Leopard seal yawning on a ice floe

in animalphotography •  7 years ago 

I recently just got back from working as a marine biologist and guide in Antarctica for the past 3 months. On Christmas Day I found this big guy hanging out near the Lemaire Channel taking a little nap. Great Christmas gift from the beautiful, raw wilderness of Antarctica.

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Really great photo! That's a big yawn.I hope the seal had a good sleep! :)

amazing picture nice one

I checked your instagram... You have very beautiful pictures :O. I've already started following you...

Thanks for the post @thomasjmitchell greetings.

Amazing.

I love this so much can i buy a print with 1 upvote please?

Good amazing

How close were you when you took this? or did you use like a telephoto lens?

I used a 100-400mm telephoto lens

Amazing photo taken at the right time!

Ohh, It's huge 😱.. And amazing too. Thanks for sharing..!!

Awwwwww it looks so cute. Nice capture @thomasjmitchell

wow amazing

I absolutely love the ocean and have always wanted to be marine biologist! Following you to see and learn more about our wonderful sea!

Nice

Oh hey! Love it!

nice photo. You captured the animal at the right moment ;) keep on posting such great shots ;)

Lol. The beautiful seal looks so funny. Excellent photography ❤️

awesome pictures bro! nice work!!!!

That is a beautiful animal. Good photo.

What a cool capture, you need a lot of luck to catch such a great moment.

Great photo! Nailed it.

Really amazing to catch such a shot! Wow!

Beautiful shot tom. Love your Instagram photos! Nature <3

This is amazing!! I look forward to more now that I am following on IG. Keep up the good work, it looks as though you truly enjoy your work.

This is brilliant :D Actually going to Antarctica is my dream. But I know being there few days will never be like working there longer. Amazing :)

First thought on seeing this was Holy Sh*t ! Those creatures fascinate me. Is it a Leopard Seal?

oui bravo a vous monsieur thomasjmitchell

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Fantastic photo @thomasjmitchell It must have been amazing working and living in Antartica!! You should share more of these photos with us on Steemit.

One of my dreams is to go to Antartica! This is awesome. Can't wait to go and experience it for myself one day.

Wonderful photography Congratulations

What an amazing shot! Love it.

amazing.Nice job you have!

Fantastic picture mate!

Nicely captured moment! nice photograph.

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Just amazing

so cute :D

Following you on instagram now, glad you posted the link, can't wait to see more!

This one looks scary

great picture, congratulation!!

Nice Photo

I actually yawned looking at the photo. Stunning. Great job!

this is the cutest leopard seal ever!!1

  ·  7 years ago Reveal Comment

Truly amazing shot, love everything about this one. It's sharp, amazing subject!, fantastic location and bokeh. What did you use to shoot this?

Excellent image friend, greetings

i like

I love leopard seals! This is an amazing photo!

This is just too adorable and authentic!!

I look at this and find myself laughing aloud, as though the seal and I are in on some hilarious joke! Gorgeous photo of an unusual moment. ;)

thomasjmitchell , you came out of nowhere and you are killing it in Steem with stunning content. This truly shows that when one is dedicated success does not take long to follow.

thomasjmitchell is a straight shooter and I am glad to see that he continues to give solid advice.

Okay, that's beyond cool. I never hear stories of people doing crazy things like spending 3 months in Antarctica! Judging by your post, your obviously a biologist and photographer! Amazing shot!