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Lunge Feeding Whales
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Lunge Feeding Whales

by Richard Sandor

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 18, 2014139 views1 comments
During March, Sitka Sound Alaska is full of millions of spawning herring. As a result, sea mammals gather to partake in the feast. Here's a shot of a group of humpbacks that had bubble netted a school of herring and then lunged up to harvest them. This shot captured a bit of the shoreline, but was cropped. This then is about 2/3 or the original.
Taken with a D4, 80-400 at 220, 1/1000, f/11, Auto ISO at 320 and -1EC. Richard

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 19, 2014 at 11:10 AM
What a moment...I would have loved to witness this! Well captured. The blues seem very rich and to my eye it would be more natural to lower blue saturation a touch.
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