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Dolphins in Pacific


Dolphins in Pacific
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Copyright: Radu Xplorator (Xplorator) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 714 W: 58 N: 1517] (7614)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-12
Categories: Ocean
Camera: Nikon CP 8800, Nikkor 8.9-89mm 2.8, SanDisk SD Card 512, Circular Polarizer
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-12-24 4:56
Viewed: 1976
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Who: A flock of wild dolphins swimming along with the boat.
Where: Pacific Ocean near Todos Santos, Baja Norte province, Mexico
When: last weekend 12/19/2004 around 2 p.m.
Taken how: hanging over the nose of the catamaran boat (mission impossible, mission acomplished) praying I wont get saltwater on my lens and ruin it forever. A polarizer filter is imperiously necesary to eliminate all surface glare, a steady hold (elbow proped in stomach) and a fast speed 1/250 minimum and keep constant eye to have the perfect cadrage (yeah right ...) Of course this is not the perfect image at first glimpse but if you know dolphins in the wild and have a second look at it it becomes the perfect image, they are always together, always chaotic, always playful and always in motion and a shot of a motionless dolphin (in perfect focus) is patetic. I went to see gray whales and I stalked dolphins, as far as i`m concerned absolutelly no regrets !
Arent they beutiful creatures ?!
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Very nice Radu. You are fortunate to have had such an experience to capture these shots. Good work and Merry Christmas

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2816 W: 75 N: 7977] (26973)
  • [2004-12-24 6:36]

Pros: mood, composition, blurr, note
Cons: part of catamaran in bottom area?

Excellent Radu! Especially I like blurr effect.

Very interesting description of your "hunt". Congratulations, you succeeded very well in my point of view. Soft colors, excellent perpective of underwater dolphins.

Hi Radu
Love the soothness here, you did very well. I wish I could joinyou on such a trip!
Have a nice Xmas

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-12-25 15:27]

I like the way you lead your life. These experiences makes life more meaningful and objective.

This is a very good composition and I like it a lot.

Very well done and thanks for posting.

Composition: ****
Sharpness: **
Color: ****
DOF: ****
POV: ****
Note: **

Another great shot
Well done.
TFS.

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 498 W: 2 N: 466] (2162)
  • [2005-01-05 1:46]

excellent action shot. i like very much the tone of water colour.

WOW!!!!!!!! You have found my weakness, I loooooooooooove dolphins! The color of the water is beautiful! They are very beautiful creatures. I admire how you do it the hard way, most others just go to the aquarium.
Christan

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