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Documenting the fur seals in Milford Sound

Documenting the fur seals in Milford Sound

From the course: Travel Photography: Fjords of New Zealand

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Documenting the fur seals in Milford Sound

- Alright, we are currently looking for the New Zealand fur seal. This is one of the few mammals native to New Zealand, we've got them in the water. - Folks we've got some fur seals still in the water at the base here. - Alright, so we're having to use an ISO of all the way up to 3200, to get as fast shutter speeds as we can. I'm really trying to freeze the seals, they're on a dark rock, the seals are dark, so it's really all about being wide open, and as fast as you can. And I just learned, one of my own lessons I like to teach, is my card's full, so I'm gonna run over and switch cards, be right back. (laughter) - So I'll leave these guys to do what they do in peace, just relax all day long. At night they do go out and onto the fishing grounds, (mumbles). - Alright that was a good save, able to switch cards and come back. So, you know any time you come into a situation where you don't control the time, we're up to the captain, and how long the captain's gonna stop, it's important to…

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