Humpback Whale, Juneau, AK
Jul 12, 2015 10:20:25 #
Jul 12, 2015 16:18:32 #
ras422 wrote:
Wonderful but the best thing is that you got to see this unique event. Rich
Thank you ras422, I wish everyone could get one this close..... :-)
Jul 12, 2015 16:25:17 #
GregWCIL wrote:
Good for you to keep focused under pressure. Not too many folks get to see those huge animals up close and personal. Thanks for sharing. Looks like you were on a pretty small boat to get that low angle. Tell us more.
We were on a Princess cruise in September, 2009 and took a whale watching side trip out of Juneau. The weather was cloudy and very overcast. At the time, I was using a Canon t2i with my Canon 70-200 and a 2x extender. The weather cleared up enough to see this guy/gal coming straight at us and I was lucky enough to get this shot. I have several other whale photos on my flickr page from this and other Alaska trips.
Jul 12, 2015 16:26:28 #
FrodoBaggins wrote:
Very cool shot... On my bucket list!
Thank you very much Frodo, I highly recommend Alaska!
Jul 12, 2015 16:27:23 #
angler wrote:
Great shot BamaTexan.
Thank you very much angler............ :-)
Jul 12, 2015 16:28:36 #
docshark wrote:
Holy Cow B.T. what a shot! Are you sure that's not a Virginia Class submarine?!
-Doc
-Doc
Thanks for the compliment docshark, it seemed so for a moment.... :D
Jul 12, 2015 16:29:46 #
phildee wrote:
Very Nice shot, all I ever got in Alaska was their tail as they went beneath the surface.
Thanks phildee, that was all I ever got before this one...... :D
Jul 12, 2015 16:47:34 #
Jul 12, 2015 19:39:16 #
BamaTexan,
Very nice and sharp. I'm certain I couldn't have held the camera steady with that much lens.
The first thing I thought of was Captain Nemo's submarine in the Jules Vern novel! Unfortunately with senioritis kicking in this evening, I can't remember the name of the novel or the sub. (:<(
Very nice and sharp. I'm certain I couldn't have held the camera steady with that much lens.
The first thing I thought of was Captain Nemo's submarine in the Jules Vern novel! Unfortunately with senioritis kicking in this evening, I can't remember the name of the novel or the sub. (:<(
Jul 12, 2015 21:02:57 #
DickC wrote:
A nice capture, thanks!! :-D :-D
Thanks for the look and the nice comment....... :D
Jul 12, 2015 21:06:46 #
JCam wrote:
BamaTexan,
Very nice and sharp. I'm certain I couldn't have held the camera steady with that much lens.
The first thing I thought of was Captain Nemo's submarine in the Jules Vern novel! Unfortunately with senioritis kicking in this evening, I can't remember the name of the novel or the sub. (:<(
Very nice and sharp. I'm certain I couldn't have held the camera steady with that much lens.
The first thing I thought of was Captain Nemo's submarine in the Jules Vern novel! Unfortunately with senioritis kicking in this evening, I can't remember the name of the novel or the sub. (:<(
Thank you very much JCam, I am blessed at my age to be able to do so. I believe Nemo's sub was the Nautilus in 20,000 leagues under the sea. And, yes, it does resemble it....... :D
Jul 12, 2015 21:39:02 #
BamaTexan wrote:
Thank you very much JCam, I am blessed at my age to be able to do so. I believe Nemo's sub was the Nautilus in 20,000 leagues under the sea. And, yes, it does resemble it....... :D
When we took an Alaska cruise a few years back, we saw very few whales from the cruise ship and those few were at least 1/2 mile away.
I use about 1/250 on land, but over the last couple of years I've found that on the boat, I need 1/500 min up to 135mm, but with my Tamron 70-300 and crop sensor camera I go to at least 1/1200 and on a sloppy day push it to 1/2000 or higher. On-the-water you only get one chance for the shot, and I'd rather have it underexposed and fix it than have it messed up with camera movement.
Jul 14, 2015 16:20:05 #
Jul 14, 2015 22:56:59 #
moose19 wrote:
:thumbup: :thumbup: awesome shot
Thank you moose19 for the look and the compliment........ :-)
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