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Bottlenose dolphins, Moray Firth

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Posted by Terry Whittaker on September 13, 2008 at 5:16 PM
Bottlenose dolphins, Moray Firth
Taken last week from Chanonry Point. Several days of very little action and then one particularly good day.

Nikon D3
300 F2.8

ISO 400
1/2000
F6.3

Cheers

Terry
Posted by Justin on September 13, 2008 at 5:36 PM
A cracking result. What a wonderful sight to have witnessed and photographed. :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on September 13, 2008 at 7:52 PM
Superb shot Terry, I spent several days on a family holiday there trying for them. Got nothing at all :frown:





Regards


Ian
Posted by David Kjaer on September 14, 2008 at 4:07 AM
W :eek: W

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Tom Smit on September 14, 2008 at 5:26 AM
Wonderfull to see and photograph it.
:toast:
Posted by Dawn Monrose on September 14, 2008 at 5:30 AM
WOW!! I agree!! Amazing capture!

:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Gibbs on September 14, 2008 at 5:45 AM
Very nice, stunning shot. Getting one would be great but two at once!
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on September 14, 2008 at 6:24 AM
Compliments, a hammer shot. :toast: :toast: :toast:
have fun,
Bertl
Posted by stewart canham on September 14, 2008 at 7:09 AM
Right place and right time!!! well done you...........

Stewart..........
Posted by writepic on September 14, 2008 at 8:17 AM

absolutely fantastic..... :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by jack chapman on September 14, 2008 at 10:36 AM
spectacular, was there a month or so back, had glorious light but not much action
Posted by Alan Bryant on September 14, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Must of been awesome to see that :cool:

Great timing with the shot :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 14, 2008 at 2:31 PM


Hi Terry, flight photography at it's best :biggrin: an awesome capture, very well done.
:toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by PhilH on September 14, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Somehow I missed this... amazing, would love to see the full res file...

:toast: :toast: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Gary Beers on September 15, 2008 at 9:06 AM
Fabulous - last time I visited didn't see anything in 6 hours... :frown:
Posted by Mark Sisson on September 15, 2008 at 10:13 AM
You've done fantastically well there Terry - W :eek: W indeed was my response on opening this post, and I've spent a fair few days and hours there myself.

:toast: :toast:

Mark
Posted by Nick on September 15, 2008 at 5:22 PM
Wow - well caught. And more kudos for sitting it out for so long to get the shots too :toast:
Posted by Paul Everett on September 16, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Blimey - what a great shot ! I have just returned home from a trip up there and on Saturday we visited Chanonry Point. Two minutes after we arrived we saw two dolphins cruising around, but they were doing nothing like this! Well done on an amazing catch.

:toast:

Paul
Posted by Paula Graham on September 26, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Wow, what excitement this shot must have given you. I just love it.