Tim Melling – Walruses

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Tim writes: Walruses spend quite a lot of their time loafing around on the beach together, especially the males.  We were watching one such inanimate group when a few decided to take a swim.  They then became curious about who was on the beach watching them.  I lay flat by the water’s edge and waited for them to approach me.  I took this with a wide angle (18mm) to try and capture the beach and the sky as well as the Walruses.  This lens makes them look a little distant yet the nearest was only about 2m away. I had to use a small aperture to ensure everything was in focus.  They were photographed at Sorgfjord in the far north of Spitzbergen.

Taken with Nikon D7000 and Nikkor 18-200mm at 18mm f22  1/80  ISO 100

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