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Grey Seal Pup


Grey Seal Pup
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Copyright: Miles Herbert (CaptiveLight) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 435 W: 61 N: 232] (969)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-12
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon 40d, Canon 100 - 400 L USM IS, Digital RAW ISO 200
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-12-07 12:28
Viewed: 6136
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Grey Seal, Halichoerus grypus, pup out on the sand bar at Donna Nook in Lincolnshire.

These guys get born looking like they have a loose fitting white coat on that is two sizes to big, but after about 3 weeks of suckling the rich fatty (60% fat) milk that the mother provides, and putting on about 2KG a day, they soon look like over stuffed barrels lying out on the beach. Having done her duty, the mother then mates again, leaving the pup to lie out on the beach moulting off their white baby fur. During this period of time they do not feed and live off their fat reserves, until they get their water proof adult coats and go to sea for the first time.

Donna Nook, on the East Coast of the UK in Lincolnshire has a large breeding colony of these seals, which every year in November and December come ashore to have their young and to mate again. Highly recommended to anyone who likes this sort of photography, and as one of the most easily accessible wild life spectacles in the UK.
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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3089 W: 230 N: 6774] (23770)
  • [2008-12-07 12:35]

Hello Miles,
What a cutie. : )
I love seals.... They have such endearing faces. : )
A great POV of this pup from the front.
Beautiful warm light on that silky white coat.
Amazing details and DOF.
TFS. : )

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2249 W: 65 N: 4205] (13972)
  • [2008-12-07 12:42]

Hi Miles,
How cute :o) Light, pose and expression you captured, POV and DOF look very good. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

Hello Miles,
nice tür,
perfect color.

Hi Miles,
this is an attractive photo taken in a very nice and soft light which works wonders for this pub.The pup looks very contented and lazy,it must be the life to laze about like that,eh.The colours are all well exposed a your pov shows that you must of been lying on your side to get this shot as it appears taken at eye level.I like this fine looking little? seal pup.Thanks for giving us this view. Bob

Hi Miles,
I guess this is one community where the obesity of youth isn't an issue.
These guys must need all that fat to weather the elements.
A great look at this pup in the wild.
TFS
Steve

What a lovely, clean little fellow. His white baby fur just glistens. It is a nice uncluttered composition. Well done.

TFS
Evelynn ; )

Adorable pup Miles,
Love the warm cream colors - Great light, composition and a wonderful POV :)
Howard

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1137 W: 26 N: 3879] (13882)
  • [2008-12-08 12:03]

Hi Miles,
i see you have made another trip here this year, and come back with another beauty. Eye contact is lovely and the low POV superb..maybe next year i'll manage the trip myself.
Paul

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1739 W: 224 N: 6872] (24909)
  • [2008-12-09 13:45]

Hi Miles,
a superb shot of this plump Seal pup.
Really good eye-contact.
Sharp with excellent detail.
Great soft lighting.

Very well done,
Joe

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2008-12-24 13:14]

Hi Miles

I may get to see Water Voles but I would love to see these. What a beauty with the big dark eyes and round belly. Lovely light, great focus and perfect POV

Merry Christmas

Karan

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