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Nov 10, 2012 11:53:15 #
@ San Simeon, CA.
The Hearst Castle is up the hill in back of this beach, but you'll have to use your imagination.
The Hearst Castle is up the hill in back of this beach, but you'll have to use your imagination.
Nov 10, 2012 17:34:15 #
Wandering wrote:
@ San Simeon, CA. The Hearst Castle is up the hill in back of this beach, but you'll have to use your imagination.
What a beach! Nice capture. 8-)
Nov 11, 2012 20:04:35 #
westitzer
Loc: Central California coastal area
Less than a hour from where I live. Have many photos of those critters. Very interesting to listen to them verbalizing. As in, quite noisy! I'll see if I can find some interesting shots that I taken there.
Nov 11, 2012 21:24:49 #
westitzer
Loc: Central California coastal area
A "few" seals at the seal rookery on the beach near Hearst Castle. Thousands of the seals breed here in the fall thru spring.
Close encounters of a fat kind
Tons of blubber!
Love ya, baby!
Nov 11, 2012 22:07:28 #
westitzer wrote:
A "few" seals at the seal rookery on the beach near Hearst Castle. Thousands of the seals breed here in the fall thru spring.
Wow, amazing. Is it dangerous for you being close to those creatures? 8-)
Nov 11, 2012 22:21:00 #
Nov 11, 2012 23:42:09 #
Elephant seals are curious mammals. To me they sound like a drain that is partially clogged and sucking air. Used to live in Paso Robles, less than an hour away from the beaches they hang out on. I have lots of photos of them, but they're all on film.
Nov 12, 2012 01:38:06 #
westitzer
Loc: Central California coastal area
BMac, I use the extreme telephoto of my ultrazoom (Lumix FZ28 - 18x optical) to get close. The area where the seals are is blocked off to humans so that they can't get close enough to get hurt. As big as some of those bulls are, they can move amazingly fast when provoked.
Patsibley, I live in Atascadero now, but lived in Paso for 11 years. And you're right. That's just what they sound like! You have to hear it to believe it!
Patsibley, I live in Atascadero now, but lived in Paso for 11 years. And you're right. That's just what they sound like! You have to hear it to believe it!
Nov 12, 2012 10:55:25 #
westitzer wrote:
BMac, I use the extreme telephoto of my ultrazoom (Lumix FZ28 - 18x optical) to get close. The area where the seals are is blocked off to humans so that they can't get close enough to get hurt. As big as some of those bulls are, they can move amazingly fast when provoked.
Patsibley, I live in Atascadero now, but lived in Paso for 11 years. And you're right. That's just what they sound like! You have to hear it to believe it!
Patsibley, I live in Atascadero now, but lived in Paso for 11 years. And you're right. That's just what they sound like! You have to hear it to believe it!
Thanks for the info. 8-)
Nov 12, 2012 19:02:37 #
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