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    Hi folks
    hope you are not getting bored by my seals.
    This guy was running along the beach over other seals to make a statement, for other seal bull !

    EOS 1D MK III

    EF 500 IS L

    Tripod

    F 8 ; ISO 640 ; 1/640sec

    Processed in RPP and PS ; cropped to 80% of FF

    Thanks for watching

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    Super profile shot! Oh we like the series Andreas. Keep em coming.

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    Bored? Keep them coming. Great powerful portrait, love the foamy water in the BG.

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    This is great Andreas. Love the exquisite detail, the blood-covered face and the bloodshot eyes with the open mouth. Great portrait.

    I also like how he pops against the (ice?) BG...
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    Andreas, this one is nicely processed with lots of details on the seal. Great pose and bkgd.

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    I'd definitely get out of his way in a hurry. Nice profile with the open mouth a bonus. Interesting to see all the blood and good detail. Sweet bg.

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    Hi Andreas, if it was me, I would have pop the 1.4 on and got a nice detail head shot with that big, bulbus nose, blood shot eye and gapping mouth, having more of the body I feel doesn't add much to the shot. Certainly the BKG really makes the subject pop, but again, a more uniform BKG rather than the darker curls in the lower LH corner. Breaking waves?

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    Killer image!!! The blood is pretty powerful, as is the pose. Love seeing that wave in the BG.
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