Elephant Nap
Elephant Seals near San Simeon, CA.
There is a beach right off of Highway 1 where the seals come each year (winter time). Its amazing to just pull over your car and be able to get so close to these guys. Some large males were out in the water fighting, but I only had my wee point and shoot with me and could not get a good telephoto image. Mostly though, these guys just sleep alot. And they’re sort of smelly.
I took this picture last year, but it was in color and didn’t really work. I’m happy to have found it again and play with it in black and white. I’m a photo editing newbie so I used Picassa to de-color it. I am publicly and guiltily announcing my use of Picassa!
14 comments
John Shafer wrote...
That's really nice, Sabine. Great composition and texture. Looks like you might be oversharpening just a bit.
Sabine wrote...
Thanks John, and now that I am not seeing it from the laptop monitor, I agree!
Bill Horne wrote...
Really interesting!
Sabine wrote...
I just replaced with an unsharpened version and I like it soo much better.
I need a better laptop monitor. I am too lazy to sit at a desk while I edit photos!
Fleur-Ange Lamothe wrote...
I thought I was going to be seeing_cows! All to do with one's environment, I guess.
Katharina Jeger wrote...
funny and very nice
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Paul wrote...
magnificent
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Ed Sharron wrote...
Amazing photo - looks like it could be a rolling mountain range from a distance.
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Asia wrote...
you have an eye! fantastic!!!!!!!
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nelson chee wrote...
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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Excellent composition, I like the line up of the sea elephants and they look so peaceful in their sleep.
beez kneez wrote...
Love this. Faved. (CCCP pool)
cat klein wrote...
fabulous.
Steven wrote...
Great shot--almost abstract. Very textural.
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Oi! Sou administrador de um grupo chamado Monochrome Brazil, e nós adoraríamos ter a sua foto adicionada ao grupo.