doclrb

Hoggers,

Any recommendations pls?

Also any location recommendations for photographing seals and/sea lions beside La Jolla Cove and the Children’s Pool area?

Many thanks

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RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

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chase4 Loc: Punta Corona, California

Sea lions can almost always be found on or around the live bait barges in both San Diego Bay and Mission Bay. chase

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charlespkeith

kurts camera.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Here is the whole frickin list, just for you. Your welcome.
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agillot

the 2 location that you named are the best .get there early , traffic can be bad .

Fotomacher Loc: Toronto

We were in La Jolla on Thursday and walked/photographed at the cove. The sea lions/seals were resting on both beaches and there were a plethora of pelicans and coromonts.

wmysd Loc: California

Also look at the aids to navigation, the buoys, in the harbor. The sea lions like to haul out on them in addition to the bait barges. Further, the U.S. Navy trains dolphins and sea lions in the harbor. Small grey boats with orange panels on their outboard motors are associated with training marine mammals. If it carries a cage, the boat and people in it are carrying or are working with a sea lion. A long grey plastic looking thing with a triangular cross section, in the boat, is for dolphins. Good luck.

doclrb

Many thanks to all for great info. I can hardly wait for my conference to end so I can play!

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photogeneralist Loc: Lopez Island Washington State

We just returned from La Jolla. I'm unsure about La Jollaa cove but the vantaqe points for the seals are fairly limited
1. From the sidewalk benches between the pool and the street.
2. From the breakwater seawall that encloses the pool where the seals congregate. Be prepared to get wet and to protect
your gear from Salt Water if there is a sea running and the tide is mid tide or above. The odd waves may splash well
above the level of your head at times when on the breakwater. There seems to be no pattern or rhythm for the timing
of the big splasher's
3. only during the hours when people are allowed onto the seal's beaches is it permissible to share the beach with seals
and even then there are distance restrictions.
4. Seagulls will approach you if you are seated as in No.1 and are not too boisterous. Make sure your gear has close
focus capabilities for those startling shots of a seagull's eye from about 18 inches
5. The pelicans seem to be in breeding plumage at this time with bright yellows and reds in their bills and sides the head.
Shots of squadrons of pelicans as they glide by overhead will tax your fast focus camera and it's exposure metering as
well as your ability to pan with them but the shots that work are well worth the effort and frustration.

BTW. I've not seen Sea Lions at the childrens pool, only Harbor Seals, birds of various kinds and humans
BTW 2: The childen's pool, were the seals congregate is right below the lifeguard headquarters . The lifeguards protect the critters from humans as well as safeguarding human life

Perhaps the attached photos will give you some idea of the layout of the place and it's photo opportunities

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Wow..Thanks so much photojournalist!

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