Your video was a dupe, I'm afraid.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Giant-Leopard-Seal-Trys-to-Feed-and-Care-For-NatGeo-Diver -> http://www.videosift.com/video/Up-close-photography-of-a-leopard-seal

Not sure why siftbot didn't suggest it as a dupe, since both videos share three separate tags. Odd.

This video has been declared a duplicate; transferring votes to the original video and killing this dupe - dupeof declared by demon_ix.

*dupeof=http://www.videosift.com/video/Up-close-photography-of-a-leopard-seal

This video has been declared a duplicate; transferring votes to the original video and killing this dupe - dupeof declared by kronosposeidon.

*dupeof=http://www.videosift.com/video/Up-close-photography-of-a-leopard-seal

>> ^necrontyr:
This is one of the best arguments in favor of being a nature photographer I have ever seen. My fashion models are not nearly so majestic it feels.


It's the teeth.

>> ^lucky760:
Very cool. I wonder if the seal was reacting to its own reflection in the camera's big glass dome.


Wow, good point - never thought of that. Certainly plausible, I'm sure that lens was very reflective.

Your video, Extreme up-close photography of a leopard seal, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

Thanks!

In reply to this comment by EndAll:
*quality

That's bloody amazing! Those were some stunning photographs, and what a tale to tell, eh..

At first glance I thought the title was "Up-close PORNography of a leopard seal." Oh well, I watched it anyway.

>> ^TheFreak:
People like this are why I can't stand most artists. For every person who masters a medium and develops incredible skill you have a hundred people who just throw clay at a wall and let serendipity do their art for them.

>> ^MycroftHomlz:
^that's ignorant.


Although my experience is lacking in sculpture, this area of thought flows through many mediums. As a painter, and while at art school, I went through this same thing. I would separate it into three groups. Ones that can, Ones that can and have moved on and those who just can't.

Now I paint very realistically. Some like it and some don't. I've been told by some to just give up and become a photographer if I want that level of realism. I understand the opinion but don't agree. Some people get to a point and master a form and then feel the need to break it down and stray from the realism. It is hard to create good impressionism without first knowing your form.

At the same time, and I've seen up close, first hand. There were many people who were in school with me, who just couldn't draw and had no intent in learning because they just found it too hard. They spent a lot of time drawing stick figures and challenging others as to "what is art" they had the concept but no real talent or craft.

Those who can't master a skill, still enjoy and use the arena. Is it successful if no one buys it? I don't know, I just know what I like.

Yep, watch more documentaries and you get plenty. I have a whole VS playlist of clips too.

In reply to this comment by EndAll:
Haha indeed! They're neat to see up close and in high definition like that.. beautiful, intriguing creatures.

In reply to this comment by ant:
A queen!

In reply to this comment by EndAll:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Ant-Views-macro-magic-guaranteed-upvote-from-ant

Haha indeed! They're neat to see up close and in high definition like that.. beautiful, intriguing creatures.

In reply to this comment by ant:
A queen!

In reply to this comment by EndAll:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Ant-Views-macro-magic-guaranteed-upvote-from-ant

Followed up closely by their next, seldom heard album, 668 The Neighbor of the Beast...

Messenger,
1) The narrow depth of field makes the scenes look like realistic miniatures (because when imaging small things up close, it's hard to make the aperture small enough to create a large depth of field). There's no circularity or degeneracy.
2) The point is that when you change the perceived scale of a scene (both spatial and temporal in this case), it creates a drastically different perception of the scene (even though it's really the same photons for the most part).