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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
How on earth did you ever get that picture? I'm impressed by people that can time it to snag a turtle popping it's head out of the water, let alone a breaching whale!
I just got back this Sunday. That was a shock to the system. I went for a nice little swim with a turtle along Black Rock (in your Kaanapali picture) on Saturday. And now I'm here.....
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I know the feeling. . . . . came back from the Big Island last year and drove home in the dark in a howling, freezing blizzard.
Shooting a breaching whale - juvenile in this case - is indeed a challenge . . . . . of anticipation. I was having no luck and then sat back to think about it . . . . . and watched their patterns (mother and juvenile) and guestimated where they would appear next, camera ready, finger on the trigger, heartbeat steady . . . . . And voila, but with a slightly tilted horizon.
Apparently my experience on the boat, with so many breaches and close proximity, is actually not the norm for the most part. Lucky evening.
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Haleakala is super boring.
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Hike down into the crater and then walk back up and out . . . . . that will get your heart going.
Cowperson