TruemorsNancy and I just got back from Alaska. It was a whale of a trip that was so off of the page that it is difficult to describe. We had a great trip, the weather cooperated and we saw a remarkable cross section of flora, fauna and environments. This hump back was over a half mile away. I shot this with a lens that was the equivelent of a 860mm lens. The hard part was trying to figure out what the whale's next move was with a window that was about 75' by 50'. The whale was probaby over 45' long.
Humpback Whale Jump
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NP! ID: 1255494
Title: Humpback Whale Jump
File Size: 3872 × 2592 – 12.43 MB
Created: Fri, 07/04/2008 - 4:38am
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at 04:49 on July 4th, 2008
Humpback whales are magnificent animals that deserve to be left in as close to their natural state as possible. This fellow put on a remarkable show that I had the privilege to watch from over a half mile away. It is difficult to imagine how much energy it must take to move an animal of this size out of the water. He followed a fairly regular pattern of a pectoral fin waive, followed by a tail slap, followed by a deep dive and culminating with a jump. The jumps were spectacular, but difficult to capture because he kept varying his direction.