Jumping Dolphins
A lucky shot of two dusky dolphins jumping.
A lucky shot of two dusky dolphins jumping.
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DigitalDawn
March 01, 2013
Wow wow wow, what an amazing shot. I have yet to have gotten a shot like this, its amazing! Maybe luck played a part but great timing and skill went into this as well. Very well done and congrats on such a winning capture.
ChrisKIELY
March 27, 2013
Holy cow, this is incredible, outstanding, amazing, awesome, brilliant - what more can I say to this. Absolute Masterpiece!! Congratulations on capturing this!!
arambecker
March 28, 2013
Thank you so much! I saw those two dolphins playing behind the boat while everyone looked to the sides and forward :)
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RoadKing1985
April 22, 2013
Whatever it takes, timing, patience, lucky, in the right place at the right time, taking gazillion shots! LOL!. Holy moly thats photography correct?! Thanks for sharing this awesome capture!:)
DigitalDawn
May 06, 2013
Fantastic Shot! WAY deserving of being Featured! Great colors, excellent focus, perfect leading space, all of the great description of a wonderful shot. Congrats man you deserved it!
arambecker
May 06, 2013
Thanks heaps! I was already feeling bad because I didn't get any awards in a month! Now I'm happy that I didn't throw my laptop out of the window afetr my computer studies project deleted itself yesterday ;)
Woombaway
May 06, 2013
Woohoo gooooo Aram well done on your feature as I said before it is a beautiful image nice and sharp well composed :-)
arambecker
May 06, 2013
Thanks again!!! I'm so happy that I finally got an award after an almost 1-month drought ;)
arambecker
May 06, 2013
Thank you!!! Up to now I can keep up with the comments, I'll see how it is tomorrow :P
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drakkardarkblade
May 06, 2013
Congrats, Awesome capture. If you get a chance please check out my work.
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anneschlueter
May 06, 2013
Wow! Great shot. These are hard to capture. Congratulations on well deserved feature!
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snowdon
May 07, 2013
Congratulations on your well deserved feature. Brilliant detail and beautifully composed.
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Kornrawiee-Gallery
May 11, 2013
Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home.
Mother Teresa
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Awesome artwork:)
Take care my artist friend,
Sunny
Mother Teresa
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Awesome artwork:)
Take care my artist friend,
Sunny
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arambecker
June 10, 2013
Thanks so much! Maybe I'll get some more shots in a few weeks, I'll do that trip again :)
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Behind The Lens
Location
Kaikoura, New ZealandTime
Morning, about 8amLighting
It was bright, but not really sunny so it was very hard to get a crisp image.Equipment
Sony A57 with 55-100mm lens fully zoomed inInspiration
Before taking photos we went swimming with those dolphins and it was a unique and beautiful experience. It was so amazing swimming in this water, knowing there was nothing under you for 700m and seeing those wild dolphins come and start playing with you. After that we were allowed to take photos standing on the top roof of the boat and I just looked back and saw those two dolphins.Editing
I added a bit of contrast and boosted the colors to remove the haze in the background. A UV filter would have been a good idea...In my camera bag
My camera with my 18-55mm and my 55-100mm lens, a tripod, a wireless and a wired remote, a white balance lens cap, my macro tubes, a couple of filters (ND, polarizer, UV) and for a few months now a 100mm macro lens and a 35-200mm travel lens.Feedback
Just keep snapping! That day I made around 600 photos just in 2 hours time. I kept 5 of them... The problem with dolphins is that they don't tend to stay in the air for very long and when they jump out you never know exactly where. So a lot of the times you are too fast, too slow, too much too the left, the right or the focus is off. But that one time you can make the perfect shot.
