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    Hi all , got very close to this big boy of an Elephant Seal Bull .
    Tried to capture all the detail and colors of this Bull, he was relaxed so i crawled in the sand to approach him .
    Finally i got as close as i wanted , and he was still relaxed , this was the image with the eye the widest open . Most frames the eye was totally or just partially closed .

    Canon EOS 1 D MK IV
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    F 6,3 ; Iso 500 ; 1/400 sec

    Processed with DPP and PS CC ; slight crop for comp .

    Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous posting

    Cheers Andreas

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    I quite like the close view here, Andreas, especially with the blood/scars and glistening eye.
    Did you perhaps take some with more DOF, like f11? Think you had the SS/ISO to play around (but perhaps the subject wasn't too cooperative after this session)? Having the nose/snout fully in focus would enhance this I think.
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    Hi Andreas - This image shows their struggles well with the scars, gashes and blood. My first thought upon looking was also that I wished the snout was in focus too. This is one where I just think it would work better if the entire frame was in focus. Perhaps you had time to experiment a bit. Good thinking in getting close and filling the frame.

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    Hi Andreas, goodness where is the nurse to help this bleeding animal? :))

    Very nice close up, love the eye and scares on it's face, well the scares not so much, that comes along living on the wild side!
    I agree with the others on a sharp snout, oh well we cannot have everything
    have a great day

    Ciao. anette

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    Thanks guys for your comments , appreciate your thoughts.
    Maybe you got me wrong on this , intention was to focus absolutely on the eye , which i did. If all would be in focus , the eye will loose attention , at least from my thinking.

    Cheers Andreas

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    Hi Andreas

    If the eye is the main point of interest, how about this crop?
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    Thanks Andre , yes works ok , too. Thanks for your suggestion , appreciate that.

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    Would maybe nice to have all the scars sharp, as per Morkels suggestion, because it leaves us wanting to know more. ;) But the detail on the eye is exquisite.

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