Friday 9 April 2010

Whale tails

Slight delay in posting due to need to catch up with image processing: I filled my 8gb card twice, in a day. It's also been quite a busy period for work, but all data and image processing up to date now and much further between stations (40 miles instead of 4) and they are deeper so more time for work and non-work. First cardful was Southern Right Whales in the morning and then Humpback Whales in the afternoon. Conditions not ideal for photography but managed to find a good setting on the camera, came in and wiped the snow from the lens every so often and then had a play in Lightroom.


Southern Right Whale fluking:



And Humpback Whales




Humpback Whale spyhopping

And a couple of others


And a final Black-browed Albatross

3 comments:

Gerald (SK14) said...

I didn't spot the birds flying around the whale until I looked at the bigger photos - quite fascinating.

Lynne K said...

Great photos, Hugh. It's wonderful to see pictures of somewhere I can only dream of going to. Keep 'em coming!

Unknown said...

Hi we are the kids you met on the skirrid moutain on 2nd of august 2010. thanks for spotting the red kite none of us had ever seen one you really made our day a rememarable one too. the red haired one {Harry} would like you to know when he grows up he wants to be a oceanogrepher like you. keep those photos coming.

Thanks Harry, Charlie and Tom