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Orca Breach 1

Orca Breach 1

Hard to capture these guys breaching but to witness it, was amazing.

Hard to capture these guys breaching but to witness it, was amazing.
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NIKON D600

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 3800/10

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Nov, 2015

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Awards

Contest Finalist in Alaska The Wild Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in A Sense Of Adventure Photo Contest

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Contest Finalist in Unstoppable Photo Contest

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Magnificent Capture

+69

Superb Composition

+65

Superior Skill

+13

All Star

+9

Outstanding Creativity

+4

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Love the lighting on this one!

Great capture!

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Splendid capture

Omg I love this. I only wish I would get the opportunity to see a whale in its natural environment

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I've never actually seen one breach. And you did a superb job of capturing this, especially the lighting. Beautiful!

Beautiful, my favuorite Animal :)

Great Capture.

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Stunning

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That's a great photo no doubt - that would look totally cool on metal

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