2004 12:15 am
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This is positively awesome. I had no idea the front end of a walrus looked like this!! Thanks for posting. :shock:
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by Dennis Olivero on Mon Mar 15, 2004 12:21 am
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Welcome to the forum and you are off to a grand start.. My only suggestion would be to crop it square, letting go of some off of the right. Its has a lot of impact, in your face... Thanks for contributing to wildlife. Looking forward to more..
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by Phil Shaw on Mon Mar 15, 2004 2:39 am
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Great detail in the capture. There is just about enough dof to render the eyes sharp - it's always difficult when the opportunity is so fleeting. I agree with Denis about the crop.

Nice work.
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by DC on Mon Mar 15, 2004 5:05 am
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He's a cool dude :)

Excellent capture, agree with Dennis on the crop. Well done
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by NDCheryl on Mon Mar 15, 2004 6:27 am
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Welcome toi Wildlife. This is a wild shot. I too would crop it square to further emphasize the face. I love those whiskers and 'fish' lips.
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by Noel on Mon Mar 15, 2004 8:46 am
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Wonderful image! Lots of fun!

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by Scott A. Flaherty on Mon Mar 15, 2004 9:21 am
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Now that's a moustache that's getting out of control. Nice shot! :D
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by Tim Grams on Mon Mar 15, 2004 10:02 am
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Great shot! Looks like he'd be a serious contender in the gnarly mustache contest.
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Never seen a walrus that close up before :o :o I agree with the square crop. This one has a great expression!!

Has anyone been anywhere to shoot them in the wild? I would love to do that someday.
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:shock: :D

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:28 am
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:lol: :shock: Only another Walrus would want to kiss that!! Nice shot Paul. 8) 8)
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by Karen S on Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:24 pm
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Very sweet shot. The eyes and the whiskers are really great.
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