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6-22-25 Point La Jolla

400x400 blog post image sea lion on rock before sunrise with splash

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Found the five minutes of sun this morning (although we’ve had clear afternoons – my social anxiety won’t allow me to use the light at people times haha…)

Images below are posted at 1060×706 at 72dpi. Full size images available for printing / image licensing.

Sea Lion on rock with splash and spray before sunrise la jolla for blog post
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Sea Lion on rock with splash and spray before sunrise la jolla 2 for blog post
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Sea Lion leaps off rock with splash and spray before sunrise la jolla for blog post
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Anyhow a couple quick shapes of a sea lion silhouette against the sunrise reflection. I like the ones with the splashes best.

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Then a snap of three new sea lion pups.

And a couple pics of the sea lion pile including a shot of the 15mm lens including a big section of point La Jolla (pinch and zoom and you can see a ton of the pups as well as a couple big males)

Sea Lion Pups on Point La Jolla for blog post
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Sea Lions sleep in pile with fins on head in La Jolla 2 for blog post
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Sea Lions sleep in pile with fins on head in La Jolla for blog post
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Sea Lions sleep in pile on point la jolla for blog post
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Point La Jolla Sea Lion Rookery during pupping season for blog post
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Then two that aren’t my favorite artistically but are interesting: a big, big male as well as seagull chicks (I seldom shoot pics of seagulls as their behavior reminds me of people too much)

Large male sea lion on rocks of Point La Jolla for blog post
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Seagull with chicks on point la jolla for blog post
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Hope you enjoyed the photos and thanks for the read!

Nate@NateCollinsPhoto com

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