Did you have such a goal in your life, to which you persevered for three years, not allowing yourself to surrender or abandon it? Then this inspiring story is just for you!
Russian photographer Alexei Trofimov has long dreamed of getting a snapshot of a cub in his collection. But, alas, just so to come to Lake Baikal and click the camera here did not do. Trying to remove at least one frame of the baby of this species of Baikal seals, Alexei had to "hunt for the target" for three years!
Of course, these lovely snowy fuzzy with big and kind eyes can melt even the icy heart, but not the ice floes, which reliably protect their wards from the intrusive attention of a person.
"I had to spend a lot of time on the ice while the kids changed my fear of curiosity towards me," the photographer recalls. "I was happy that the cubs allowed them to approach them as closely as possible and were not scared while I was photographing them. It was such a rare and amazing moment! "
And despite the fact that seals are very cautious and shy animals, one kid so liked the unusual "guest" that for the sake of a perfect shot he decided to wave his paw into the lens!
And did not this frame have to wait three years?