Icy Repose
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Sue Flood's Image

A dramatic blue-grey sky highlights the soft greys of a Weddell seal as it rests on an ice floe.

Sue watched this Weddell seal from aboard a rigid inflatable boat in Neko Harbour of the Antarctic Peninsula.

So as not to disturb its peaceful slumber, Sue used a long lens to record this serene portrait.

Weddell seals’ large bodies are covered in a thick layer of blubber. This keeps them warm above and below the icy waters of the Southern Ocean.


Behind the lens

Sue Flood

UK

Image details

  • Canon R5
  • 100-500mm f4.5-7.1 lens
  • 1/640 at f7.1, ISO 160
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