Nice !!

Very nice set !! You are so lucky to see the whales! Thanks for posting.
No sightings last year as we happened to go first week of November. Great scuba diving and it is absolutely eye catching everywhere you look. Very nice people too. Moorea and Bora Bora are worth the long flight for anyone wanting to broaden out the travel itinerary.

Nicely done.

Very nice work. A great place to visit and I get there too infrequently - several years now.
Thanks for posting.

It would fit under Digital Art in all the contests I am familiar with including our local Fair. It should be removed from the B&W category and placed there by the judges. Many contests will not DQ the photo but place it in the category they feel it best fits. I just received first in a category while another print in B&W, which even I liked, was allowed to remain but did not win as it did not reflect the geographic specific category. Everyone suspected the entrant had more than the 2 allowed for B&W and slid one over to the other category. Seems as if B&W can go in any category but Colors cannot go in the B&W.

Saw it - thanks!

A UPS store will box it for you and some vendors will advise you to NOT box it and take it to a UPS Store specifically. Regular UPS drop off/pick up will not box your return for you.
I think Nikon could have been clearer - they were indicating the UPS Store method - just put it in a bag and hand it to them. This is because you will NOT get your Nikon box back. They do not return/keep anything together through the process. The original box is important if you ever want to sell it.

Great work. Like the minimalist white.
Do the King Eider next. lol.

Nice capture.

I had a roof replaced last year and the young owner was from El Salvador. As we spoke during the project he told me the President of El Salvador had declared a war on the gangs including MS13. He was building a huge new prison complex to house them. He then was making the thousands first incarcerated work construction to double the size of the prison to hold many more gang members. Eventually it was to be able to hold more prisoners than the estimated total gang member population. Word got out and a huge number of gang members began fleeing the country to avoid imprisonment. Guess where they were and are headed?
This young man was on top of things and I admired him. He could not return to El Salvador for years he said as he no longer knew who the gang members were and they kidnap/k**l anyone they suspect had resources. He was starting to think he could revisit there soon.

Nice shots !! Glad you made it there. The drive to North Beach is definitely worth the time.
Looked at the first shot without reading and thought "Looks like Fort DeSoto".
I have some from Jan doing this when she rebuffed the male and even bit him a few times. Must be a mating ritual.

Very nice. Breeding season is the best.

I have used Pangolin on the Chobe River. They have experienced guides and it is photo centric. The lead for the group was Steve Perry and if you have the respect for him that I do you can allow some of that to graft onto Pangolin as he chose to use them. I would highly recommend the organization.