Critique Seal at St Marys Lighthouse.

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I made sure I approached this guy with caution, and from the front so he could see me coming.
I didn't want to startle him so made sure he could see he all the way.

I was surprised how relaxed he was about me being so close (3-4 metres) but I photographed him for around 15-20 minutes then left it be.

Had to use a tripod and manual focus my 50mm as I'm having some autofocus issues at the moment.

All taken with a 550D and Canon 50mm 1.4 USM.

It was getting a little dark so the ISO was raised to get the required shutter speeds.

1) 1/60th @ f1.8 // ISO400


2) 1-125th @ f1.8 // ISO800


3) 1/80th @ f1.6 // ISO400


4) 1/100th @ f1.8 // ISO800


5) 1/80th @ f2.8 // ISO400


6) 1/80th @ f2.8 // ISO400


Thanks for looking

Comments welcome :)

Nick
 
Such a gentle looking creature and you have captured him/her very well. I would with the first couple crop out the bright sky, I find it distracting. The 3rd shot is very nice with the OOF foreground and background. The last two I think are the best of the set, the 5th again sits well in the composition and the focus is very nice low viewpoint blurring the foreground well.
 
sbowler579 said:
Such a gentle looking creature and you have captured him/her very well. I would with the first couple crop out the bright sky, I find it distracting. The 3rd shot is very nice with the OOF foreground and background. The last two I think are the best of the set, the 5th again sits well in the composition and the focus is very nice low viewpoint blurring the foreground well.
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Cheers for your comments steve i appreciate you taking the time :)
Its not my usual thing so I was just over the moon to see him let alone get some photos from this close :)
Thansk again :)
 
All great images number 5 my favourite, looks as though the seal is posing just for you! Cheaper than hiring a studio model!:banana:
 
No.1 and 2 are my favourites. You even got me planning a drive from Cardiff up there to see them.
 
nickjohnwatson said:
Don't think there too many at St Mary's :)
You're better off going to the Farnes!!!
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Yea, its still a bit of a trek for a day trip though. I went to Skomer couple weeks ago, but alas, no seals to be seen.
 
JakeT1992 said:
Nice shots Nick, they're great to photograph, I shot them a few times in Skye last year.

Just drive along to Tenby! Much cheaper lol.
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Where abouts in Tenby can you see them? I've not been down there since I was about 8.
 
pretty much agree with whats alredy been said, the sky is a little overblown and distracting in 1,2 and 4. also all of them look a little on the blue/cool side and think could do with just a tad warming up.
 
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