A Whale of a Tail
by Shoal Hollingsworth
Title
A Whale of a Tail
Artist
Shoal Hollingsworth
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
A humpback whale fluke just before he dove deep so he could breach again. 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
What a marvelous capture in the most perfect moment Shoal!! wonderful composition and energy in this fabulous image!! L/F
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archives discussion in the Camera Art Group.
Elaine Mikkelstrup
Perfectly timed capture. Love the barnacles l/f
Shoal Hollingsworth replied:
Thank you Elaine. I was actually blessed to be able to name this particular whale based on the images I took of him.
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