Fur Seal wants to eat you!


Posted by E.J. Peiker on Mon Sep 22, 2003 8:16 pm

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Fur Seal - Saint Paul Island, Alaska, USA
EOS 10D, 300mm, 1/100, f/11, ISO 400

Another image from the Seal Blind on Saint Paul Island in Alaska's Pribilof's. The only problem with the blind is that the seals know you are there and can see you pretty clearly - its more like a human cage to keep you from getting killed. Whenever you get to the edge and look out, these guys get pretty upset. This one attacked me as I was in the blind - I snapped this shot just before he came toward me trying to get at me while I was wholly in the blind. This shot is a clear testament to IS - a 300mm shot with a 1.6x crop factor camera and no tripod that is totally sharp.

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by NDCheryl on Mon Sep 22, 2003 8:25 pm
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Cool shot EJ. Incredible detail. I love those eyes but those teeth look pretty sharp.
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by T Williams on Mon Sep 22, 2003 8:35 pm
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Not your average view of a seal -- I like it!!
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by stevebein on Mon Sep 22, 2003 8:47 pm
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the gums look ok, but I think he needs either a filling or crown.
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by Ken Cravillion on Mon Sep 22, 2003 8:51 pm
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Nice. Good DOF. Scary :shock:
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by Dennis Olivero on Mon Sep 22, 2003 10:38 pm
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cool shot, lots of visual impact. So much detail you can see an irregularity in the cornea of the right eye.. ha!.. Good thing for the blind. We all heard about the biologist that fell off the cat walk into the rookery... I would not want to be on the business end of one of these guys... Good going EJ
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by Laura Stiefel on Mon Sep 22, 2003 11:02 pm
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For some reason your title is cracking me up. I love all the details especially the pointy teeth. I also think this guy looks scary!
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by DC on Tue Sep 23, 2003 3:08 am
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Great catch EJ. Hope you counted fingers after :D
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by Carol Clarke on Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:27 am
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Superb shot EJ, amazing detail and tack sharp. I love these in your face shots and this is a great one!

I can smell that breath from here - Phew!!!!

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by Alan Melle on Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:41 am
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Very cool! That pink mouth and those teeth make the image.
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by Rich S on Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:13 am
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ROFL! From fur seals to moose, they're all after you. Nicely done.

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by Harvey Edelman on Tue Sep 23, 2003 11:07 am
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Nice image but I think if you go in even tighter on the right and left side this will look even more dramatic and in your face.
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by AlexC on Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:08 pm
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That's a pretty angry Sausage if I ever saw one!!!
Super cool shot!!!! 8)
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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:45 pm
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Harvey Edelman wrote:Nice image but I think if you go in even tighter on the right and left side this will look even more dramatic and in your face.
:lol: Yeah right :D I almost got killed getting this!
 

by Harvey Edelman on Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:48 pm
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:lol: Yeah right :D I almost got killed getting this!
Now that would be really dramatic :shock:
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by Bob Ettinger on Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:56 pm
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E.J.,

Great detail and a wonderful image.
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by Bill Keown on Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:52 pm
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I love these guys close up like this. Very nice.

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by chris earle on Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:22 pm
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That's no cute cuddly seal :shock: Great shot. Those eyes look possessed. You could have saved this one for Halloween and easily won the scariest photo of the day.
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