Saturday, 25th July 2009
Humpback Face
by Nicolas Rakotopare
I love whales, I'm trying to capture instant with them at all possible angles. This was a young humpback who breached many times.
Equipment: 40D + 300m L
Nicolas Rakotopare
Started SLR photography 18 months ago. Love every type of photography, particularly Nature. Student in Environmental Sciences on the gold coast, living in Australia.
Website: www.lerako.net
Humpback Face by Nicolas Rakotopare was photo of the day on Saturday, 25th July 2009. It is tagged Whales. You can leave a comment below.
13 Comments
su
Fantastic, how wonderful to be up close and personal with this lovely creature. How close were you? Congrats on potd
Nicolas Rakotopare
thanks, we stopped at 300m, then it came closer ± 50-60m i guess
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planet lover
Wonderful photo! It is so close and so real I almost felt a fresh spray of cool water on my face. Congratulations and thanks for sharing; keep them coming!
wanda krack
A good capture. Bet this would look good blown up large.
Pauline Jones
Great shot, congratulations
Marie Dunphy Harding
Looks like a painting, very nice !
Annie
Fantastic shot. Where was it taken? Off the Gold Coast or another spot?
Steve
whales are cool! awesome shot
Anurag
Wooo… What an enthralling moment it must have been!
Malta Photography
What a great instance. It must have been an experience of a lifetime. very nice shot that tells a story.
Renee
U are so lucky, to be that close, Congrats!
Su
This is such a great shot, suprised it didnt get more comments.
renee
Still think this is a fantastic shot, well done