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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: The Photographers thread: Show us your stuff!!
« on: September 16, 2017, 07:46:37 PM »
Here's some more pics from Alaska. So, we're on a 60 passenger ship, much smaller than regular cruise ships, and the reason I wanted to go on this type of ship was for photographing whales. I had seen the humpbacks in Hawaii in January, and left feeling really discouraged that I hadn't gotten a good opportunity to photograph the whales. So, I followed them to Alaska where they migrate in the summer. I have to say that although I got better photos this time, I still feel discouraged because I didn't get a magnificent shot. And that's now my life goal. I'm probably going to keep following humpbacks around the world until I get a shot that I'm satisfied with. And I like that goal a lot, because I'll see some fantastic things trying to achieve it.
Anyway, here's the best shot I got:
Not bad, but not stunning. But, I did get to watch two whales swimming together and diving for about an hour, and that was breathtaking.
This is the same dive, just a half a second later:
Here's a whale diving, in sequence:
First you see them arch their back (and after watching them a bit, you start to get excited when you see this because you know you're about to get a tail sighting):
They lift their tail:
The back of their tail flips up:
The underside of their tail sinks into the water after them:
Here's a shot of the two together. I believe it's a mother and her calf.
One more shot:
And just to break up the monotony, another shot of the sun trying to fight its way through the clouds.
We'd see a lot more whales later this night at dusk, but I don't think I got any decent photos -- it was too dark, and they were far away, but I'll post something later anyway even if it's not that good.
Anyway, here's the best shot I got:
Not bad, but not stunning. But, I did get to watch two whales swimming together and diving for about an hour, and that was breathtaking.
This is the same dive, just a half a second later:
Here's a whale diving, in sequence:
First you see them arch their back (and after watching them a bit, you start to get excited when you see this because you know you're about to get a tail sighting):
They lift their tail:
The back of their tail flips up:
The underside of their tail sinks into the water after them:
Here's a shot of the two together. I believe it's a mother and her calf.
One more shot:
And just to break up the monotony, another shot of the sun trying to fight its way through the clouds.
We'd see a lot more whales later this night at dusk, but I don't think I got any decent photos -- it was too dark, and they were far away, but I'll post something later anyway even if it's not that good.
