I am going to violate the usual posting rules, and post two pictures this time. The first is the tail fluke of a diving humpback whale. We were close enough that I did not need to go to the full tele end of the lens.

aperture: f8.0
focal length 230 mm
exposure: shutter
ISO: 200
On our way back, we spotted dolphins at one point, and the captain slowed the boat down. This allowed the dolphins to approach the boat, and then for the next few minutes, they swam with the boat, repeatedly jumping out of the water, and generally appeared to have fun. Here is a shot of one such jump - you can see even see a distorted reflection of our boat on the dolphin. The picture also shows you how calm the waters were.
shutter: 1/640
aperture: f6.3
focal length 70 mm
exposure: shutter
ISO: 200
Superb shots, Jaidev. Amazing clarity, even though the camera was hand-held. I'm used to seeing such pictures only on National Geographic and such.
ReplyDeleteYou know what would've been the dolphin shot a little more perfect? If you had managed to get the reflection of the entire mammal in the frame. That would've been an award winner!
ReplyDeleteWonderful snaps ... loved the dolphin snap
ReplyDeleteWow wow wow!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome pics! You're making me want to get a 70-300 VR lens!
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