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'Blue Steel.' Humpback whale. Ha'apai, Kingdom of Tonga.

'Blue Steel.' Humpback whale. Ha'apai, Kingdom of Tonga.

This was one of those rare moments that become indelibly etched in the memory where you take a picture that matches the richness of the experience. After a long...
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This was one of those rare moments that become indelibly etched in the memory where you take a picture that matches the richness of the experience. After a long day on the water in an open boat we were heading in when we happened upon a large humpback calf and its' resting mother. The pair seemed disinterested and hovered at the edge of visibility; darker smudges in the inky blue. The low sun dipped beneath the clouds and the young whale slowly edged closer. After a few minutes observing from a safe distance, it decided the time was right. The light was perfect, the subject spectacular and the moment a blessing. Sometimes a picture tells a thousand words.
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