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Kekeno
© LynEve
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Uploaded: 04/06/16 1:40 PM GMT
Kekeno
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A New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) basking on the rocks.
NZ Fur seals are now a protected species both here and in Australia.
They were a source of food and clothing to the early Polynesions but were then driven almost to extinction when European sealers arrived in the 19th century. They can be quite agressive if annoyed but I was able to quietly get quite close to this one.
Kekeno is their Maori name.
I have put him in the BWC. Thank you for looking :)
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::luckyshot
04/06/16 1:46 PM GMT
This seal is so cute!! Wonderful capture of it looking directly at you. I like the tight crop.
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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine The Earth without art is just 'eh'.
We have a lot of "kekenos" along the North Sea coast and they are under protection too. Even the sick ones are brought in and nursed back to health and taken back. Good close-up shot.
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Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors.
From that smile I'm guessing he likes your brand of camera. There's been a number of seal images here at Caedes, but none that are this close in, clearly illustrating the nature of the animal. If my granddaughter saw that face she'd likely give him a kiss, thinking him warm, happy, and cuddly. A sure winner for this really tough, tough contest. :)
Happy Trails
-Nik
Happy Trails
-Nik
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I really like this close-up, full-frame photo of the Seal. He looks very happy on my monitor. Fantastico, LE!
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Smile, without a reason why. Love, as if you were a child, Smile, no matter what they tell you Don't listen to a word they say Cause life is beautiful that way. (From the film "Life Is Beautiful")
Lyn, this is picture perfect In my opinion. Beautiful close up, and I love the B&W treatment. tigs=^..^=
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
I love this facial portrait Lyn - so well done.
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"What a desolate place would be a world without a flower!
It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome." A.J. Balfour
He looks a bit sad to me!...
those soulful eyes look haunting!
those soulful eyes look haunting!
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Such a sweet innocent face...lovely closeup and detail...looks great in b/w.
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Remember in the dark what God told you in the light.
I like them both, but the portrait is rare and exceptional.
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I remember the brutal Seal culls in my patch of the world back in the day, it occurred shortly after the pups were born! I don't know if it still goes on.
A good portrait of this sensitive creature Lyn.
A good portrait of this sensitive creature Lyn.
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