Dolphin Reflection
by Katie Jones
Here's a couple of Pacific white-sided dolphins I photographed a few weeks ago in British Columbia. It was a rather dark, moody day with glassy water so that created some interesting effects. I feel I should have had the shutter speed up a bit more to further stop action on the dolphin's blow, but maybe it creates a nice feel of movement? I didn't want to push the ISO much more for fear of creating some noise. I added a vingette to the image to heighten the dark mood of the day.
~Camera and Settings~
Body: Pentax K5iis
Lens: Pentax DA* 60-250
60mm, ISO 800, f/4.0, 1/1250 sec.
Comments
5 commentsThis image has a very nice Artistic feel and the center composition works really well. The moody effects of the water and the almost monochrome overall appearance creates an other worldly impression that is very enjoyable viewing. I do believe if you had managed to capture the eye of the background Dolphin, it would have made the image even stronger.
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Thanks again!
Katie :)
I love photographing these guys - so fast, so sleek, and so entertaining. As one who appreciates high contrast shots I quite like where you took this shot in processing (though I'm not sure the vignette is really needed...but that's a personal preference issue more than anything).
My only "wishes" for this shot are things that were totally out of your control, such as the head of the dolphin on the right being slightly more out of the water. But in terms of your end on the shot - well done!
Cheers...
Brad