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Hi Jamie - It is amazing when they get that close. I was fortunate to have a similar experience on a small boat cruise in Alaska and also from our zodiac on that trip. Did you get sprayed from its blow? Not a great smell. On the main image, its different than most in that it's right before the fluke is up in the air as the whale dives. I like the barnacles, the low pov and the wake. I'm not sure of the comp but don't really have another suggestion for you.
TFS,
Rachel
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Hi Jamie, This would have been an excellent image if, as Rachel said, the whale fluked..., with that and the colours it would have been an excellent image. I think that coal black water, dark sky and overall colour sets the scene nicely. All I would do is straighten the horizon and leave the rest. Certainly a memory you won't forget in a hurry. Seems this trip was full of memories
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Originally Posted by
Rachel Hollander
Did you get sprayed from its blow? Not a great smell.
TFS,
Rachel
didn't just smell the blow also got splashed by it. The whale came up right beside me and my friend and we got it in the face. Not one of the most pleasant experiences of that day. Nothing compared to the smell of the stellar sea lion colony we visited on the way. That took your breath away :)
Thanks for commenting Steve and Rachel. Unfortunately the whale did not fluke at this moment. It was too busy striking centerfold poses near the surface and going under the boat. I think the poor whale was feeling amorous.
I like this image because it is a little different from the normal humpback images.
cheers
Jamie
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A neat and different shot Jamie. I like the fact that the tail is not fluking. With the body diving below the bottom frame, the tail just partially visible, and the flat ocean surface as far as one can see, this captures what I think every time I get near the ocean, "What's lurking just below the surface of the water?"
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Originally Posted by
Steve Canuel
A neat and different shot Jamie. I like the fact that the tail is not fluking. With the body diving below the bottom frame, the tail just partially visible, and the flat ocean surface as far as one can see, this captures what I think every time I get near the ocean, "What's lurking just below the surface of the water?"
Cheers Steve. I am glad to hear that the image provokes some sense of the unknown. Sometimes its better to leave an element to the imagnination IMO.
Thanks for your feedback. I think this one will go up in the bathroom.
Jamie
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I quite like this, Jamie...certainly I get a sense of the closeness of this encounter. Valid points made about the fluke etc...yet I agree with Steve C about the mood of this image and the tones.
I am sure we will see some more in any regard!
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Hi Jamie,
like the colors and the overall contrast , with the body popping out nicely,from the flat ocean.
Think you should run lens correction for straighten the horizon.And maybe run a linear mask only to the sky.
Composition is different to most fluke shots , but i think that adds interest in that way.
Nicely processed.
Cheers Andreas
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Those barnacles really make it for me. The whale stands out nicely from the ocean, not something eaisly acomplished when you are excited. Good control of the technicals and overall image.
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Originally Posted by
Grady Weed
Those barnacles really make it for me. The whale stands out nicely from the ocean, not something eaisly acomplished when you are excited. Good control of the technicals and overall image.
Thank very much Grady. I had to control my excitement and at the same time tell myself, I had better enjoy this short experience but make sure I come away with a few special images to share.