Juxta Seals

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi all just to start of this month theme with a ...... Seal image
Taken on Helgoland Island in Dec 2016, this couple was having fun in the shallow waters . Well mainly fun for the male .... as she was trying to escape most of the times , but for a Seal bull he behaved quite gentle .
The stopped playing around to check out that thing on the beach ..... me . So took the chance to take the image with that position i liked.

Canon EOS 1DX II
EF 500 IS L II
HH

F 6,3 ; Iso 10000 ; 1/1250 sec

Processed with DPP 4.6 and PS CC 2017 ; cropped for comp from all sides to 75 % of FF

Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous thread

Cheers Andreas

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Andreas - Great low pov. I might darken the line of light oof water/mush at and below your name. I find it drawing the eye. I'm not sure if the second seal adds or detracts here. I think I want a bit of separation between them. Let's see what others say.

TFS,
Rachel

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Rachel for your comment , as always much appreciated
Very quiet ...in here

Yes i could blend that lighter patch in , thank you for the pointer . I have no image with better separation but i am ok with it , and i wanted it as taken .... meaning the one in the back OOF . Giving more depth to the image and also telling a story in the male /female behavior . Well not visible in first place .... thats why i describe it in my intro . In many cases if they are not in the same focal plane the images does look less attractive , so i thought i like it that one is OOF . I do have also taken images where the FP was on the bull and the female OOF .

Cheers Andreas

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Andreas, like the low PoV and I feel the second seal adds to the capture. Nice to see again the ISO allowing you to seize the capture and not let it slip through your hands with a slow SS.

If it was me, I might loose the green flanking the sides, less distracting I feel based on the colour palette.

TFS
Steve

PS 67cms of fresh snow in the last 7 days.

[Morkel Erasmus]

I too like the 2nd seal. Cracking angle and again, like the pleasing soft pastel tones.

[Mike Hitchen]

I like the positioning of both seals - given the back story it adds to them being together.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks thanks a big bunch for your kind comments , much appreciated .
Steve you are right regarding the green patches , i could do that .
Cheers Andreas