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Had a great afternoon at Donna Nook on Saturday. It seems that the bad weather has left more young seals orphaned than normal so it was probably even more of a humnbling experience than in other years.
Some facts from www.lincstrust.org.uk :
"The British population of grey seals is of great international conservation importance and we are fortunate to have a thriving colony on the Lincolnshire coast.
For much of the year the seals are at sea or hauled out on distant sandbanks, but during the winter they come to breed near the dunes on the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve at Donna Nook. They are present on the beach in November and December.
The RAF Bombing Range at Donna Nook provides the seals with a relatively disturbance-free site for hauling out. The seals are not the least bit concerned by the planes. Staff at RAF Donna Nook make every effort to make sure that no harm comes to any animal because of military activity. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust manages Donna Nook as a Nature Reserve with the agreement of the Ministry of Defence. "
| Camera: | Canon EOS 40D |
| Lens: | Sigma 150-500 |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Title: | Vulnerable |
| Username: | 
fatherpie |
| Uploaded: | 7 Dec 2009 - 7:21 PM |
| Tags: | Wildlife / nature |
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Comments
I like your placement - he has so much space to move into, it makes his hesitation more affecting.
Moira
Lovely lighting, and he's posed very nicely for you too, Phil! Excellent capture.
TrevB 
Oh, lovely little soul - what a great expression in its face. Superb image,
Johanna
A cracking shot Dave, lovely detail and light here,
Geoff.
I would have like to see a wide angle shot of this to complement the mood more. As a whole it seems static which should complement the mood but then it comes down to a need for some impact. The turning of the head to camera left works well to resist the typical flow and holds on to the viewers natural reaction. The color seems to work less here, where I would have went with a BW treatment for better contrast without using a curves adjustment. The static placement of the head is good, however I would have like to see a second focal point, like a group of seals, in the composition that would help clarify the story if you had no chance of getting more negative space. Sams critique is really right on here
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