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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Arctic stagger

As I was photographing landscape not far from a village and an harbour seal appears in the fjord right in front of me! How many places in the world can this happen? The wilderness of the Arctic is outstanding! It struggled to climb the rock, made it to the second time, not far from me on the coast. After a while taking photos from shore, I approached the seal gently from the side with the drone (over 3 meters), she wasn't bothered and barely looked at the drone. I waited to check if the seal was ok with the machine's presence, made the flight slightly in front-up and the photos quickly. Unfortunately seals are still killed in at least 6 countries, mainly for their fur.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Senja, Norway
Camera: L1D-20c
Copyright: © Angela Sabino