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Explosion by Paul Tixier

Explosion by Paul Tixier

Wednesday, 7th October 2009

Explosion
by Paul Tixier
A killer whale is riding the big waves of the rough Southern ocean off-shore waters.
Equipment: Canon 20D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM
Paul Tixier
PhD student on the killer whales of the Crozet Islands, France
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Explosion by Paul Tixier was Photo of the Day on Wednesday, October 7th, 2009. It is tagged Sea, Waves, Whales. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

19 Comments

  1. mike mike Says:

    He looks big :) Love the waves.

  2. MATE MATE Says:

    very impressive and big the water looks very stormy nice shot of the whale coming right at you

  3. Anurag Anurag Says:

    Great Marine action shot.

  4. Thomas Vignaud Says:

    When do we go free diving here? :)

  5. Pauline Jones Pauline Jones Says:

    Great shot, how did you get it, were you on a boat?

  6. wanda krack wanda krack Says:

    A rare shot, and nice action of both the whale and the water.

  7. planet lover Says:

    Great catch! I love the color of the water, the splash of the waves, and the whale. I knew nothing about the Crozet Islands (“a sub-antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean.” Wikipedia). Now I do. Thanks!

  8. Ellen Empson Ellen Empson Says:

    Beautiful creature, imagine his ride on those waves! The earth is full of imaginative creations and creatures!

  9. Renee Renee Says:

    What a incredible shot! so amazing! Congrats!

  10. Marie Dunphy Harding Says:

    Powerful creature in a powerful setting. Wow, that’s close!

  11. Greg Greg Says:

    The whale looks to have more than surfing on his mind. Very nice POTD.

  12. Dianne Says:

    Magnificent! Thank you for capturing such an awesome moment.

  13. Dianne Says:

    P.S. It looks very much like where I live on the Pacific Ocean. We whale watch all the time. Tremendous!

  14. Alessandro Says:

    Very aggressive picture ! Well done !

  15. Photos by Nik Says:

    What a great instance. It must have been an experience of a lifetime. Very nice shot.

  16. Catrin Hinrichs Says:

    You catched the dynamic very well.

  17. Paul Tixier Says:

    Thanks everyone!
    @ Pauline: this picture was taken from a commercial fishing vessel, a longliner targeting patagonian toothfish
    @ Thom: someday soon!

  18. Su Su Says:

    Fantastic shot love the angle and the waves, looks quite a rough sea.

  19. Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:

    The shades of blue in the waves, the tumult, the spray–all combined to make me shiver. The orca almost seems to be smiling. Wonderful shot.

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