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Learning By Doing
Photograph by Norbert Rosing
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Youthful muscles struggle to master a skill crucial for a walrus: hauling out onto the ice, a process that will be repeated countless times during its lifetime. The calf’s immediate goal is to suckle its mother, loaded with thick, fat-laden milk. Maternal bonds are strong: Calves stay with their mothers for about two years.
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Camera:
Leica R8
Film Type:
Fujichrome Velvia 50
Lens:
Leica Apo-Summicron 2.0/180
Speed and F-Stop:
1/125 @ f/8
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Weather Conditions:
Sunny
Time of Day:
Midnight
Lighting Techniques:
Unrecorded
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Special Equipment or Comments:
As I was working from a boat, I used a gyrostabilizer to negate the rolling motion of the waves.
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