River Otter Homer

Posted by Jimmy G on Tue Mar 09, 2004 8:00 pm

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We were lucky to have this corporative fellow swim quite close to us one afternoon.

Canon 10D 500mm f4 550ex, Tripod Ball head Sidekick Leveling head, Manual exposure using incident meter 1/400 @ 5.6, Flash 0 Comp., Auto focus.

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by NDCheryl on Tue Mar 09, 2004 8:25 pm

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So this is what he looked like through the bigger glass. Nice portrait Jimmy. Too bad the weather was not better. Thanks for sharing.

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by Cindy Marple on Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:16 pm

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I like this a lot! The low contrast works well IMO. Nice composition too.

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by Tim Grams on Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:02 pm

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Nice portrait. These guys can be pretty shy up here since they are still legally hunted by some of the native groups.

That is unquestionably a sea otter. River otters are found in the coastal waters of south central AK, but they do not swim on their backs like this.

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by Dennis Olivero on Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:31 am

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Excellent Jimmy..

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by DC on Wed Mar 10, 2004 5:39 am

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Cool. The overcast lighting helps this one I think.

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by AForns on Wed Mar 10, 2004 8:27 am

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Talk about a laid back relaxed animal. Everything works for me and really like the hand position Cool.

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by Noel on Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:51 pm

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I've watched a few of these guys, and I can say you've really caught the personality in this shot, from the laid back (literally) demeanor to the salty dog look in their faces with those big moustaches. The clear looking blue-green water is a real bonus.

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by Anthony Medici on Wed Mar 10, 2004 2:25 pm

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I was going to say that I was told these guys are sea otters but Tim has already gotten to that. This one got a lot closer to you than the various ones got to me while I was there. And, unless they all "look alike", this one looks a lot like the one I got images of.

A fine backstroke portrait with a well positioned nose.

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by Chas on Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:02 pm

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Jimmy, great shot of one of the many SEA

otters we had a chance to photograph.

Best,

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