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FollowAround half of the world's population of grey seals are found around Britain, therefore their protection is of international conservation importance. The scient...
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Around half of the world's population of grey seals are found around Britain, therefore their protection is of international conservation importance. The scientific name Halichoerus grypus means "Hook-nosed Sea Pig"! It is one of our largest mammals but is still vulnerable to disturbance during the pupping season. Grey seals come ashore to breed - the breeding site is known as a rookery or haul-out. The females (cows) arrive at the breeding sites first and will usually give birth a day later. As mammals they feed their pups on their milk for three weeks, keeping a close territory.When the males (bulls) arrive they compete for space nearest to the cows. The fittest bulls get the best positions for mating. If pups get disturbed they may move into a bull’s (or other cow’s) territory, where they could get injured or even killed.After the pup is weaned (approximately three weeks) the mother will leave. Over the next few weeks the pup will moult its soft white coat for a mottled waterproof one; it will not feed during this time and relies on the fat it built up by feeding (undisturbed) from its mother earlier on. When it gets hungry enough it will make its way to the sea where it will learn to feed itself
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Location
The photo was taken at one of the best places to see seal, Horsey beachTime
The shot was taken around 2pm on a cold but one of the best photography days i ever had.Lighting
The light was just fantastic. Coming from the right of me whilst laying on the sand, It was low and lit the seal and the background so well. A very lucky day with great light. every photographers dream.Equipment
Used a 300 f2.8 and a 7dInspiration
Seeing these wonderful creature up close is one of my highlights of my photography life and just to get a shot of this seal against the blue of the sea being lit by the wonderful low winter light just needed to be has a print on my wall when i got back home.Editing
Just a little brightness and contrast. and also sharpeningIn my camera bag
7d and 300 f2.8Feedback
To get this shot means getting your body to the floor and getting covered in sand, But all worth it to get this sort of shot. Also the light is important to light the whole scene and the sun being low just give that punch that would not be the same if the sun was high in the sky.