Ben on the ocean: Our established pattern is to set out on the sea shortly after sunrise and this morning was no different. The weather was overcast today and we could see rain in some areas, but the beautiful sun rays shining through small gaps in the blackened clouds and creating lovely iridescent patterns on the ocean contrasting with the dark clouds and the gloomy expanse of the ocean meant that we captured some fabulous early seascapes. We were still photographing the beautiful scenery when we spotted a Humpback Whale breaching time and again not too far from us. Although we kept a respectful distance from the whale, it moved closer and closer to us and finally popped up to breach only about 10 meters from our boat. We managed to get excellent photographs as he repeatedly lifted his entire body out of the water, and then crashed/splashed down, sending...
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Ben on the ocean: Our established pattern is to set out on the sea shortly after sunrise and this morning was no different. The weather was overcast today and we could see rain in some areas, but the beautiful sun rays shining through small gaps in the blackened clouds and creating lovely iridescent patterns on the ocean contrasting with the dark clouds and the gloomy expanse of the ocean meant that we captured some fabulous early seascapes. We were still photographing the beautiful scenery when we spotted a Humpback Whale breaching time and again not too far from us. Although we kept a respectful distance from the whale, it moved closer and closer to us and finally popped up to breach only about 10 meters from our boat. We managed to get excellent photographs as he repeatedly lifted his entire body out of the water, and then crashed/splashed down, sending...