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p.1 #1 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

A humpback whale put on quite a show for us on a grey morning in Resurrection Bay, Alaska. This was near the end of a wonderful two-week trip, and it was a definite highlight.

All shot from boat with 5D3 + 500 II on first 4, then the 100-400 II for the rest.

Thanks for stopping by

Jim

PS I've noticed that all these shots look more soft than the original images. They are hosted on Flickr (where they look sharp) and simply linked here via BB Codes. I can't figure out why the FM images appear softer than the images they are linked to on Flickr. Anyone have any ideas on how to resolve this? You can view the Flickr images in the link below:

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Jul 25, 2015 at 11:48 AM

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p.1 #2 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

Awesome set Jim. I love that head on in #9 and the cool BGds in the last few. The breaching series in the beginning is also cool.

Jul 25, 2015 at 12:05 PM

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p.1 #3 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

Fantastic set Jim!

Birdie

Jul 25, 2015 at 12:29 PM

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p.1 #4 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

Glad you were there to capture it for us Jim!
Douglas

Jul 25, 2015 at 12:30 PM

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p.1 #5 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

Wonderful set!

Jul 25, 2015 at 01:32 PM

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p.1 #6 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

Wow Jim, I can see why this was a highlight of your trip. This must have been something to see and hear. Excellent photos.

Morris

Jul 25, 2015 at 01:58 PM

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p.1 #7 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

I'm jealous Jim, these are fab.
David

Jul 25, 2015 at 02:54 PM

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p.1 #8 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

I was able to get one shot like this while we were on a tour boat out of Seward. These are fantastic.--Paul

Jul 25, 2015 at 03:04 PM

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p.1 #9 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

an excellent set Jim

Jul 25, 2015 at 03:21 PM

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p.1 #10 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

A great set Jim. I have stopped posting from flickr because I have the same problem you do. Other people don't, and I don't know why ~ Ron

Jul 25, 2015 at 09:02 PM

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p.1 #11 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

Incredible work Jim! I'm betting you had to be quick on the trigger when these guys breach. I can't imagine how wonderful of an experience that must have been. Great stuff!

Tim

Jul 25, 2015 at 09:14 PM

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p.1 #12 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

These are great, Jim!!

Jul 25, 2015 at 10:05 PM

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p.1 #13 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

Super sweet series of breaches Jim...so cool to see these I'm sure. Your timing was perfect and really shows the power the possess. I know my heart would be racing and my finger itching waiting for the next leap.
Eric

Jul 26, 2015 at 06:39 AM

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p.1 #14 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

Great stuff, Jim. Excellent captures of a wonderful experience.
Socrate

Jul 26, 2015 at 09:49 AM

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p.1 #15 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

Great action captures Jim

When I was just a young lad, living with my grand parents, my grandmother would say to me Teddy put on your "breeches" <in a good ole country accent>

Jul 26, 2015 at 09:56 AM

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Herb Houghton wrote:
Awesome set Jim. I love that head on in #9 and the cool BGds in the last few. The breaching series in the beginning is also cool.

Thanks for the picks, Herb. That experience was an awesome first for me!
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birdied wrote:
Fantastic set Jim!

Birdie

thank you, Birdie
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douter wrote:
Glad you were there to capture it for us Jim!
Douglas

It was my pleasure, any time

Thanks Douglas
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mspencer1 wrote:
Wonderful set!

Thanks for the comment

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morris wrote:
Wow Jim, I can see why this was a highlight of your trip. This must have been something to see and hear. Excellent photos.

Morris

Thanks Morris - you're right, it was a treat to see and hear indeed.

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David Leask wrote:
I'm jealous Jim, these are fab.
David

thank you, David - we were so lucky to see this show
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pdmilesjr wrote:
I was able to get one shot like this while we were on a tour boat out of Seward. These are fantastic.--Paul

Hi Paul - perhaps you were on the Orca Song - the tour boat that was also in the area and got an up close splash experience

Jul 28, 2015 at 12:09 AM

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p.1 #17 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

Jim these are awesome. If you select one and look on the blk. bg they look plenty sharp.
Nice set

-Tim

Jul 28, 2015 at 12:31 AM

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p.1 #18 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

kmunroe wrote:
an excellent set Jim

Thanks!
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surfnron wrote:
A great set Jim. I have stopped posting from flickr because I have the same problem you do. Other people don't, and I don't know why ~ Ron

Thanks Ron. I experienced the same issue when linking via SmugMug hosted images, it's bedeviling me.

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Tim Kuhn wrote:
Incredible work Jim! I'm betting you had to be quick on the trigger when these guys breach. I can't imagine how wonderful of an experience that must have been. Great stuff!

Tim

Thank you, Tim. Yes, it was exciting trying to anticipate when and where he would breach next.
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hnilsson wrote:
These are great, Jim!!

I appreciate the comment, Henrik
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eyelaser wrote:
Super sweet series of breaches Jim...so cool to see these I'm sure. Your timing was perfect and really shows the power the possess. I know my heart would be racing and my finger itching waiting for the next leap.
Eric

That's exactly how I felt, Eric. It sure was fun and a privilege to see. It was such a good show, the boat captain even started taking picture with a smartphone.
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Shasoc wrote:
Great stuff, Jim. Excellent captures of a wonderful experience.
Socrate

Thank you, Socrate
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Ted ellis wrote:
Great action captures Jim

When I was just a young lad, living with my grand parents, my grandmother would say to me Teddy put on your "breeches" <in a good ole country accent>

Glad to help take you back to the golden days, Ted

Jul 29, 2015 at 12:57 PM

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p.1 #19 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

tfoltz wrote:
Jim these are awesome. If you select one and look on the blk. bg they look plenty sharp.
Nice set

-Tim

Thanks Tim! I still notice it...it's like once you notice a flaw in something, your eye keeps going back to it.

Jul 29, 2015 at 12:58 PM

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p.1 #20 · A whale of a show (plus a ?)

Whoah! Really nice stuff. I didn't know that you could see them this close to the shore

And to me these do not look soft at all.

Jul 29, 2015 at 02:19 PM

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