Pinniped pursuing its pleasureable pastime - #1 by goodoleboy
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Captured 6/21/11, in the beautiful Underwater Viewing Tunnel of the beautiful Aquarium of the Pacific in beautiful Long Beach, California.
Definitely ZOOM worthy.
I really wasn't sure, so I titled this a pinniped instead of being more specific and calling it a seal or sealion, both of which fall under the pinniped classification. I feel deep in my gut that this one is a sealion, but I just wanted to cover all my bases and avoid the embarrassment of misidentification.
That said, the difference between seals and sealions is that the latter have external ear flaps, long fore-flippers, the ability to walk on all fours, and have short thick hair.
Incidentally, these guys aren't just out for a leisurely swim. They shoot by out of nowhere at warp speed, and photographing them presents quite a challenge. I may have snapped this at a higher than normal shutter speed.
Toodles, thankx for coming aboard, and for any and all favs and complimentary comments.
Comments (13)
durleybeachbum
Whatever it's called it's very graceful! A lovely feel to this shot.
magnus073
Superb capture here Harry, always enjoy your work
morningglory
Great aquarium shot as always, Harry. Love the turquoise colors in the water.
npauling
A superb capture of this speeding Pinniped. The water is a lovely colour too.
MrsRatbag
Wow, you did well here, Harry! I love the feel of this guy/girl speeding by the viewing window...it must be fun to swim so fast so easily, they always seem to be happily zooming back and forth. Excellent capture!
danapommet
Cool shot to catch this speedster Harry! Dana
Feliciti
great capture !! looks like a underwater flight !!
debbielove
I was going to say Harry, you did well to catch one of these fellas so well as they move so fast! Super shot, and they seem to love playing for cameras and people.. Good one! Rob
lior
So wonderful underwater scene!
Lashia
Great shot- thanks for sharing! :)
Rainastorm
I like this Harry...but the turtles are my fav...nice underwater through glass shots wish my camera could do that LOL
tennesseecowgirl
wonderful capture.
myrrhluz
I love the mood of this too. You can feel his enjoyment of motion. Lovely colors and light. Excellent capture!