Wildlife IOTW 7/09/2010 Grant Atkinson

Congratulations Grant Atkinson
Windblown Wave Dolphin

Canon 40D, Canon 70-200mmf2.8is, f/length200mm, S/speed 1/1600s at f8.0, iso 250, handheld from a moving boat. Location Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa. June 2008, 14h15. Cropped from 10mp to 9mp. Older image, shot against the light, and had some badly blown highlights on the water. Cloned them out, also cloned out another dolphins tail entering the water in front of the airborne one. More work with PS than I usually do, BPN is teaching me how to use it. Processed in ACR and PS. Dark BG is forest in shade, 2nd dolphin coming out of wave on rhs.
All C and C welcome
Grant

www.grantatkinson.com

Congratulations Grant

Grant,Congratulations! Great image.

Good call Al. :D

Nice one Grant.

Congratulations, Grant! Cool effect.

Fantastic Grant, well deserved.

Very dramatic mood created here. Congratulations Grant, really like it!

Congratulations, well caught under difficult circumstances.

Congratulations, nicely captured and processed.

great setting this... congrats..

Big congratulations, Grant! :)

Holy cow, this is absolutely dynamic--I am not sure when I have seen such a mystical image. The colors, the mist, the dark, the smooth bodies, the playful spirit. . . thanks for sharing!

Very unusual. Great job!

Congrats Grant, a wonderful image!:cool:

Hi All, thanks so much for all the kind comments. They are much appreciated. Sorry about my late response to this, I have been without proper internet access for around three weeks. Thanks again
cheers
Grant