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by **Killakoala** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:24 pm

Not that i am a believer in 'luck', as i believe it's a matter of being in the right place at the right time, but here is one of those shots that happens sometimes.

Taken at Jervis Bay, south coast NSW, during a shoot i did of a Search and Rescue (SAR) demonstration, saw a humpback whale breach behind the 'action.'

I've seen hundreds of Humpback whales in my life while travelling the 'high seas,' but i've never been able to take a breathtaking image of one breaching, this is the closest I have ever got to it.

Nikon D2H and 80-200mm F2.8, 1/640 @ F8. -0.5 EV. ISO200

by **DaveB** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:32 pm

Very nice.

Although I didn't think it was legal to hook Humpbacks on lines like that! :lol:

by **BBJ** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:50 pm

Bloody Fantastic mate, what a shot to get would have been great if it was closer would have set this shot of perfect but still a good catch Steve, well done.

by **owen** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:09 pm

Terrific shot Killa. Did it breach much more after that? If so, how did the rest of your shoot go, were you paying attention?

by **Killakoala** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:10 pm

Hehe, i never even noticed the line

Thanks fellas.

by **Killakoala** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:14 pm

Owen, i took a couple of hundred shots of the 'action', but i was always keeping one eye open for the whales, as there was a pod of them playing. Unfortunately this was the only open breach i saw them do all afternoon.

It's nice to know the Humpbacks are using the inside of Jervis Bay as a play area. This year since July i've seen them off Shark Bay in WA and Sydney and now Jervis Bay. They are really starting to get back up in numbers which is great to see.

by **birddog114** on Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:23 am

Killa,
Great capture!
Don't you know, because with this photos, a fleet of Japanese whale fishing boats are heading to our water? :lol:

by **Matt. K** on Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:45 am

Killa
You can't fool us. We know you cloned that shot of the helicopter in! :lol:

by **marcotrov** on Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:55 am

Nice timing Killa. Bet you it took you all day to get this one just right

cheers
marco

by **sirhc55** on Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:29 am

Steve this is a fantastic shot of a Russian V-class nuclear sub broaching. Since the end of the Cold War they disguise their subs as whales :lol:

Seriously, a very well caught action pic

by **Geoff** on Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:49 am

Steve - brilliant work mate.
I love seeing your out at sea photos, unique I think is the word! Well done!!

by **Potatis** on Sun Nov 20, 2005 12:26 pm

As Geoff said, I like looking at your sea photos too. I love photos that get 2 for the price of one too.

It was perfect timing, thanks for sharing.

by **owen** on Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:49 pm

Hey Steve. Was this taken on Friday? My wife was at JB and said she saw some helicopters doing stuff.

by **Mal** on Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:10 pm

Great catch!
As many have said it is great to see "others at work".

by **Killakoala** on Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:22 pm

Owen, the pic was taken on Wednseday 26 Oct. It is not unusual to see Navy helicopters flying around the bay.

Thanks for the comments everyone, but the whale is the star of this image

He/she was certainly trying to steal the centre of attention and succeeded very well.