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Photographer Nicole Besch  Nicole Besch {Karma:72664}
Project #49 Dramatic Portrait Camera Model Canon EOS 20D
Categories Portrait
Humor
Macro
Film Format
Portfolio Humor
Wildlife
Seascape
Lens 70-300 f/4.5-5.6
Uploaded 5/22/2007 Film / Memory Type Digital
    ISO / Film Speed
Views 804 Shutter
Favorites Aperture f/
Critiques 78 Rating
6.60
/ 25 Ratings
Location City -  Kaikoura
State - 
Country - New Zealand   New Zealand
About The New Zealand Fur Seal is only found on the coasts of New Zealand and it’s sub-Antarctic islands with a few colonies on the south coast of Australia. Male Fur Seals grow up to about 2 meters in length and weigh up to about 200kg. They have very thick necks and appear to have a mane. Because of this they are sometimes mistakenly called "sea lions". Females are of slimmer build and only weigh up to about 100kg. In a breeding group there will be a dominant male with up to 30 females, sometimes more, which leads to fierce fighting among the bulls.
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There are 78 Comments in 1 Pages
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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 8/20/2007
I'm glad that you like my "boss":)))))))
Hugs,Nicole

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Mehul Chimthankar Mehul Chimthankar   {K:18655} 8/20/2007
Hi Nicole,

This is so cute....I missed id earlier 7+++++++++++++

Mehul

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 6/14/2007
Hahahahaha...that's typical men...envy him for all his women!!¨Perhaps he has a lot of problems with...who knows!!!!
Thank You for your thorough and kind comment Visar...:)))
Best regards,Nicole

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absynthius . absynthius .   {K:20748} 6/13/2007
oh, one more thing-- i envy him for the females... good information on NZ seals.
V.

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absynthius . absynthius .   {K:20748} 6/13/2007
yeah he is the boss, and it is a great shot of the moment!
V.

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/30/2007
I'm glad that you like dear Aida!!!
Cheers,Nicole:)

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aida allam   {K:2265} 5/29/2007
Excellent shot.Bravoooooo Nicole........Aida

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/29/2007
Thank you dear Mary for your detailed comment, appreciated this so very much :)
Cheers,Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/29/2007
Muchas gracias...muy amable.
Saludos Gust@vo!:)

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Gustavo Scheverin Gustavo Scheverin   {K:164501} 5/29/2007
WOW!, qué impactante foto, muy buen encuadre además.
Te felicito, Nicole y dejo un brazo!

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Mary Brown   {K:71879} 5/28/2007
Great information. Also, a great picturw. Your compsition with him on the rocks loudly proclaiming his superiority is very effective. Wonerful detail in his coat.
MAry

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/28/2007
Thank you very much dear Nacho!!:)
Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/28/2007
Thank you so much dear Erland!!!
Nicole

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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia   {K:96391} 5/27/2007
wonderful capture. excellent composition.

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Erland Pillegaard Erland Pillegaard   {K:34147} 5/25/2007
Just a wonderfult picture
erland

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/24/2007
Hi Riny,I'm sooooo glad that you like him..:)big hugs and goeie avond,KUS,Nicki;)

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Riny Koopman Riny Koopman   {K:102911} 5/24/2007
You sure know when to shoot Nicki. Well done. No specific critique on this one,warm regards from HOT Amsterdam.

xxx

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/24/2007
Thank you very much dear Sandor...:)
Nicole

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Sandor Szollos   {K:7681} 5/24/2007
Very good shot!
Congrat!
Regards

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/24/2007
WOw..Thank you for your kind and flattering comment,I'm really honored about it Leo!!!!
have a great day,Nicole:)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/24/2007
Martin

You make my day with your very kind words to me!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

Best regards to you,Nicki;)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/24/2007
I'm sooooo glad that you like my " boss "...))))!
Thank you very much for your kind comment as always my friend!!!!!
Hugssssss to you,Nicole;)

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Leo Régnier  Я£ Leo Régnier  Я£   {K:67696} 5/24/2007
1st: thank you my dear Nicole... You are always so kind wiyh me in your comments...
2nd: This picture can appear in the cover of National Geographic!!! It's Fantastic... Congrats!!
Leo

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Michele Carlsen Michele Carlsen   {K:146013} 5/24/2007
Yes I do love your 'boss' !!! WoW!!!! amazing the size of these fur seals !! Great of you to share Doyles kind conversion of metric to pounds... these guys are like the size of cattle -Lol!!!!!!!!!
Happy to hear the Sun has returned for YOU and for 'US here in Oregon' too:))))
Hugssssss my dear , Michele~

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Martin . Martin .   {K:24957} 5/23/2007
Nicki,

This capture demands a "Great" respect of comments!

My best to you and yours,

Martin

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Shadi Porooshani Shadi Porooshani   {K:11236} 5/23/2007
wooow very nice shot my dear Nicole
vert good seen & capture my friend
all of the best
shadi
7+++
;) :)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
You live at a lovely place.I was some years ago in San Pedro and Long Beach!Really beautiful!!!
I have done a trip for 4 weeks through California..Amazing!!You are a lucky man,always good weather and beautiful places to see!!
Many greetings to South California,Nicole:)

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 5/23/2007
Nicole:
We live along the coast here in Southern California. My portfolio shows a variety of places . . . Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Palos Verdes (Rocky cliff lined coast from which we can see whales and sea lions), Long Beach and San Pedro. :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Hi Hussam,thank you very much for your comment!
Cheers,Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Thank you so much Bill for your kind comments to me!
Best regards,Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Thank you very much for your kind comments Robbie!!
All the best ,Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Oh,yes I have eaten some and you know they were ....YUMMY,YUMMY...LOL!!!!!Until now they were the biggest and the best Judith!!!Hope that don't live far away,so you can eaten them very often!!!!Thank you again for you kind comments my friend.
Have a nice day,Nicole;)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Thank you sooooooooooo much dear Pablo..:)))))
Have a great evening,hugs to you,Nicole;)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
He was sreaming soooo loud on this rock John! They have done a lot of noise,but so lovely to watch them and the little ones.Thank you John for your very FUNNY and kind comments and I hope for you that you will get funny wildlife pictures too.
Have a nice evening,hugs,Nicole;)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Yes you are right I'm very pleased with this lens!!Otherwise I couldn't see his teeth so sharp!!Thank you very much for your kind comment to me Keith!
Cheers,Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Hahahahaha Fabrice…je suis heureux que tu aime mon “ chef “ mais tu sais il est comme tous les hommes…lol !!!!!!Seulement content avec tant des femmes autour de lui.. )))) Merci pour ton gentil commentaire et je suis content ce que tu pouvais déjà rire si top le matin…..Bisous, Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
LOL....you are sooooo right dear Elisa..:))))!!!
Thank you so much for your funny and kind comments!
Have a great evening,hugs to you,Nicole;)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Hi Martin,

I'm sooooo glad that you like my " boss ".Thank you very much for your kind comments to me my friend...)))

All the best to you,Nicki;)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
I'm so glad that you li9ke my "boss" dear Diego!!!
Ciao,Nicole;)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Thank you very much Larry!
Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Thanky ou so much my dear Marian,very much appreciated!!!
Best regards,Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Thank you very much for your kind comments Alessandro!!!
Ciao,Nicole;)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
This one were the biggest from all of them and he was screaming very loud!!!Thank you very much Annemette, your comment is truly appreciated!
All the best,Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Indeed he was sreaming..they have done such a noise!!But they were so lovely!!!Thank you so very much for your beautiful words Minoo.Really appreciated my friend.
Have a great evening,Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
These seals were not far away from the road..! Very impressive,especially the males.I love them and I could stay for hours there and watch them!!!But I didn't pet them either.
You said that you have Sea Lions in your region,if you don't mind when I ask you where do you live?
I thank you VERY much for your great information and for your kind comments to me,it's very much appreciated!!
Have a great day,hugs,Nicole;)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
LOL....and I'm soooooooooo glad that you like my "boss" SRNA....LOL!!!!!!!Thank you very much my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a great evening,warm hugs,Nicki;)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Thank you Alain,I'm glad that you like my " boss "..:)))))!
Have a nice evening,hugs from sunny Luxembourg to Hasselt,Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
LOL...yes King of the rock is a good title too!!!It was a nice place where they were, and you can imagine a lot of noise.But I love them and I can stay for hours at such a place. A Kg is 2.2lbs so for those unfamiliar with the metric we're looking at 440 pounds for the male and 220 pounds for the female!This information is from Doyle!!Very kind from him.I'm glad that you like my funny " boss "..LOL!!!!Thank you soooo much my friend and have a nice warm day!
Hugs from sunny and very warm Luxembourg,Nicki;)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Thank you very much dear Larissa!
Nicole

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
Yes...I think it also Bixie..:)) Thank you soooo very much for kind comments as always and big hugsssssssssssss for you and Hogar!!
Nicki;)

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/23/2007
LOL...I believe you..)))))And I think to live with 30 females it's not always easy..))))!Thank you Klaas for your nice visit and your kind comment!
I wish you a wonderful evening too,groetjes,Nicole;)

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Hussam AL_ Khoder   {K:79545} 5/23/2007
*~*¤ô§ô¤*~ I like it alot ~*¤ô§ô¤*~*.

Thanks for the information.

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Bill Morgenstern Bill Morgenstern   {K:7157} 5/23/2007
Excellent wildlife image. A perfect setting for this big boy to let the others know who is "the boss".

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Robert Chin   {K:22282} 5/23/2007
Beautiful 'action' shot Nicole,love the open mouth look.
7+++
Take care
Robbie

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Judith Adams    {K:1953} 5/23/2007
A really excellent photo Nicole. Oooooh those teeth do look sharp. Hope you managed to get some crayfish while in Kaikoura. The best you can get. Cheers Judy

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Pablo Dylan Pablo Dylan   {K:63918} 5/23/2007
Fantastic,great shot and title.
Brava!!!!!
SuperNicole

Pablo

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John Hatz John Hatz   {K:156973} 5/23/2007
Oh my God....and now after the hipopotamus, you makes me want to sleap.....awwwwwwh! LOL... looks like yawing too! Even or, the moment you freeze is great and so the image quality and details, excellent photo....dream for me to have soooooo wildlife photos, thanks my friend, it is really very good one.
Best regards!

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Keith  Growden Keith  Growden   {K:29240} 5/23/2007
So sharp and clear Nicole. Glad you had the 70-300 though. Those teeth look sharp. Excellent. Keith

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G G G G   {K:61359} 5/23/2007
Hahahha.; elle est excellent cette photo, prise au bon moment. J'adore et avec le titre cela m'a fait rire de bon matin. Belles couleurs et bonne profondeur de champ.
Bravo pour ce joli portrait Nicole.
Bonne journée ensoleillée

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NN  NN     {K:26787} 5/23/2007
Hi Nicole! A boss with up to 30 females, that sounds almost like humans, LOL. Perfect timing; excellent stuff! Have a nice day dear! *hugs*

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/22/2007
Neiiiin... natürlich nicht..:))))Draußen der Mann und zu hause die Frau...LOL!!
Gruss,Nicole;)

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sascha jonack   {K:19715} 5/22/2007
Ich hoffe ich wurde nicht falsch verstanden, eigentlich hat meine Frau die Hosen an! ;)
Gruss Sascha

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Martin . Martin .   {K:24957} 5/22/2007
Nicki,

This is some of your best work girl. Nice and Sharp, Crisp Lines. Great DOF, Cropping, Composition and Colours... ;) 7/7

Very well done indeed,

Martin

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Diego Bullita Diego Bullita   {K:17017} 5/22/2007
hi Nicole,
it compliments for this beautiful naturalistic photo of your wonderful New Zeland !!!
optimal details and colors,
regards,
7
diego

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 5/22/2007
Hahahahaha...typisch Mann!!!!!I'm the boss..))))Trotzdem vielen Dank für Deine netten und lustigen Worte!!!!
Schönen Tag noch,Nicole;)

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sascha jonack   {K:19715} 5/22/2007
Jepp, es sieht ganz danach aus, das er bekannt gibt, dass er das sagen hat. Sehr schoenes Tierportrait. Ich finde es besonders gut dass du unter Kategorien HUMOR gewaehlt hast. Koennte man drueber nachdenken. - "So sind wir Maenner eben!"
;D :)
LG Sascha

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Larry Fosse Larry Fosse   {K:66493} 5/22/2007
Great wildlife catch!....super detail & composition

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Marian Man Marian Man   {K:80636} 5/22/2007
wow!!! what a pose!!!!! so very impressive dear Nicole!!! he surely looks like he is the boss!!!!
excellent capture!!! great details!!!! very well done
all the best
MArian

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alessandro reggiani   {K:4791} 5/22/2007
excellent shot, very clear and excellent pose. I like also your explanation
well done
alessandro

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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen   {K:55244} 5/22/2007
Amazing photo, Nicole! I thought this was taken on Antarctica somewhere(a place I´d love to visit:-)) The expression shows his dominating character. Well done!
Warm wishes
Annemette

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M S M S   {K:9123} 5/22/2007
This is an excellent capture, dear Nicole. Amazing clarity and focus. It is as though he is laughing his head off. Or is he screaming to chase out the others? Fantastic work!
All the very best,
Minoo

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 5/22/2007
Well, a great shot Dearest Nicole . . . and it illustrates quite clearly why I do not pet these otherwise cute creatures. We have actual Sea Lions here. I also do not pet Sea Lions.

You captured an amazing moment here! Excellent DOF to pull him out too. A Kg is 2.2lbs so for those unfamiliar with the metric we're looking at 440 pounds for the male and 220 pounds for the female! Sounds like the perfect couple . . . uhhhhh . . . . or 30 something-ish relationship! LoL!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Srna Stankovic Srna Stankovic   {K:172232} 5/22/2007
Wow Nicki, look at him, a real boss :))))
Pefrect shot my dearest !!!!
Thanks for about :)
7 ++++++++++++
Warmest hugs
Srna

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Alain Mijngheer Alain Mijngheer   {K:11733} 5/22/2007
Hey Nicole,
this ones comes really out of the background due to the DOF and the color of the water.
Beautifull actionshot.
Grtz,

Alain

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Michele Carlsen Michele Carlsen   {K:146013} 5/22/2007
Excellent Nicki !!! I am Tarzan too :))) LOL!!! 'King -Kong'- King of that rock for sure :))
He looks like he is barking to the world about it - don't know how much a kg is so can't imagine the size as compared to pounds but I am sure I could look that up on this wonderful pc.....
Excellent exposure and composition - 7++++++++++ love this image , a great capture of the momment !
Hugs,
Michele~

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Larissa Nazarova Larissa Nazarova   {K:12118} 5/22/2007
Wow! Very impressive!
LArissa

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 5/22/2007
He looks amazing!!!Like a real boss:)))
wonderful picture my dear nicki
hugs and woof
biljana and Hogar

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Klaas   Baas Klaas  Baas   {K:15111} 5/22/2007
He sure looks like he is the boss, good clear shot of this impressive looking animal. Good informative about you've written to it......Pfffff, 30 females is to much for me, now I have one, thats enough for me. Lol.
Take care and have a wonderful evening,

Klaas

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