Elephant Seal Weaner, St. Andrew's Bay, South GeorgiaSt. Andrew's Bay is home to one of the largest elephant seal colonies on South Georgia, and during the breeding season the beach is a chaotic, noisy place. This youngster, recently weaned and abandoned by its mother, was lying on the dark volcanic sand when I got down low with the camera. It turned to face me with that remarkable direct gaze, one flipper raised, whiskers catching the late light. The warm side lighting rakes across the sand and picks