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A Tender Moment


A Tender Moment
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Copyright: Manyee Desandies (manyee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3071 W: 231 N: 5861] (19714)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-12
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon Powershot S1-IS
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-02-20 13:13
Viewed: 717
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This photo was taken at the Ano Nuevo State Reserve.

Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris

Elephant seals are sexually dimorphic, that is the males are much larger than the females. Females grow to 9-12 feet and weigh between 900-1800 pounds. Males grow to 14-16 feet long and weigh in at 3000-5000 pounds, or more. Female elephant seals give birth for the first time around 4 years old, though the range is between 2-6 years of age. Females are considered physically mature at age 6 with a life expectancy of 20 years. Males enter puberty around 4 years of age, at which time the nose starts to grow. The nose is a secondary sexual characteristic, like a man's beard., and can reach the astonishing length of 2 feet. Males reach physical maturity around 9 years old. Prime breeding age is 9-12, and they have a life expectancy of 14 years.

Listen to some elephant seals vocalizations.

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To Luc: Je te remercie :)manyee 2 02-21 03:23
To Evelynn: Chromatic Aberration...Luc 3 02-21 03:18
To Evelynn: Thanks for the workshop : )manyee 1 02-20 21:33
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Hi!
I love this kind of tenderness :-) I hope Greg will be exactly the same on the beach :-)
thank you for this unusual photo.

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 871 W: 2 N: 606] (2034)
  • [2006-02-20 14:32]

Hello Manyee , lovely shot very nice good coulors and compositie , good job ,greetings ,Teunie .

Nice sharp photo of an interesting subject. Though I've been to parts of Año Nuevo Reserve, I have never taken the tour so have never seen these critters in such numbers. I'm curious as to what time of day this was taken. The yellow light seems late in the day??? I see that same red fringe along some of the edges as a result of something you did in pp. Just for fun I did a quick workshop to see if I could remove the yellow cast and some of the red edges.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 315 N: 4404] (14713)
  • [2006-02-20 21:59]
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J'apprécie énormément cette série de photos d'Éléphants de Mer. Ça me fait toujours quelque chose lorsque je vois sur TN des animaux que je n'ai jamais observés au long de mon existence et que je n'aurai probablement pas la chance d'observer un jour.

Je vais t'écrire quelques mots supplémentaires pour que tu puisses te refamiliariser avec cette belle langue qui est la mienne et dans laquelle il m'est beaucoup aisé de patauger, de virevolter et même de m'envoler.

Merci, merci, merci beaucoup ManYee.

Hi Manyee,
Early morning rush, well worth the big smiley.
Thanks for posting, have a good week.

Hi Manyee!
Funny photo! Great colors, composition and light! Well done!
TFS ;-)
regards
Dorota

Hi Manyee

Sorry, in a bit of a rush today. No time for a proper critique, but well worth the big green :-) TFS.

Hi Manyee,
Wonderful image of elephant seals.. The greatest seeing them in their natural habbitant. Well seen and taken..
Cheers
Jane

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