Male Elephant Seals Fighting

Nikon D1h, 300mm f/2.8 AF-S, TC-20e, Matrix Metering, ISO200, 1/200sec, f/5.6, Gitzo 410, Wimberly Sidekick.

Shooting Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas Beach on the Central Coast of California isn't that difficult unless you're trying to make unique perspectives. While the animals are very accessible, good views are not and require some inventive technique to avoid "run of the mill" types of images. Here, I really isolated the fighters in a vertical format to emphasize the fighting and their tall stature.