Whale Tail

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 15, 2012238 views4 comments

Taken on a whale watch in Maui several years ago. Canon 5D with 24-135 IS lens. We were on a small Zodiac and the pod was swimming under us and breaching as they came up. As exciting now reviewing these pictures as I remember it when it actually was happening.

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Comment posted by Jay Martin on January 15, 2012 at 3:58 PM

Nice shot of a great experience - the memory of the moment is one of my favorite things about photography.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 18, 2012 at 6:31 AM

Must have been awesome to witness Patricia. I quite like th elight and the atmosphere captured here. The tail and the spray make for an interesting capture of a breaching whale. The only thing that I find less pleasing is the composition; IMO all the empty space on the right should have been on the left instead. As is I would suggest to crop a bit from the right and much more from the bottom (maybe 1/4 of the height) to get a stronger comp.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 18, 2012 at 12:09 PM

I actually love the look of the ocean combined with the whale tail and spray (can't remember what you call it) in this image. So I would crop from the right but just a little from the bottom to try for a different composition to leave as much of the water as possible.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 27, 2012 at 7:12 PM

It must have been wonderful to experience this Patricia, thanx for sharing your "whale tail"!!
Great that you caught the tail & spray as it breaches, cool shot

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