Before I was interrupted by a failed hard drive (see previous item below) I was making some headway in editing images from my trip to La Jolla. This post is the fruit of those efforts.
The La Jolla Children’s Cove is a wonderful place to see and photograph seals, including (in late April) lots of terribly cute newborn pups. It has only two flaws: first, it is beset by well-meaning but slightly deranged seal activists who strongly discourage people from getting anywhere near the seals. (Never mind that access to the beach is permitted by regulation, that the seals have a roped-off safe area, and, as far as I could tell, the seals were completely oblivious to onlookers). So, one has to either risk confrontation with the seal people by sneaking past them, or settle for shooting from a high vantage point.
Second, given the angle of the cove, the photographer must contend with strong backlight. In spite of these technical and human challenges, I came away with a few good images. Click on a thumbnail for a larger view. (If you’re viewing this from an RSS feed or e-mail, the thumbnails may look odd. Sorry.)
