Young seal
curiosity.... are you looking at me?
curiosity.... are you looking at me?
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May, 2016Views
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Winner in Seals Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Macro of animal Photo Challenge
Winner in Whiskers Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Whiskers on mammals Photo Challenge
Winner in Ocean Creatures Photo Challenge
Winner in Sea Life Photo Challenge
Winner in #BestAnimalEye Photo Challenge
Winner in Marine Mammals Photo Challenge
Winner in Baby Face Photo Challenge
People's Choice in The Eyes Have It Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Animals Up Close and personal Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Define your subject matter Photo Challenge
Peer Award
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
Magnificent Capture
All Star
Superior Skill
Virtuoso
Outstanding Creativity
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Kristina_Krause
June 15, 2016
What a gorgeous face! Love the level of detail, right down to the things clinging to his whiskers.
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kurtsnyder
June 11, 2021
What a wonderful image! Congratulations on your winning the Whiskers on Mammals challenge!
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JayneBug
February 12, 2022
The sweet expression, innocence and sandy whiskers all come together to make this one a wonderful image and capture.....absolutely adorable. Congratulations on your award win Eelco.
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Pamelabole
February 12, 2022
Aww...just so adorable!! Amazing capture of that face with sandy whiskers!! Congrats on your challenge award!!
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Behind The Lens
Location
I found this wonderful cute, young seal on a beach of one of the Dutch isles, called Vlieland.Time
It was late in the morning when I spotted this young, lost seal in the distance. I started to take photos from afar and slowly tried to come closer. It was far easier then I thought, because the young seal was very tired and trusted me completely to help her. I could come as close to her as possible and took many lovely photos.Lighting
The sun was slightly covered by thin clouds, I waited until the sunlight had the right intensity and took many shots close up with slightly different settings.Equipment
I have a Lumix DMC-TZ60, all my photos are taken with this little miracle of a camera...The best thing about this camera is that it has got a good Leica lens and it is very easy to carry with you because it practically fits in your back pocket. I didn't use a tripod nor a flash.Inspiration
When I saw the young seal in the distance, I wanted to try to come close to her to take some nice close ups. As I was approaching her, she didn't try to flee but seemed to ask for my help... she was lost and too young to look after herself. As I was taking pictures, my wife called the seal rescue center, so help was underway. The young seal was taken to a special seal care center to recover and some months later she was ready to be send of into the wild, healthy and strong!Editing
This was a natural shot, no post-processing was done, I only cropped the photo. I allways shoot a wider shot, to have a wider range of sharpness and more possibilities to choose a nice cropping.In my camera bag
I don't have any equipment in my bag (yet) I am a beginning photographer and I am learning to use a camera, to look for the good light, composition and point of view. One day when I know how to use and set the camera well enough, I will start to think about a bag filled with technical things instead of the need to understand how it works first...Feedback
To capture an image like this is very simple, just look around you and be bewondered about the beautiful world we are living in. When I walk on a beach or anywhere else, I allways look around me very carefully to see the details of wich the world around me is build up. I try to look through a pinhole, without forgetting the whole picture. When you are taking a photo of a subject on the ground, allways try to go down to a lower level. I was kneeling down to be able to shoot a photo from a low angle, it looks more natural and creates more perspective in your photo. If you look at a subject to photograph, you have to try to realise what you want to achieve, Try to find the good light, the right point of view and the best composition... And most of all, take more shots with slightly different settings so you can choose the best one, once you get home and open your laptop, the magic of today's world begins... I allways crop it later into the size and composition I like best. Crop the photo in different ways, so you can choose the best one the next day when you can have a fresh look at them! Never disturb the animals and respect their habitat! I allways look at the reaction of the animal I try to photograph, the moment she shows fear, I back of and leave her in peace. In this case I could help her by reporting the find of a young animal in need and she could be saved.
