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File:Elephant seals at Ano Nuevo (91615).jpg, featured

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• Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Mammals/Carnivora#Family_:_Phocidae_(Earless_Seals)
•  Info A few years ago I visited Ano Nuevo State Park in California, where there's an elephant seal rookery. It was a loud, dramatic spectacle, with absolutely massive males (up to 3700kg/8200lb) constantly barking and fighting each other. This photo captures a moment of exhausted rest for one of them, when it audibly crashed into the sand after one of several fights. You can see a bunch of the cuts/scrapes/scars from its conflicts. all by — Rhododendrites ^talk |  21:13, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
•  Support — Rhododendrites ^talk |  21:13, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
•  Support I would have loved to see the rest of his body, but that's nitpicking. Quite a compelling image, IMO. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:25, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
•  Support--Princess Rosalina 💄 451689 00:15, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
•  Support --Aristeas (talk) 06:15, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
•  Support--Llez (talk) 08:05, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
•  Comment The crop is not ideal and I would like more depth of field. I am guessing that the light was poor that day. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:14, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

   Comment Charlesjsharp, how would “more depth of field” improve the image? --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 02:20, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

•  Comment The feature of the image is said to be the cuts, but they are not in focus. Despite the implication from the description, these are not recent cuts, are they? Where's the blood? Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:03, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

•  Comment Indeed, as a former frequent visitor to Año Nuevo, I remember much better examples of male individuals with cuts. Now, more depth of field is not going to fix that particular issue. It's more about photographing a different animal. With that being said, I would have used a narrower depth of field for this image. The way the picture is currently composed, the face of the animal is the main subject. And a narrower depth of field would have highlighted that. However, in the end it's the photographer's choice… --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:04, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

•  Support Reading the description you made me want to see a shot of that wild fights amoung the seals, but ok, this one is nice, too Poco a poco (talk) 11:17, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

•  Comment Poco a poco, if you'd like to see wild fights, here's a video :-) --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:07, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

•  Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 12:17, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
•  Support Cmao20 (talk) 09:56, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
•  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 11:35, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
•  Support Daniel Case (talk) 02:54, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
•  Support --Schnobby (talk) 06:26, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 11 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:06, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Mammals/Carnivora#Family_:_Phocidae_(Earless_Seals)