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Copyright: Clare Eden (ceden)
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 21 W: 0 N: 22]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/s-n-s.gif) (81) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2002-05 |
| Categories: Nature |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2004-06-27 17:44 |
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| Points: 8 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Cape Cross Seal Colony is a breeding place for Cape Fur Seals; there are approximately 80,000 to 100,000 seals in the colony. At the beginning of the breeding season the males can weigh up to 360 kg; females are tiny in comparison weighing up to 75 kg. It was in this area that Europeans first touched upon Namibian soil 500 years ago; the first European, a Portugese man named Diego Cao, built a stone cross to honour the King of Portugal.
At the colony there are seals as far as the eye can see and is very noisy with all the seals calling to each other. It's hard to see how the seals tell each other apart! |
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- kogawa
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(3972) - [2004-06-27 18:17]
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Few additions to the good note above:
The Cape-fur-seals are not seals at all but an eared seals witch is actually a species of sea lions.
They have (as can be seen in the photo), long ears and thick fur.
They are breathing in cold water in the Bongualla stream that is loaded with fish, and coming to the colony in cape-cross just for breathing and resign their puppies.
Their threat is from Black back jackal that can kidnap a small puppy, and mostly man that in cold nights comes to the cape and with a bat murder these innocent creatures just for their skin or fur.
nice sharp photo!
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- elena
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- [2004-06-27 20:39]
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beautiful image and it certainly shows there are sea lions as far as we can see.... they are sooo cute!!
i like very much the panoramic option for this photo.
Great shot. I think the composition is good with the two large seals face to face being positioned at 1/3 in from the edge of the frame as the main point of interest then loads more detail for your eye to wander over.
I think it works well as a panoramic - it gives a feeling of how big the scene is.
I would have liked to have seen more of the bodies of the face to face seals but good shot anyway.
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- Liora
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- [2004-06-28 3:38]
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Nice photo! It certainly illustrates "seals as far as the eye can see". Good details, and good framing.
