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Hawaiian Humpback

Hawaiian Humpback

We can't always change our boat position in relationship to the whales so shooting into the sun for a silhouette sometimes is a must! The most common photo...
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We can't always change our boat position in relationship to the whales so shooting into the sun for a silhouette sometimes is a must! The most common photo of the humpback whale is simply one of their namesake - the hump of their back showing off their dorsal fin.
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OLYMPUS E-M5MarkII

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Aperture f/10 ISO 200 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 150/1

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Mar, 2017

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Peer Award

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