Nice shots Dan. We used to have a list member whose vocation or avocation involved numerous days every year off the coast of Maine and that region taking whale shots. From Fred's constant search for longer lenses and his occasional comments about rough weather etc. I got the impression that taking photos of whales is no easy and straightforward proposition. For you to get any "keepers" at all is quite an accomplishment.
stan On Feb 6, 2011, at 2:59 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Thanks, Christine. > > Most of these shots are centered, because I was concentrating hard on > catching the fast-paced action. I also made an effort to get some of > the shore in the images, to set the scene and to show how close to > shore the whales are at times. We frequently watched them from the > shore, although of course they are further away and harder to > photograph. > > The experience was incredibly exciting and photographically challenging. > > Dan > -- > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Gosh, these are cool, Dan. I would love to see whales. I took a peek at >> the whole set--pretty cool. I know most of the shots have splash in them, >> but I actually like best the lone tail that's way upright with the island in >> the background. I know the tail is very centered, but I still like the shot >> best. Cheers, Christine >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >> <[email protected]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 3:41 AM >> Subject: PESO: Whale's Tale >> >> >>> We are on vacation on Maui. Here is an image from our Whale Watch >>> sail on Wednesday: >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12556637 >>> >>> Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are, as usual, welcomed. >>> >>> -- >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
