Author Topic: Hump whale  (Read 1816 times)

John Geerts

  • NG Supporter
  • **
  • Posts: 9158
  • Photojournalist in Tilburg, Netherlands
    • Tilburgers
Re: Hump whale
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2017, 12:37:28 »
Great Shots Armando.  Especially the third one.  Like Erik said, the boat gives a perfect scale for the size of the whale.

chris dees

  • NG Supporter
  • **
  • Posts: 809
  • Amsterdam
Re: Hump whale
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2017, 14:18:03 »
Another WOW....
Very envious.. :D
Chris Dees

Fons Baerken

  • NG Supporter
  • **
  • Posts: 10657
    • https://www.flickr.com/photos/fonsbaerken/
Re: Hump whale
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2017, 15:03:43 »
Great opportunity, great shot.

basker

  • NG Member
  • *
  • Posts: 169
Re: Hump whale
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2017, 21:36:37 »
Armando,

IMO, the second one is a marvel. There is the tension knowing how brief the moment is, and that it will disappear in a splash. Thanks for the chance to examine that moment. This list is some of the things I enjoyed about it.

Water near the exit splash is still sinking into space left by the whale.

Spiral runoff and light reflecting across the ventral grooves shows contour, texture and motion.

Far ventral fin (right) is shown in profile with trailing stream of water, but near one (left) is almost edge on with a nice curve. Water between fins is like inverted icicles.

Eye has a highlight is and almost exactly at horizon level, so perspective is eye to eye.

Tubercules clearly profiled along edge of head and jaw, and spray has become thinner and more distant showing speed of head.


Sam McMillan

armando_m

  • NG Supporter
  • **
  • Posts: 3549
  • Guadalajara México
    • http://armando-m.smugmug.com/
Re: Hump whale
« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2017, 22:51:28 »
Thanks for the additional comments, and Sam for the detailed analysis  :)
Armando Morales
D800, Nikon 1 V1, Fuji X-T3

Jørgen Ramskov

  • NG Supporter
  • **
  • Posts: 1103
  • Aarhus, Denmark
Re: Hump whale
« Reply #20 on: February 03, 2017, 10:36:28 »
Wow! What a show and very nice captures!
Jørgen Ramskov

David Paterson

  • NG Member
  • *
  • Posts: 1500
  • Retired, but not tired, photographer
Re: Hump whale
« Reply #21 on: February 05, 2017, 21:16:16 »
Wonderful images, Armando,the action perfectly captured. Congratulations.

atpaula

  • NG Member
  • *
  • Posts: 1214
  • You ARE NikonGear
    • Aguinaldo de Paula Photography
Re: Hump whale
« Reply #22 on: February 05, 2017, 21:50:18 »
Amazing capture!!! Quite dangerous situation.
Congrats.
Aguinaldo
Nikon / Zeiss
www.aguinaldodepaula.com

armando_m

  • NG Supporter
  • **
  • Posts: 3549
  • Guadalajara México
    • http://armando-m.smugmug.com/
Re: Hump whale
« Reply #23 on: February 05, 2017, 23:00:40 »
Jørgen, David, Aguinaldo , thanks for looking and commenting

Indeed it was dangerous, the boats have regulations one of them is to keep a distance of at least 20m from the whale, but if the whale dives and breaches right by the boat , it becomes impossible to control, really glad is was nothing more than a bit of water over the passengers
Armando Morales
D800, Nikon 1 V1, Fuji X-T3