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goldhuntress
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| Quote: | It is a spectacular sight and amazing to watch. I just can't help but feel for those poor females considering the difference in size between the
males and the females. The females look tiny in comparison to those big brutes.  |
DianaT- I was doing some reading and came upon this little elephant seal fact-the big difference in size between a male and female elephant seal is
thought to be the greatest relative size difference between the sexes of any mammal.
Ken, FYI, The seals have single births, no documented twins. It does look like it though when they're so many on the beach.
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| Quote: | | Quote: | Originally posted by goldhuntress
It is a spectacular sight and amazing to watch. I just can't help but feel for those poor females considering the difference in size between the
males and the females. The females look tiny in comparison to those big brutes. |
DianaT- I was doing some reading and came upon this little elephant seal fact-the big difference in size between a male and female elephant seal is
thought to be the greatest relative size difference between the sexes of any mammal.
Ken, FYI, The seals have single births, no documented twins. It does look like it though when they're so many on the beach. |
goldhuntress
I have heard that about single births. I was also told that the apparent "twin" situations, like the one shown, are often an orphaned pup who has
been accepted by another female. Those situations risk the lives of both pups because the females have limited milk and the pups must gain a
tremendous amount of weight before the females leave and the pups start learning to swim (without adult help). They are truly amazing animals, they
are known to feed at depths greater than 5000 ft. Imagine the physiology of that body 
carpe diem!
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It's been years since we visited the elephant seals at Ano Nueva. This encourages me to get out and do so. I believe this is the time of year to do
so.
Thanks for the pics.
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Heathcliff
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Ken, I am stunned viewing your pictures. Conventional digital photography like with my little Cannon camera makes for brighter than life photos where
everything looks a little too new and shiny.
Your HDR modified pictures put some texture and grit back into the picture so you can almost feel it.
Thanks for the lesson and now I need to go spend $2000 on a camera and learn how to use Photoshop
Rick
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Heather
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We stopped and visited the Elephant Seals in November on our road trip up the coast. The males were arriving from the north, but no females and not
much activity on the beach! It was neat to see them struggling to get up the beach after they just arrived...rest, waddle, waddle, rest, waddle,
waddle, rest...until they made it up with their buddies and really rested!
Love the sky! Thanks, Heather
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Ken
*********************Terrific images*******************
Sticker - no need to but Photoshop, you can use open source software for free, does 99% of what PS does, as well as HDR. It is called Gimp.
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bill erhardt
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Absolutely great photos, Ken! You are an artist indeed.
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Nice Ken. I especially like the "painterly" feel of the harbor scene.
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