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
Explosion by Paul Tixier was photo of the day on Wednesday, 7th October 2009. It is tagged Sea, Waves, Whales. You can leave a comment below.
25 Comments
mike
He looks big
Love the waves.
MATE
very impressive and big the water looks very stormy nice shot of the whale coming right at you
Mary Hood
I love this photo – seeing a killer whale in the ocean where he belongs is awesome!
Anurag
Great Marine action shot.
Thomas Vignaud
When do we go free diving here?
Pauline Jones
Great shot, how did you get it, were you on a boat?
yo
Yeah Paul, here you go, PYT powaaaaa…
Nice shot by the way
wanda krack
A rare shot, and nice action of both the whale and the water.
planet lover
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!
Howard
Good capture of a life form that rules the seas.
About ten years back, I went up from Seattle to Friday Harbor for several days and then over to Victoria, British Columbia. This was is early June, just before the tourist season started up. Very active season for Orca and seeing them in their pods. Lots of small powered rubber rafts, with crew observing cutting engines. GREAT place and time to view the orcas in their splendor. While you are in Victoria, good to go visit Buchart Gardens http://www.butchartgardens.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
Ellen Empson
Beautiful creature, imagine his ride on those waves! The earth is full of imaginative creations and creatures!
Renee
What a incredible shot! so amazing! Congrats!
vaughn wierzgacz
what a great way to smim i try that? nice picture.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Powerful creature in a powerful setting. Wow, that’s close!
Greg
The whale looks to have more than surfing on his mind. Very nice POTD.
Dianne
Magnificent! Thank you for capturing such an awesome moment.
Dianne
P.S. It looks very much like where I live on the Pacific Ocean. We whale watch all the time. Tremendous!
Alessandro
Very aggressive picture ! Well done !
Photos by Nik
What a great instance. It must have been an experience of a lifetime. Very nice shot.
Catrin Hinrichs
You catched the dynamic very well.
Paul Tixier
Thanks everyone!
@ Pauline: this picture was taken from a commercial fishing vessel, a longliner targeting patagonian toothfish
@ Thom: someday soon!
Su
Fantastic shot love the angle and the waves, looks quite a rough sea.
Katherine Lee Strassburg
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.
Deborah Flowers
WOWOWOW!!! This is Amazing!
CHLOEY
congrats
AWSOME Well done !