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Environment & Energy

Nihil

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6. Yep, it's incredibly foreshortened ...

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 22, 2012, 04:06 AM

Jun 2012

> It looks odd on a head on view - that seal could be 16 feet long and weigh over 6000 lbs.

Considering that its eyes are open, I strongly suspect that the photo was
also taken with a reasonable length telephoto lens (adding to the foreshortening)
as a human close to it would be at risk of more than a big tongue sticking out ...

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Yep, it's incredibly foreshortened ... Nihil Jun 2012 #6