The warrior.

This old walrus male came to check out oursailboat, while we were cruising in arctic waters in Spitzbergislands, about a thousand kilometers from the North Pole.

It was incredibly sunny, and as soon as he came out of the water heclosed his eyes as he could not bear the sun. Believe me, it was big,fast and scaring (and a bit smelly). I was happy not to be on a zodiacbut on a higher boat.

I had never seen a walrus soo close, and I was and still am amazed bythe amount of scars he collected in his fights through all his life.

I would greatly appreciate comments and suggestions (and, once you'rethere a rating, which is useful to get some photo.net visibility afterall)

Yes, the nicely shaven moustache made him a clean fighter, too. Nice crop. Perhaps, raising a little on the LEVEL might bring out some more details.

Wow, Salvatore, this one has really had it rough. I've never seen one with this many scars. Very interesting shot.

 

By the way, where have you been? I've noticed you've been absent from PN for a while.

...and, it was cold, the thing was swimming fast, and I had no tripod. Excellent side-use of a daggerboard.