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Orca Breach 1



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Hard to capture these guys breaching but to witness it, was amazing.

Hard to capture these guys breaching but to witness it, was amazing.
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cameraNIKON D600

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 3800/10 

upload_dateNov, 2015

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10 Comments |
tiffanyalbertbrown
 
tiffanyalbertbrown December 29, 2015
Love the lighting on this one!
YakovAflalo
 
YakovAflalo March 27, 2016
Great capture!
RDVPhotography PRO+
 
RDVPhotography March 28, 2016
Splendid capture
LCorby
 
LCorby April 05, 2016
Omg I love this. I only wish I would get the opportunity to see a whale in its natural environment
lhartney Ultimate
 
lhartney August 30, 2016
I've never actually seen one breach. And you did a superb job of capturing this, especially the lighting. Beautiful!
ornoir
 
ornoir September 01, 2016
Beautiful, my favuorite Animal :)
Selswick
 
Selswick April 04, 2017
Great Capture.
catherinethompson PRO+
 
catherinethompson July 04, 2017
Fabulous.
conniehumphreys_3889
 
conniehumphreys_3889 September 27, 2023
Stunning
ronalddailey Ultimate
 
ronalddailey October 26, 2023
That's a great photo no doubt - that would look totally cool on metal

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Behind The Lens

Location

In Alaska's Inside Passage, although I couldn't tell you exactly where! My husband and I were on a National Geographic/Linblad Expeditions ship when. We have been many times and every time saw Orca but never any breaching. Super excite to catch this. I took several shots and have one with mom and baby breaching, too.

Time

The morning sun. It was brighter than I would have liked.

Lighting

The lighting turned out better than I had thought it would. I didn't even have a polarizer on the lens.

Equipment

I used a Nikon D600 with a Nikkor 80-200 2.8 lens. Hand held. I wish I had the Tamron 150-600 that I use now.

Inspiration

I love wildlife and when I saw the Orca jumping I was so excited. It's rare to see.

Editing

I adjusted the contrast, highlight and exposure a bit. I start with the RGB waveform. I had to crop in because I didn't have as long a lens as I had wished so I can't print this past 18x20.

In my camera bag

It depends on the type if trip I am taking. Sometimes I take mu Sony NEX7 with the 80-200 lens. But for the big trips, I always have two D 600 bodies. I love my 150-600 5.2 lens. It is not as fast but it's great for wildlife. I use my Nikkor 14-24 2.8 for the Northern Lights and landscape shots. I have a Nikkon 24-70 for every day use. I have some Cokin filters that I sometimes use for fun with this lens. I have a Nikkor 60mm a macro lens for macro shots. I don't use extension tubes much but I have played with them. Also a doubler. It's not so great with really slow lenses so I don't use it much. I ALWAYS carry desiccant packs. When I am shooting the northern lights or are in humid climates, my camera goes in a dry bag with the packs and warms to room temp. They saved me on one occasion when I biffed it a river in AK and got both the camera and the lens wet. I used the second body with the lens after it dried out so I could continue shooting the Grizzlies. But glad I sent both the first body and lens for cleaning with the manufacturers. They found mold.

Feedback

It takes patience and a little bit of luck. I have been to AK many times, have seen the Orca but never breaching. You should make sure you have your shutter on multiple shots so you can take a series of shots and choose the best one(s). Nothing more frustrating than having the setting on single frame when you get action. I also really look through the viewfinder. That's the way I compose my shots, not from the viewscreen.

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