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29-JUN-2011 Hank v/d Velde

20110630 - 1 SERIES - 407, 544 Humpback Whale.jpg

Witless Bay Ecological Reserve

The previous few postings are images of the whales head as it broke the surface whilst feeding. These were all "as shot" images with only some cropping, sharpening etc in Photoshop Elements.

Presently I'm postings two sets of four consecutive images of the whales body and tail as they break the surface. The first set of four (#'s 1 to 4) are actually combination shots where I've added some background to enhance the rather dull-gray, as shot, images. The second set of four (#'s 5 to 8) are as shot, well away from the shore, with some cropping sharpening etc.

FIRST SET OF FOUR IMAGES (modified to add background and contrast)

Image # 1: The body of the whale cloned in from the fifth image.


Image # 2: The tail cloned in from the sixth image.


Image # 3: The tail cloned in from the seventh image.


Image # 4: The tail cloned in from the eighth image.

SECOND SET OF FOUR IMAGES (as shot with only cropping sharpening in Photoshop Elements)


Image # 5:


Image # 6:


Image # 7:


Image # 8:


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MarcViskens14-Oct-2011 08:03
excellent series Hank
love them
Marc
Marcela Mejia Photography13-Aug-2011 03:37
TERRIFIC series Hank !
Lieve Snellings12-Aug-2011 15:02
WOWWWWWWWWW THE MAX Hank ! Last year I watched and watched, but we were not able to capture one like you did... fantastic work !
Chris Spracklen12-Aug-2011 12:40
More stunning shots of this graceful monster, Hank. V
Jean D12-Aug-2011 01:57
Awesome captures with terrific processing, where indicated. Well done, Hank. ~V
Len12-Aug-2011 00:59
Great shots of this whale in action Hank!!!!
Ted Busby11-Aug-2011 17:00
Super close up views...Must have been a thrill!
Well done!
Dominic Cantin11-Aug-2011 15:58
Wow ! Always impressive to witness this spectacle of Nature ! Bravo Hank !

Dom :)
Margot W11-Aug-2011 15:54
I like you background addition and the originals. I like what you did for more interest.
It must have been a thrill seeing him so close.
jychamberland11-Aug-2011 14:33
amazing whales serie Hank! very nice shots.
Randy Adams11-Aug-2011 14:21
Great series Hank!
Char11-Aug-2011 13:07
Wonderful captures of this powerful creature, Hank! Great details and captures of the movements. \/
Peter Stahl11-Aug-2011 13:04
A terrific series Hank! :-)
Lamar Nix11-Aug-2011 12:31
Clever processing on the color images. V
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet11-Aug-2011 12:16
Superb series.
Joanne Kamo11-Aug-2011 11:22
Wow! They are really close to shore..perfect timing to capture these shots!
Stephanie11-Aug-2011 10:13
Fascinating series!!! I'm really enjoying this vacation Hank! :))
Colin Storey11-Aug-2011 09:09
Amazing series Hank, great processing.
NealyBob11-Aug-2011 08:55
Wonderful whale series Hank! Nice clone work~!
Guest 11-Aug-2011 08:48
So many beautiful details in this series, thank you for sharing Hank! V
an nguyen11-Aug-2011 03:28
Excellent series , I feel like they are dancing in front of me .
Simon Chandler11-Aug-2011 03:12
Fantastic series. Fascinating. v
larose forest photos11-Aug-2011 01:54
Wow! You saw some whales - that is terrific. And excellent shots too.
Tom Munson11-Aug-2011 00:35
Terrific images and work, Hank! Well done!
Guest 11-Aug-2011 00:12
Stunning capture! Amazing timing! Well done!
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