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24.06.2008 © Erik Aaseth

Big mama

Knølhval! (Humpback whale - Megaptera novaeangliae), a baleen whale, up to 16m long - 35 tons!
Its name derives from that small curved hump right in front of it's dorsal fin. Here in the sea around Grimsey, outside Husavik, nortern Iceland.
Note the water spray hanging in the air from its breath.

Olympus E-3, ZD 50-200SWD@200mm, F3.5, 1/2500s IS, ISO 100, EV -0.3, handheld full exif

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dane20-Jul-2008 03:34
good timing.
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