Cajun Surface Feeding

[Stephen Keene (Plumviewer)]

Cajun, the humpback in my last post in this forum, is seen here having having come up through a bubble net. The pink is the under side of her tongue. Of note, but barely visible at this image size, is the pinkish condition of her upper jaw where she has rubbed off some of its skin by bottom feeding. EOS 1D Mark III with EF 70-200 f/2.8. Having displayed a number of humpback surface behaviors I think I'll give them a rest for a while. As always C & C welcomed.

[Steve Canuel]

I like the look and color of the water and the swirling, bubbling action you captured. Ideally, would like to see at least one of the eyes. It looks like the image is level (based on the whale's chin/water line) but the diagonal wave in the BG makes me feel like the image is off level (could just be me)

[Julie Kenward]

I agree that at least one eye would have put this over the top but the pink tongue totally does it for me in this one. I love the swirl of the water and the interaction between the whale and its environment. The colors are nice and I think it's composed well. It all works, Stephen!

[Robert Amoruso]

Steve and Julie captured my thoughts though I am not as concerned over the eye.

[Stephen Keene (Plumviewer)]

I like the look and color of the water and the swirling, bubbling action you captured. Ideally, would like to see at least one of the eyes. It looks like the image is level (based on the whale's chin/water line) but the diagonal wave in the BG makes me feel like the image is off level (could just be me)

We're dealing with 2 =3 foot seas, so if the actual horizon is in the image, many viewers hope the photographer will ad a reference horizon. I for one like the more dynamic look to the sea when the image is more closely cropped, Besides, a larger sized image at 800 pixel width might not have shown the skin rubbed off the upper jaw.

regards,