Friendly seal!

[Tazie]

Out swimming at my fav surf beach and this fella decided to swim up.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t289/Tara_Louise_Benc/P1210133.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t289/Tara_Louise_Benc/P1210144.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t289/Tara_Louise_Benc/P1210147.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t289/Tara_Louise_Benc/P1210145.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t289/Tara_Louise_Benc/P1210150.jpg

Cheers Tazie

[Miaow]

Wow cool that decided to come up - great got pics :)

[Lani]

What a treat for you! :) What camera were you using?

[Tazie]

Lani, I was using the olympus u tough 8000

[mikew09]

Mate - they are amazing. That seal looks like he has posed for photos before.

[I @ M]

Great capture. :th3:

I know nothing about underwater shots apart from it takes very specialised gear to get "magazine quality" photos but these photos are great and certainly beaut advertising for what real people can do with the Olympus.

Have you thought about contacting Olympus to see if they are in the market for real world photos for advertising?
Could be some $$ in it. :D

[Tazie]

the seal just kept showing off the whole time and tried playing with our dogs! It was awesome because it doens't happen everyday. The seal rested his head a couple inches from my feet on the ground and just laid there watching me, its was pretty cool.

no haven't thought about contacting Olympus about the photos.

[Redgum]

Most captive seals are real posers. Well done.

[Tazie]

this seal aint captive.

[Mary Anne]

Fantastic Photo's.. :wd:

[NikonNellie]

Wow - what a great treat for you! It's a rare event when you can interact with the wildlife on their terms.:kewl:

[Tazie]

NikonNellie it was an awesome treat i love being home and being at the ocean! Never know what to expect, next i'll try get some photos of the dolphins that swim this us out surfing!

[accesser]

What a lovely experience for you ! nicely documented too