February 7, 2012

San Simeon – Elephant Seals

We had great conditions and a full workshop for our annual trip to San Simeon. The elephant seal colony was very active and provided wonderful opportunities to photograph males battling for dominance, mating, birthing, and an unusually high tide which stirred up the colony as large waves surged onto the beach. I’ve been assisting my good friend Jason Bradley for the last couple of years with his ever expanding workshops so if you have any interest in participating… http://www.bradleyphotographic.com/workshops.html
There’s some new trips in the works to the Mt. Shasta/Sacramento River area for Fall 2012, and Joshua Tree National Park for spring of 2013.

North Rookery, Piedras Blancas ~ San Simeon, CA
Tech: Canon 5DMKll, 24 - 70L 2.8, tripod
Exposure: 13 sec. @ f/11, iso 100
Notes: I used a 2 stop GND filter to balance sky and foreground exposure