A few nice images of animals images I found:
3 of 3 Two Alpha male Northern Elephant Seals engage in battle
Image by mikebaird
3 of 3 Two Alpha male Northern Elephant Seals engage in battle just as the sun sets, taking their fight into the Pacific Ocean (three images in this sequence).
Northern Elephant Seals (M. angustirostris) at Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, CA 12 Jan 2012, taken in late light, a few minutes before sunset. At Piedras Blancas light is everything. I shot hundreds of images all day long starting at noon, and the only six keepers (taken at the main south viewing area) were taken in the last 20 minutes before the sun set below the horizon. I saw dozens of new borns, a few births, lots of early attempts at mating, and a few Alpha male bull battles, not all that violent and bloody, in for dominance and defense of harems. The beach was crowded with a mass of elephant seals, a must-see exhibition.
Photo © 2012 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com, Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera with Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras, with Circular Polarizer, and finally a RRS BH-55 sufficient-sized ball-head on a lightweight Gitzo tripod, RAW, IS on.
All the keepers in this set of six photos were shot wide open at f/2.8, ISO 400, nothing longer than 1/160th second.
To use this photo, see access, attribution, and commenting recommendations at www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit - Please add comments/notes/tags to add to or correct information, identification, etc. Please, no comments or invites with badges, unrelated images, flashing icons, links to your photos, multiple invites, or invites with award levels and/or award/post rules. Critique is always welcomed.
keywords: 12Jan2012,elephant seal, Northern Elephant Seal,M. angustirostris, piedras blancas, san simeon, Mammal,blancas,
Note: EXIT time is off by one hour too late as I must have forgotten to adjust for the end of daylight savings time.
1 of 3 Two Alpha male Northern Elephant Seals engage in battle
Image by mikebaird
1 of 3 Two Alpha male Northern Elephant Seals engage in battle just as the sun sets, taking their fight into the Pacific Ocean (three images in this sequence).
Northern Elephant Seals (M. angustirostris) at Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, CA 12 Jan 2012, taken in late light, a few minutes before sunset. At Piedras Blancas light is everything. I shot hundreds of images all day long starting at noon, and the only six keepers (taken at the main south viewing area) were taken in the last 20 minutes before the sun set below the horizon. I saw dozens of new borns, a few births, lots of early attempts at mating, and a few Alpha male bull battles, not all that violent and bloody, in for dominance and defense of harems. The beach was crowded with a mass of elephant seals, a must-see exhibition.
Photo © 2012 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com, Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera with Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras, with Circular Polarizer, and finally a RRS BH-55 sufficient-sized ball-head on a lightweight Gitzo tripod, RAW, IS on.
All the keepers in this set of six photos were shot wide open at f/2.8, ISO 400, nothing longer than 1/160th second.
To use this photo, see access, attribution, and commenting recommendations at www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit - Please add comments/notes/tags to add to or correct information, identification, etc. Please, no comments or invites with badges, unrelated images, flashing icons, links to your photos, multiple invites, or invites with award levels and/or award/post rules. Critique is always welcomed.
keywords: 12Jan2012,elephant seal, Northern Elephant Seal,M. angustirostris, piedras blancas, san simeon, Mammal,blancas,
Note: EXIT time is off by one hour too late as I must have forgotten to adjust for the end of daylight savings time.
