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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Photography Discussion => Topic started by: leaf on November 13, 2009, 02:58

Title: Leopard Seal Photography - video
Post by: leaf on November 13, 2009, 02:58
A very cool little video from a National Geographic photographer

Polar Obsession (National Geographic) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQQqDRFpNys&feature=player_embedded#normal)
Title: Re: Leopard Seal Photography - video
Post by: ljupco on November 13, 2009, 07:02
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Leopard Seal Photography - video
Post by: epantha on November 13, 2009, 09:18
That is amazing! Thanks.
Title: Re: Leopard Seal Photography - video
Post by: oboy on November 13, 2009, 10:35
Wow! What a great experience for the photographer!
Title: Re: Leopard Seal Photography - video
Post by: vonkara on November 13, 2009, 10:43
 :D That's funny
Title: Re: Leopard Seal Photography - video
Post by: Graffoto on November 13, 2009, 13:37
He is very lucky that the seal took him for an equal & not as prey.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0806_030806_sealkiller.html (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0806_030806_sealkiller.html)
Title: Re: Leopard Seal Photography - video
Post by: Smiling Jack on November 13, 2009, 14:06
All I can say is -WOW!
Smiling Jack
Title: Re: Leopard Seal Photography - video
Post by: Suljo on November 14, 2009, 22:26
I heard that you must to pee in this suit to get warm yourself. Can anybody confirm that?!
Title: Re: Leopard Seal Photography - video
Post by: vonkara on November 15, 2009, 00:51
Quote from: Suljo on November 14, 2009, 22:26
I heard that you must to pee in this suit to get warm yourself. Can anybody confirm that?!
:D I can't confirm that
Title: Re: Leopard Seal Photography - video
Post by: leaf on November 15, 2009, 17:46
Quote from: Suljo on November 14, 2009, 22:26
I heard that you must to pee in this suit to get warm yourself. Can anybody confirm that?!

i really don't think so.

There are dry suites and wet suites.  Wet suites, get wet inside - and have a little exchange of water.  Your body warms up the water around the suit and you keep warm.  This is what people where to surf or scuba dive in tropical locations - where i it is mostly warm enough not to wear any sort of suite but being in the water a long time can get cold.

A dry suit is worn when it is REALLY cold, like at the North Poll.  There you keep DRY inside the suite - no peeing allowed (needed)
Title: Re: Leopard Seal Photography - video
Post by: ShadySue on November 16, 2009, 09:25
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing it.  :D
Title: Re: Leopard Seal Photography - video
Post by: PaulieWalnuts on November 16, 2009, 20:37
Quote from: Suljo on November 14, 2009, 22:26
I heard that you must to pee in this suit to get warm yourself. Can anybody confirm that?!

Now this is funny. More posts like this and less iStock jokes and you're on the right track.  ;D