Scarface Scores a Salmon

Image Critiques Weekly Challenge
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A severly scarred Stellar Sea Lion feeding on salmon at Valdez, Alaska. It looks like he got torn up in a fight with another Sea Lion. He was faring pretty well though. This was taken in 2017 and he returned last year. I’ll be looking for him this season.

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Sony a6500, SEL100400GM @ 280 mm, ISO-250, f/7.1, 1/4000, hand held.

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A great capture (for both of you), Gary. The clarity in this image is excellent. I guess they fight quite often, as when we were in Alaska several years ago, I remember seeing scars on them.

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Gary, that scarring looks very fresh here. The image details are great, with the splashing water a fine extra bit. How nice to be able to track him over several years.

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Quite vivid interaction. They both look worse for the wear. Good entry in the challenge.