Kauai Humpbacks
Mar 31, 2019 15:51:12 #
Shots of Humpbacks off the Na Pali coast of Kauai Hawaii.
For those who saw my Dominican Republic post of the Jungle Dirt Buggy ride in the rain, I risked (again) my 70D and 50mm1.4 to the water and waves of a 5hr wild Zodiac ride through the swells of the North Shore of Kauai. (added a 150-600mm Sigma to the dry bag...I am going to buy one of these bags ! :-)
Thanks to whoever recommended the OptTech raincovers. Bought a set for short and long lenses. Worked flawlessly and are a cheap and effective solution for light useage.
The junping whale shots are not as sharp as I would like, hard to nail it while standing on a zodiac in 5-20ft swells with a 600mm lens and scanning the ocean for action. You have about 3 sec to see the breach, find the whale in the viewfinder, spotAF and have the lens lock on....and not fall in the ocean....wife held onto my shirt...didn't push me in so she must still value the marriage.
For those who saw my Dominican Republic post of the Jungle Dirt Buggy ride in the rain, I risked (again) my 70D and 50mm1.4 to the water and waves of a 5hr wild Zodiac ride through the swells of the North Shore of Kauai. (added a 150-600mm Sigma to the dry bag...I am going to buy one of these bags ! :-)
Thanks to whoever recommended the OptTech raincovers. Bought a set for short and long lenses. Worked flawlessly and are a cheap and effective solution for light useage.
The junping whale shots are not as sharp as I would like, hard to nail it while standing on a zodiac in 5-20ft swells with a 600mm lens and scanning the ocean for action. You have about 3 sec to see the breach, find the whale in the viewfinder, spotAF and have the lens lock on....and not fall in the ocean....wife held onto my shirt...didn't push me in so she must still value the marriage.
Mar 31, 2019 15:56:09 #
Mar 31, 2019 15:56:13 #
Congrats! You'll remember these forever.
ANd value your wife a bit more :-)
ANd value your wife a bit more :-)
Mar 31, 2019 16:30:35 #
Lagoonguy
Loc: New Smyrna Beach, FL
Great photos! We have spent every winter there for 28 years and I can only dream of getting photos like these.
Mar 31, 2019 16:36:34 #
crazydaddio wrote:
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Wow, excellent shots. You did a great job and got super photos.
Mar 31, 2019 17:19:15 #
Mar 31, 2019 17:21:13 #
Wow! And just to make life harder, the boat isn't allowed to get close to them.
Awesome pics!
Awesome pics!
Mar 31, 2019 19:28:06 #
Mar 31, 2019 22:49:05 #
crazydaddio wrote:
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Fantastic series---Thanks!
Mar 31, 2019 23:06:02 #
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Apr 1, 2019 07:58:00 #
bbrown5154
Loc: Baltimore, MD
Very nice. The pictures are great but I bet the experience was amazing.
Apr 1, 2019 08:09:16 #
Beautiful. I hope to get the same captures in Newfoundland, come this June.
BTW, if you had fallen into the water, your wife could taken shots of you, breaching! B^)
BTW, if you had fallen into the water, your wife could taken shots of you, breaching! B^)
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