ANTARCTIC Seals
Weddell seals, crabeater seals, elephant seals, leopard seals and fur seals.
ANTARCTIC FUR SEAL
The flamboyant and charismatic fur seals are some of my most favoured subjects.
A PHOTO TECHNICAL NOTE...
All pictures of the Antarctic fur seals were shot with either
Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 or Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 tele zoom lenses.
Don't get this cute face wrong
Living in a world where only the smartest and the strongest survive, this female Antarctic fur seal wont give anyone a chance and definately not an approaching photographer.
And as much as I want to pet her, I stick to taking pictures.
I am sure she is even lovelier from a distance.
LEOPARD SEAL
Like a prehistoric relic, the leopard seal is one of the Antarctic top predators.
Leopard seals are true deep-sea divers, diving beyond one kilometer into the depths to hunt for prey.
The opportunistic leopard seals are 370 kilos of muscles, and they are able to catch unsuspecting prey by attacking directly from the water up on the beach.
A PHOTO TECHNICAL NOTE...
All pictures of the leopard seals were shot with either Nikon wide angle zoom 16-35mm f/4
or Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 and Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 tele zoom lenses.
WEDDELL SEAL
A PHOTO TECHNICAL NOTE...
All pictures of the Weddell seals were shot with either
Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 or Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 tele zoom lenses.
CRABEATER SEAL
A PHOTO TECHNICAL NOTE...
All pictures of the Crabeater seals were shot with either
Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 or Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 tele zoom lenses.
ELEPHANT SEAL
A PHOTO TECHNICAL NOTE...
All pictures of the elephant seals were shot with either
Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 or Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 tele zoom lenses.