I almost posted yesterday remotely, but Andreas beat me to it and I hate to post a similar subject on top of another without a period of time, however now back... Shot late afternoon as we scouted along the shore line in the zodiac, on the lookout for that big white bear.
This Harbour seal was very curious, encircling the zodiac for a few minutes, wanting to know what this object was. Cutting the engine we drifted as the seal would dive then surface elsewhere which proved an ideal guessing game - 'where would it surface next?', but a nightmare to plan for shooting, as unlike Hippos or similar you can sometimes see a trail, but these guys dive with ultimate stealth. The light provided a nice warmth to the water and the refection echoed in the waves which helped I felt.
There was enough DoF at f/5.6 and a fast SS ensured a crisp image without going over board, FP smack between the eyes, plus 2/3 to provide a good Histogram.
Thanks for either viewing or commenting on the previous image.
Steve
Subject: harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) head shot, in the water
Location: Svalbard
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 200-400f/4 HH at 560mm
Exposure: 1/2500s at f/5.6 ISO800
Original format: landscape, very slight crop
Processed: LR6 2015 & PS CC2015
Shot taken: 4.45pm







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. Like the wider view with the little waves.
and you have very nice detail from light to dark and very nice color depth .


