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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Eighty-three: Impressions of the Galapagos – an extended photo-essay > Whiskers, Gardner Bay, Espanola Island, The Galapagos, Ecuador, 2012
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22-JUN-2012

Whiskers, Gardner Bay, Espanola Island, The Galapagos, Ecuador, 2012

I used the white sand beach to define the whiskers sprouting from the noses of a mother Galapagos Sea Lion and her pup.The pup was covered with sand as well, which adds a tactile texture to the image, inviting the viewer to try to brush it away. (A practice that is definitely outside the rules of Galapagos National Park, and better imagined than actually done.)

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Phil Douglis20-Jul-2012 22:28
Good point, Anitta. I take such long whiskers for granted, I guess, after photographing so many sea lion pups. But you are right -- they seem to be as long as its mother's whiskers.
Anitta20-Jul-2012 22:04
Such a lovely image Phil! It's amazing how long whiskers the baby already has!
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