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EBONY & IVORY


EBONY & IVORY
Photo Information
Copyright: Wellington BR (wbriques) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 179 W: 58 N: 227] (1407)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-02
Categories: Humorous, Nature, Decisive Moment
Camera: Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED AFS VR, 62 mm Nikon Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/200 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-05 5:30
Viewed: 1079
Points: 33
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Ebony and Ivory are 2 little puppies’ seals living in Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Islands in the very heart of Icebergland, near Antarctica.
Unlike true seals, where the pup is fattened rapidly on milk made from fat already stored in the mother's body, fur seal pups have a 4 month lactation period. Their mothers go to sea and feed to replenish their food reserves.
ALBINE SEALS ARE VERY RARE, INDEED.

Cheers,
Wellington

Ps. I know South Georgia is not in the Antarctic Peninsula, but the shot was part of the same trip and I classified as Antarctic. :)


Ébano e Marfin são 2 bebes focas que vivem em Fortuna Bay, nas ilhas Georgia do Sul bem no coração da Terra dos Icebergs, pertinho da Antartica.
Ao contrario das focas verdadeiras, as quais os bebes ganham peso rapidamente com o leite produzido pela gordura já estocada no corpo da mãe, focas de pêlo tem 4 meses de lactação. Suas mães retornam ao mar para refazer suas reservas alimentícias.
FOCAS DE PÊLO ALBINAS SÃO MUITO RARAS. Não vi nenhum adulto albino nesta ou em outras colônias.

Abraços e aguardo os comentários.
Wellington
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Hi Wellington!
Very nice scene. Amazing composition. Funny picture.
Cheers!

  • Great 
  • WMcK Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 735 W: 8 N: 1671] (6446)
  • [2008-06-05 5:53]
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I loved your note and information and I like how you can see the eye even in the black seal. Your positioning is great and the little white guy looking back at you is soooooooooo cute. Great contrast to show them off with the green grass :). Nice sharpness on the animals and the humour is perfect. Well done.
Warm Regards
Wanda

Hello Wellington!
What a beautiful capture!
So sweet!
Nice colours and perfect detail!
Excellent picture!
Best regards!
Lili

Hi Wellington,
What a lovely shot of these two seal pups.
Great caption for it as well. Good detail and colouring.
Great composition,
TFS
Jane

Wellington Hi;
Excellent compostion of the image. Congratulations on a very well done presentation.
Larry
USA
TFS!

Excellent capture! A great photo opportunity and you caught it at a superb moment. Good metering too on a difficult subject.
Rew

Excellent capture in superb light.

Hii, nice shot.

Greetings, Wellington -
Very neat shot of these two attractive young seals. I particularly like the white one's unusual pose with his upside down gaze. Very sharp details, warm and natural colors. Well done.

  • Good 
  • clic Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 709 W: 0 N: 156] (4059)
  • [2008-06-06 13:59]
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Hello Wellington
Despite the overexposure, this picture is quite appealing by the expression of seals!
Robert

  • Great 
  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1055 W: 56 N: 686] (11133)
  • [2008-06-06 17:17]
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Hi Wellington,
beautiful composition and contrast between white and black.TFS.Necla.:)later.

superb take, lovely animals. T>Y> Janos

Hello Wellington!
These cute seals remind me to Yin & Yang.
Bravo!

Flaminia

  • Great 
  • budgun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 316 W: 2 N: 331] (1759)
  • [2008-06-13 21:01]

Hi Wellington,
Beautiful capture of these tow beauties that are seen in all their plump details.
Wonderful contrasting colors and excellent sharpness to this lovely image.
Regards, Tom

Hi Wellington,
I admire their cute pose, captured in great colors, details and clarity. Making this more interesting is the the albine. Great informative note as well.
Regards,
Ramdan.

This is one of your best in my opinion. If only the world could get along as well as these two opposites appear to. Thanks for sharing.

Rob

Oh Wellington!
So cute!!!
Very well composed!
TFS
CHiara

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