Australian Fur Seal, a photo from South Australia, West

Photographer's Note

The Australian Fur Seal is the largest of all the fur seals. It has a relatively restricted distribution around the islands of Bass Strait, parts of Tasmania and southern Victoria. They can be seen hauling out (coming ashore) on islands off South Australia (like Kangaroo Island) and areas of southern New South Wales. In Australia it is fully protected although its numbers are probably still only half those of the historic pre sealing days. It continues to be vulnerable to disturbance at its breeding sites and suffers some loses as a result of conflict with commercial fishing operations.

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holmertz (92938) 2010-11-02 13:37

Hello Steve,
A fine shot of great clarity and sharpness. The blurred background of rocks and surf gives some excitement to the otherwise very peaceful scene. I suppose you took this from a fair distance, or are they so unafraid of humans that it's possible to get reasonably close?
Best regards,
Gert

delpeoples (60326) 2010-11-04 1:42

Hi Steve, such a quintessentially Aussie shot. These seals are beautiful. The sun gleaming off their coats is well-caught, the colours, depth of field and framing are all superb. And we get 2 of these cuties for the price of 1. TFS, have a good evening, Lisa

cherryripe (21033) 2010-11-06 9:26

Hi Steve
Great shot of these sea lions. Like how the sun reflects of their fur. Excellent bokeh too. Kangaroo Island is one of the most stunning places on earth.
Regards
Nikki

Signal-Womb (13048) 2010-11-16 15:26

Hi Steve, very appealing capture and a great pose from the seals. The shallow DOF give nice depth. Well done.

fabianoleite (13575) 2010-11-19 10:35

Great sharpness and framing. The animals were in great position, which is usually very hard. The blurred background is perfect. Congratulations!

Cricri (176) 2010-12-22 4:34

Bonjour Stephen
Bonne note, quand s'arrętera t'il ces tueries atroce sur ces animaux.....
J'aime leurs positions, comme s'il ce faisait doré au soleil, excellente couleurs et DOF
Amitiés
cricri