California Sea Lions

[Tony Britton]

Thanks, John. It's my favorite, as well.

Tony

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

They're great photos Tony, but they smell awfully bad I'd say

 

[Dave Farnes]

Great images, there is real emotion in those and the image quality is amazing!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Exceelent set Tony, one or two are exceptional for my liking .

 

[Tony Britton]

They're great photos Tony, but they smell awfully bad I'd say

Thanks very much, Ivar. And yes, I couldn't agree more!

Tony

 

[Tony Britton]

Great images, there is real emotion in those and the image quality is amazing!

I appreciate your comments!

Tony

 

[Tony Britton]

Exceelent set Tony, one or two are exceptional for my liking .

Thanks very much, Julian.

Tony

 

[Beth Carter]

stunning in b&w. fantastic series and processing.

 

[Tony Britton]

A few more of my favorite sea lion photos.

 

[Brian Moore]

These are wonderful, Tony. In particular the one showing the open mouth. The red tongue punctuates the black tones beautifully.

 

[Tony Britton]

These are wonderful, Tony. In particular the one showing the open mouth. The red tongue punctuates the black tones beautifully.

Thanks very much, Brian. So glad you like these photos!

 

[Gianluca Drago]

A few more of my favorite sea lion photos.

Wow! What a series! The very dark tones are a good choice, they create a kind of closeness between the viewer and the subject. Unlike Brian in this series I am more impressed by the black and white photos and particularly the penultimate one, which I find very sweet.

 

[Tony Britton]

Wow! What a series! The very dark tones are a good choice, they create a kind of closeness between the viewer and the subject. Unlike Brian in this series I am more impressed by the black and white photos and particularly the penultimate one, which I find very sweet.

Thanks very much, Gianluca! I believe these subjects make excellent candidates for black and white conversions. As always, it's about the light. I especially love side-lighting. Thanks again for your incredibly inspiring comments!

 

[Gianluca Drago]

In this case it's the light (plus of course the composition, the timing...) and your B&W is perfect, but I was able to see how well you can also capture colours, for example in the picture of the heron taking off

 

[Tony Britton]

In this case it's the light (plus of course the composition, the timing...) and your B&W is perfect, but I was able to see how well you can also capture colours, for example in the picture of the heron taking off

Thanks again, Gianluca!

 

[Ralph Turner]

I'll add another WOW to the pile, Tony. Fantastic images.

 

[Pete Askew]

Beautifully moody shots, Tony.

 

[Tony Britton]

I'll add another WOW to the pile, Tony. Fantastic images.

Thanks for looking and commenting, Ralph!

 

[Tony Britton]

Beautifully moody shots, Tony.

Thanks so very much, Pete! Always fun to play with light and shadow in photography!

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I do not have to say anything since Brian and Gianluca said it for me. Excellently done.