Walrus
SuzanneR

Walrus

Taken in 1984 on Coney Island. I've been revisiting older work lately. This is a scan from a negative, it was printed on Ilford Galerie graded paper at the time, but it might be interesting to reprint some of these. Admittedly, I wasn't a particularly good technician, and some of those old prints have fixer stains.
Location
Coney Island, NY
Equipment Used
Nikon with a 35mm lens
Exposure
yes
Film & Developer
Tri-x in D76 (the old college stand-by at the time)
Paper & Developer
neg scan, though I have a framed print on Ilford Galerie #2 or 3, I think.
It's interesting how close the value of the sea lion is to the rock it leans against. My first thought was it was a pup leaning against its mom. Btw, can you imagine trying to print a 35 year old digital file now? Not so much! lol!
 
John, as I recall, the color of this "rock" was almost the same as the walrus. If I were to make this picture today, I'd probably do this later in the day when the light is better, but I remember thinking the texture of the background camouflaged these amazing creatures very well, but my interest at the time was with his wonderful gesture.
 

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