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Hooker Sea Lion 2

Image # 1D2_01744

Surat Bay, New Zealand

 

Canon 100-400L IS at 400 mm

ISO 200, f/11, 1/800 second

Manual Metering

Handheld

 

During the heat of the day, the Sea Lions just lay around the beach, throwing sand on themselves, and are not too interesting as photographic subjects. I considered getting some nice tight head-shots, but when looking through the viewfinder, saw their mouths and heads almost covered with flies, so I decided otherwise. Fortunately, every once in a while, one of them would get up, stretch or yawn, and walk a few feet before resuming their sunbathing, giving me a chance to shoot something that didn't just look like a big, brown boulder.