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While on a whale watching trip in the San Juan Islands, WashingtonTime
Late afternoon.Lighting
All natural lighting, no flash. And from far away flash would not help much, unless it was totally dark!Equipment
Nikon 3200- Sigma 70-300 lens at focal length 450. F/5.6 No tripod, as on a moving boat. No flash. Camera on Sport mode to enable fastest shooting.Inspiration
My sister in- law was visiting from Minnesota, she had never seen a killer whale, live. We decided to take her on this whale watching trip hoping that we would see more than a couple, did we ever. The whale's were seemingly chasing our boat, I knew that at some point, as excited as they were they were going to breech, and when they did I was ready, I got several shots of them breeching and this was one of my favorites. I was able to put together a CD for my sister in-law to remember this trip.Editing
I did not do any post processing , I usually like to play with some of my photos, luckily with this one I decided not to touch it.In my camera bag
Nikon 3200, Nikon 5100, Fisheye lens, 70-300, 50mm, 18-55, 55-200, and a doubler just in case. Along with a couple of filters.Feedback
I have gone on only two of these types of whale watching adventures, so I am no expert, BUT, I will say to remember that animals of any kind move fast. They don't do the things you may be looking for very often, if at all, so if your camera has a sports mode put it on and leave it, that way you will be ready for anything. In this particular situation, once you see them , focus on where they are , how far away so you can quickly get your long range lens on, then fire away. Not every shot will turn out, but you can very well get shots like this.
