Friends at first sight

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 24, 2012887 views20 comments

My daughter "patting" a beluga whale at Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut. The animal kept coming to her and playfully maneuvered on the other side of the tick glass window enjoying the visit from his guest.

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Comment posted by Verdon on July 24, 2012 at 11:29 PM

tender and precious moment!!!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 24, 2012 at 11:39 PM

That is phenomenal.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 25, 2012 at 10:25 AM

Sweetness and white!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 25, 2012 at 10:53 AM

priceless! wish we could see more of youir (darling) daughter's face, but the whale is clearly enthralled with her!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on July 25, 2012 at 12:35 PM

fantastic!!

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on July 25, 2012 at 5:44 PM

So sweet!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 25, 2012 at 5:59 PM

What a wonderful moment you captured, Andrey.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 25, 2012 at 8:44 PM

This is the epitome of "man and nature". Really beautifully captured.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 26, 2012 at 5:14 AM

Way to cool, what a wonderful encounter. Excellent shot.

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on July 26, 2012 at 7:36 AM

Beautiful image of a sweet moment. It is obvious your daughter is having a blast.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 26, 2012 at 9:53 PM

Splendid!

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on July 27, 2012 at 11:38 AM

Very nice - sweet shot !

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 1, 2012 at 2:34 PM

Congrats on a fine WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 1, 2012 at 3:24 PM

Lovely image - sweet and expressive. Images like this give me hope for the future - hopefully her generation will work harder to make this a peaceful, respectful world. BTW, your daughter is a real jewel!!

Congrats on the WP - well deserved.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 2, 2012 at 12:55 PM

I agree with Luke: this is a superb M & N photo. Every aquarium director in the country would love this shot. Congratulations on a well-deserved EP.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on August 2, 2012 at 1:42 PM

That is so sweet! Awesome shot!

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on August 3, 2012 at 10:13 AM

Wow a teriffic shot interaction with nature, tender and beautiful, just love it.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on August 3, 2012 at 8:47 PM

What a delightful photo! You can tell these two have some kind of communication going. Very special.

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Comment posted by Chris Grabski on August 5, 2012 at 3:31 PM

Love it. Congrats on WP.

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Comment posted by Colin Pickett on October 10, 2012 at 3:06 PM

Perfect timing a loverly capture a worthy EP.

Regards

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