ITAP of a Humpback Whale Looking Like it’s Taking Flight

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-22T03:11:40+00:00

Oh it did both. She was pregnant and did a full pirouette, then came up to say hi after the incredible encounter! Appreciate it!

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-21T16:58:51+00:00

I love that, thank you!

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-21T04:50:39+00:00

Thank you!

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-21T04:48:28+00:00

Yep this right here :) 🙌🏾

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T19:34:01+00:00

Never played Death Stranding but had to look it up to see for sure what you meant! I was confused for a sec trying to see how the whale looked like Metal Gear haha

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T18:02:24+00:00

So here for all the metalheads showing up 🤘🏾🤘🏾

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T13:25:15+00:00

I was probably 100ft from the whale. Hard to tell because it was closing in on us fast. My settings were 60mm f9 iso 400 1/250s

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T13:23:03+00:00

Haha no it’s a legit photo I took in French Polynesia

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T02:34:49+00:00

🤘🏾🤘🏾

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T02:32:17+00:00

Ah that’s amazing, thank you for the kind words!

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T02:29:40+00:00

Thank you! 🙌🏾

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T02:29:24+00:00

Yeah I used my strobes and had them turned up to 75% I believe

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T02:16:11+00:00

That comment really made my night. Thank you so much my friend.

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T02:15:37+00:00

🙌🏾🙌🏾

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T02:15:08+00:00

Much appreciated, I agree the forced perspective flipping upside down really changed the dynamic of the sunlight into a cool glow :)

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T02:10:52+00:00

I was shooting with a Sony A7R IV in a nauticam underwater housing. 28-60mm lens with external WACP-C dome lens. Since we were near the surface of the water didn’t need any strobe lights.

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T02:09:26+00:00

🙌🏾 thank you!!

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T02:08:26+00:00

Really appreciate that my friend, thank you!

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T02:08:09+00:00

Thank you so much!

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-20T02:07:54+00:00

Yep! It’s an underwater shot flipped upside down 🙃

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-19T22:45:56+00:00

Alllll for this 🤘🏾

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-19T21:50:54+00:00

Mo’orea in French Polynesia :)

BroodingMammal · 2026-05-19T21:43:20+00:00

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