The Breach and Breath
by Shoal Hollingsworth
Title
The Breach and Breath
Artist
Shoal Hollingsworth
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A breaching humpback whale taking a breath. This whale is nicnamed Bowman after my father. Here is a link to this whales website http://www.happywhale.com/individual/1826. The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. It is one of the larger rorqual species, with adults ranging in length from 39–52 ft and weighing around 28–33 tons. The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. It is known for breaching and other distinctive surface behaviors, making it popular with whale watchers.
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October 18th, 2015
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Rainbow Artist Orlando L
Such a fabulous and amazing capture of this whale in perfect moment Shoal!! great action and composition in this awesome image!! L/F