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    Hello folks keeping to stay in HK one more time with this Harbour seal taken on Helgoland in 2014
    This specimen was peeping up over a sand bank on the beach ... to check out the photographer .. as i was lying flat on the beach and he could not see me without lifting his head .
    Hope you like it .

    Canon EOS 1Dx
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    F 8 ; Iso 1250 ; 1/1000 sec ; today i might push the Iso for more SS if i do not forget

    Processed with DPP 4 and PS CC ; cropped for comp to 75 % of FF ; just upped the Exp for the HK effect

    Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous posting

    Cheers Andreas

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    Hi Andreas

    He was certainly giving you the beady eye!
    Love the sand sticking to his wet fur and whiskers.
    The large FG is a bit distracting, but I can see why one needs it for the comp...

    Buthi from the South.
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    Hello Andreas,

    I do not like it... I love it!

    The white fur of the Seal makes me think of...milk

    Superb colours and detail, a very pleasing and original frame from the composition POV - I love to see unusual stuff that works:)

    Thank you so much for sharing, a pleasure to view!

    Warmest regards,
    Gabriela Plesea

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    Hi Andreas - I too like the soft color palette and different shades of white. I might take a little off the lhs if it were mine but not a deal breaker. Nice detail.

    TFS,
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    HI ANdreas -- I liked this one , especially the way it is head is popping out . Nice details and liked the FG also . I too initially thought of cropping a bit from the lhs . nice image though .

    TFS !

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    Lets see in just in B/W HK, without colour, personally I think it would work better.

    TFS
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    Thank you so much folks for your comments ... much appreciated .

    Here is the version with no color .... for Steve ... WDYT ?

    CHeers Andreas

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    Here is the version with no color .... for Steve ... WDYT ?
    If you are going HK, to me the RP in B/W is better, although I feel you could loose some off the foot of the image.

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    Hi Steve ... i am 50/50 regarding the decision which is more appealing B/W or color , anyway thank you for your thoughts .
    I agree with you regarding the crop , i can also see various crop options when i look at the original framing in camera .

    Cheers Andreas

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    Dear Andreas,

    Soft muted tones ( giving hints of classic pastel colors ) , low angle perspective and your signature detailed processing makes this a great image for me

    And color version is more appealing IMHO.

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    Saurabh

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