B&W Harp Seal Pup Sony 400mm f/2.8 GM FE OSS Lens for sale

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Sony 400mm f/2.8 GM FE OSS Lens for sale

I am selling a duplicate Sony 400mm f/2.8 GM FE OSS Lens that was purchased just before the pandemic hit to rent out to workshop clients but has remained unused (I did take it for a test spin to make sure it was working). So it is new in the box with everything that came with it (lens, lens foot, straps, instructions, plastic chest, and original cardboard box). Asking CAD$14,000.00 (US$10,750.00) or best offer. email chris@chrisdoddsphoto.com or call 514-945-6195.

Curious Harp Seal Pup

Facts About Harp Seals

1. Harp seals grow up to 6 feet (1.8 m) long and weigh up to 300 pounds (136 kg).

2. Harp seals can live for an estimated 30 years.

3. Harp seal pups are born with long white fur that helps them absorb sunlight and stay warm while they’re still developing blubber. Pups shed their white fur after about three to four weeks old.

4. Harp seals are highly migratory and can travel more than 3,100 miles (4,989 km) roundtrip to feed.

5. Harp seals can stay underwater for at least 16 minutes at a time.

6. Harp seals Harp seals are named for the curved, black patch on their backs, which resembles a harp.1

7. Harp seals have a diverse diet, eating at least 67 species of fish and 70 species of invertebrates.

8. Harp seals prefer shallow water but can dive as deep as 1,312 feet (400 m).

9. Harp seals are the most abundant species of pinniped (seals, sea lions and walruses) in the northern hemisphere.

10. Aside from sharks, killer whales, and polar bears, the seals' worst enemies are human hunters.

Harp Seal Whitecoat Pup

The harp seal pup often has a yellow-white coat at birth due to staining from amniotic fluid, but after one to three days, the coat turns white and stays white for 2–3 weeks, until the first molt.

Harp Seal WHITECOAT

Harp Seal WHITECOAT (Pagophilus groenlandicus, phoque de Groenland) On pack ice in The Gulf of St. Lawrence, off the Magdalen Islands (Îles de la Madeleine), Quebec. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Canon 1Ds MK II, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 58mm ISO 400 f/9 @ 1/320s Manual Mode. PURCHASE A PRINT or LICENSE IMAGE FOR PUBLICATION HERE.

Here's a Harp Seal Pup from a trip I made to the Magdalen Islands (Îles de la Madeleine) in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence in 2007. I just re-worked the image using my current workflow before sending it off for publication. This is one of those images that still grabs my attention when I look into those eyes…hard to imagine what could be in it's future…
Harp seals pups are known as ‘whitecoats’ due to their thick, white, insulating fur, which becomes whiter in the first two weeks of life. After two weeks, this fur begins to moult, revealing the silver-grey and black fur beneath

Flying out over the Gulf of the St. Lawrence in a helicopter was nowhere near how amazing it was to spend time with these whitecoats. I'm thinking of organizing a workshop in early March, 2014. Shoot me an email if you re interested in more details. chris@chrisdoddsphoto.com

A Canadian Bell Helicopter takes flight from the The Magdalen Islands (Îles de la Madeleine) at sunrise to take a group of nature photographers out to photograph the Harp Seals on the pack ice in the middle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, Canada. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Canon 1Ds MK II, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 65mm ISO 250 f/9 @ 1/400s Manual Mode. PURCHASE A PRINT or LICENSE IMAGE FOR PUBLICATION HERE.

A Canadian Bell Helicopter lands on the pack ice in the middle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence near the Magdalen Islands (Îles de la Madeleine) in The Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec while being directed by an ice guide. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Canon 1Ds MK II, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 65mm ISO 250 f/9 @ 1/400s Manual Mode. PURCHASE A PRINT or LICENSE IMAGE FOR PUBLICATION HERE.