Flipping dolphin at sunrise
A wild dolphin jumping and making a back flip at sunrise by the Balinese coast in Indonesia.
A wild dolphin jumping and making a back flip at sunrise by the Balinese coast in Indonesia.
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Location
I was on a vacation in Bali, Indonesia, and went out with a fishing boat to watch the wild dolphins play in the early morning. The picture was taken on the northern coast of Bali, close to Lovina.Time
We left with the boat very early in the morning and started to see the dolphins around 6:30 am. It was extremely difficult to get a good capture, as you never knew where the dolphin would jump up from the water. Once you saw a dolphin break the surface you had a very short window of opportunity to zoom in, focus and get off a couple of shots. The photo was taken November 28, 2011 at 6:51 am.Lighting
Early morning is my favourite time of day with it's fantastic light. The sun was still rising as I took the photo, which made the sky a beautifully golden yellow. However, it also made for challenging conditions for high-speed photography with quite high ISO and relatively slow shutter speed.Equipment
This was shot on a Sony NEX-5N, with an 18-200mm telephoto lens (SEL18200). No other equipment was involved.Inspiration
I love nature and wildlife and going out with a fishing boat to be able to see wild dolphins in the early morning was all the inspiration I needed to make this shot.Editing
I'm doing my post-processing in Adobe Lightroom where I'm doing minor adjustments. With this photo I enabled lens profile corrections, cropped it, corrected white balance, lowered highlights/whites raised shadows/blacks, sharpened a little bit and applied noise reduction, and finally some vignetting.In my camera bag
The camera currently in my bag is the fabulous Sony A6000 with either my 18-200mm telephoto lens (SEL18200 f/3.5-6.3, great all-round lens) or my 35mm prime (SEL35F18 f/1.8, amazing sharpness and speed) attached. Other equipment includes extra memory cards, JJC TM-F2 Timer Remote, extra batteries, polarize filter. When I'm going to take low light photos I usually bring my Vanguard Alta Pro 263 AT Aluminum tripod with a Sunwayfoto FB-36 ball head.Feedback
To be able to take a good high-speed photo of a wild animal you need to have a good camera in shutter mode, telephoto lens, high enough shutter speed (crank up the ISO if you have too), continuous shooting, no automatic preview of the pictures, an empty and as fast memory card you can get hold of, and a lot of patience! Don't be afraid to take a lot of pictures, you can sort out that later by the computer. Also, don't forget to look at some of the pictures every now and then and make sure they look good (in focus and sharp with a correct exposure).
