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Copyright: Pieter van der Horst (sAner) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-11-21
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Fuji Finepix S602Zoom, Fujinon 6x zoom
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: sAner's New Zealand Tour 2004
Theme(s): Seals [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-03-24 16:09
Viewed: 2264
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This was shot at Kaikoura on the last and probably the best day of my entire vacation in NZ. This day rocked: Whales, Seals, Dolphins!

New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) ->

The species is found at many locations around New Zealand's rocky coastline, mostly on the southern shores of the country's South Island and on many of the offshore and subantarctic islands. Population estimates for the species in New Zealand are not complete, but it is thought that the total population, which seems to be increasing, exceeds 50,000 adults. The Bounty Islands, southeast of the main islands, are home to the largest fur seal concentration recorded in New Zealand, with an estimated 21,500 seals in 1994. Other important rookeries are found in the Open Bay Islands, Cape Foulwind, Cascade Point, Wekakura Point, the Otago Peninsula, the Nelson-northern Marlborough region, Fjordland and the islands of the Foveaux Strait. Three small rookeries have also been established on the North Island in recent years.

New Zealand fur seals were hunted by Polynesians and later by Europeans for almost 1,000 years. During the 18th and 19th centuries they were nearly hunted to extinction by the fur trade but are now protected under New Zealand's Marine Mammals Protection Act and are beginning to re-colonise areas in their pre-exploitation range.

This & More information: http://www.pinnipeds.org/species/nzfursl.htm

I will be away on a little Easter holiday until Monday! I will visit Germany and hopefully I return with some nice TN-worthy pictures. I don't have a long lens yet, so don't expect too much! In the mean time; I hope you won't miss me too much and feel free to criticize this picture. Be tough if you think that's necessary. I can really handle it! :)
pompey, PDP, wideload, Janice, scottevers7, coasties, ellis49, marhowie, dew77, red45, liquidsunshine, Luc, AndyB, JeanMichel, carper, gerhardt, Esox has marked this note useful
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  • pompey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 146 W: 4 N: 745] (2768)
  • [2005-03-24 16:40]

Good shot Pieter, very clear, nice pose, good note.
Thanks for sharing.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-03-24 17:24]

Pieter, another cute and nice photo. Perfect sharpness and vivid bg.

Great composition and pov too.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-03-24 17:46]

Hi Pieter, very nice shot. ovely pose and good details. I like it. Well done.

Nice pose and good composition Pieter, well detailed and a good note to round it off.

Hallo Piueter!
What a charm subject! You made great situation. Congrats!

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2005-03-24 18:34]

Good pose Pieter of this smelly seal. They blend into the rocks so well. We had a close encounter with a male one of these in Dunedin - a bit scary at the time, but funny to look back on. TFS.

Pieter, very nice shot of this fur seal. It is hard to take a bad picture of a pinniped, they just always seem to pose so well, as this one did. Godd sharp detail. Nice Work!

Very cute Pieter. So this is what I can expect to see in August. It is a long time since I was in Kaikoura. We are heading down that way for 2 weeks so hopefully it won't be too cold to see these cuties. Nice work with lots of attitude! Well done. TFS

Very nice Pieter.
Good pose, composition, colours and details.Very good note too.
Well done.

Nice shot Pieter. You caught some water with the rocks for a good BG. Composed well good details & sharpness. Like the pose also..Great note, Well done!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-03-25 4:01]

Marvellous pose and title! Bg also very good...TFS

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-03-25 4:10]

Cute and very rare on TN Pieter! I love its pose and face, very sunny and joyfull picture!

Very nice shot, great pose. It could have been better to get its face a bit brighter.
Well done.
TFS.

Nice shot Pieter,
Your New Zealand tour shots have been great. I agree with Janice, they really blend in with the rocks.
Nicely composed shot, sharp and clear.
Thanks for posting
Have a good easter break

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-03-25 8:10]

;-)
Your tiltle perfectly fit, Pieter.
The BG for the head is well.
Happy Easter holiday!
Thanks.

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2005-03-25 9:20]

A very nice capture.
Lovely pose,nice detail and a great note.
Very well done.

Very good title, Pieter! The pose really asks for it. Sunlight seems very high, but you've handled it very well. Water in the BG makes a nice color patch in the overall grey. Details on the subject and head position are very good.

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  • Toni Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 403 W: 2 N: 316] (2034)
  • [2005-03-25 18:55]

Nice pose. Pity the seal blends in a bit too much with the rocks. Just kidding.
Happy Easter in Germany.
Kind regards.
Toni

Weer een mooie Pieter,
Prachtige compositie, uitekende foto, erg goede pof and een mooie dof,uitstekende note, erg goed werk hier.
ggr. Jaap

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  • optic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 322 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-03-26 19:06]

Great photo of seal Pieter, colours and sharpness are great, thank you for the note !

Happy Easter !

He is pretty, looks like he is posing for you. Hope you enjoyed the holiday, we just stayed home, very lazy ;)

Groetjes
Elize

Cute??? I think not. :) Its a nice capture, my only nit is the dull eyes. did you use the flash? Very well done.

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  • Esox Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 239 W: 20 N: 344] (972)
  • [2005-03-30 12:25]

Funny title for this very good composition.
Great DOF, and sharp details.
Well done, Pieter.

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 603 W: 11 N: 616] (3404)
  • [2005-05-21 1:51]

Cool shot,liked the pose and good details.

Despite direct light, you 've done a good job here. i liked the title also :)

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