save the seals

JonMikalJonMikal Registered Users Posts: 163 Major grins
edited March 21, 2006 in People
i hope to convey the passion/emotion these individuals have for this cause through the images posted in this thread.

disclaimer: the following photos contained herein and linked do not necessarily reflect the view of the photographer. they are merely a documentation of an event. several photos were omitted in fear of offending individuals; however, you may view all the photos from the event at the following website: http://jonmikal.smugmug.com/gallery/596226.

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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    Some nice shots there, you did a great job of capturing the emotion. Kinda funny to see a guy doing an interview... wearing a leather jacket. naughty.gif

    I found this one to be the most striking.

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  • amadeusamadeus Registered Users Posts: 2,125 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    nuke the seals they eat little fish.
  • JamokeJamoke Registered Users Posts: 257 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    But Little fish taste good.
    amadeus wrote:
    nuke the seals they eat little fish.

    Have you ever eaten a little fish? Tuna fish sandwich perhaps... rolleyes1.gif

    Seals are cute, and in everything there is balance. while I don't understand the passion of these people, it is evident and portrayed well in these pictures.
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  • Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    Nice job capturing the moment. I feel like buying something made from a seal. I just really hate finger-wagging people doing stuff like that.
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  • JimMJimM Registered Users Posts: 1,389 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2006
    I think you did a great job of capturing the day, telling a story, and showing their emotion.
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  • graflexTomgraflexTom Registered Users Posts: 55 Big grins
    edited March 21, 2006
    Things I found interesting in these great Photographs.
    The woman in shot three wearing the leapord Print on her head.
    The number of People wearing Leather Shoes.
    The Number of women wearing make up that was most likely tested on animals.
    That they are not upset about baby humans being killed by are beside themselves that Seals are killed???


    The capture of these people was great....
  • SCS_PhotoSCS_Photo Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2006
    Seal hunting is mainly done in Newfoundland. That area is very rural and very poor... sort of like the West Virginia of Canada. The (young) seals are hunted for their coats... they lose them in the months after birth and after they gain their 'adult' coats, they have virtually no financial value. Thus, what happens is baby seals get clubbed for their coats. The Canadian government has regulated the seal trade for three decades... Its outright banned the practice a few times, owing to various pressures, from social pressure to dangerously overhunting.

    Its an ugly practice... theres no getting around that. Whether it should be legal or not... Thats for others to debate.

    Great photos.
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  • JonMikalJonMikal Registered Users Posts: 163 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2006
    thank you all for your comments and remarks :)
  • ShimaShima Registered Users Posts: 2,547 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Some nice shots there, you did a great job of capturing the emotion.

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    Really makes you feel like you're there to look at these.
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