Humpback Whale a different view

Posted by Bill Keown on Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:27 am

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Maui late February.
Last February I had the opportunity to venture out in a kayak to visit with the Humpback Whales as they wintered in Hawaii. Richard Roshon (hawaiiwhalesrus), the pilot of the two person kayak was able to place us in the very close proximity of a cow, her calf, and a very alert escort (male) for over3 hours. While I have several pictures of tail flukes I thought I’d post a different image. This image is as the cow was sounding just to the left and toward the kayak.

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by Tim Grams on Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:55 am

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WOW! Fabulous angle and DOF. I love the texture and gradient of light on the skin.

My wife and I have kayaked extensively in Prince William Sound and Kenai Fjords and we'll see humpbacks occassionally. But she's convinced they're all related to Moby Dick- getting this close would result in a mutiny in the front of the kayak and an immediate divorce!

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by Harvey Edelman on Sun Nov 02, 2003 11:11 am

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Bill this is minimalist and highly effective.

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by Laura Stiefel on Sun Nov 02, 2003 11:39 pm

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An amazing image IMO. The low angle really gives me a sense of this animal's sheer mass. I read a book years ago called The Moon by Whale Light, somehow this image seems to personify that title.

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by Matt Cox on Mon Nov 03, 2003 3:12 pm

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Wow, I think this is the lowest-angle whale photo I've ever seen -- quite an amazing view, with nice light and exposure and an excellent job of getting the horizon level in this situation. I hope you post a tail fluke from this perspective, I'd love to see it.

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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Mon Nov 03, 2003 9:46 pm

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Different and interesting perspective. I like it.
The horizon is slightly tilted.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:04 am

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Great perspective and stunningly simple lines to this shot Bill - I like it a lot!

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by Rich S on Wed Nov 05, 2003 5:59 pm

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Low angle really makes this shot stand out. (Hope you've got some with a similiar angle and just the tail!) Might try reducing the grain in the sky a bit to make a good shot even better.

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