Coming up from the dark

Muy meritorio estar ahi haciendo fotos.... yo pongo el turbo y no paro de correr hasta cuenca.

Dumb ? possibly..is this a whale rising from the ocean blue?,,,or marineland blue? Details would help a lot...will get back.

Que especie de monstruo sin dientes es este?

Supongo que esta tomada en un acuario, pero no tiene ningun reflejo que lo delate y, por el contrario, muy buena definicion. Impacta.

 

This whale shark was taken in the wild, in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. As far as I know, it is not possible to have a whale shark in an aquarium (I'm a marine scientist). Cheers from Canary Islands

Very elegant, wild and interesting. Best regards.

Ok thanks thats good to know the wild. You have some marvelous undersea pics in your port, spent an hour there tonite.

 

I don't mean to ask pesky questions but went so far as to zoom it in ps trying to figure it out. What is that gaping hole? If the mouth is below and he's rising shouldnt that be the eye? OR is that the mouth? Honestly i couldnt establish bearings on this image in order to rate it...there is no "eye" to relate to...looks like a blue whale rising to me, sorry but i'm certain lots are rating this and not understanding what they are seeing...it looks very fine though and could be good to point it out :)

dear Paul. See the attached image to find where is the eye located. whale sharks have small eyes. Cheers from Canary Islands

Hi Daniel. I tend to agree with Paul here. Unless one is somewhat familiar with these critters this view could be somewhat confusing. I at first thought that this was a manta ray (looking at the thumbnail) but when I opened the full view I recognized it as a whale shark. It is an interesting photograph of him but, as I said, somewhat confusing. A strong underwater flash would have been nice too. Regards.

Ok Daniel..now it all comes together. The one place i didnt even look or consider an eye...not your fault you didn't create the beast, just shot him lol...and that big hole is the mouth ok..well after all that .... i better rate the thing..good job and thanks.

Hi Daniel, There are whale sharks in aquariums or just catched in nets. Some links

 

http://www.divinghk.com/asp/public/photoGalleries.asp?id=PG_0000030&lan=b5

 

http://japanupdate.com/en/?id=5592

 

 

http://www.kaiyouhaku.com/index.html

 

It's no so cruel than it looks or at least it's no more cruel than having other animals. BTW I'm not in favor of any aquarium or zoo.

 

Mikel

that sounds sad, Mikel. This animal is a migratory species. The one here viewed in La Paz, Baja California sur, Mexico. Another pic from this animal in my portfolio (Underwater paradise)... Cheers

Nice shot of this gentle giant. I watch/read National Geographic sometimes and have seen this beast on TV. It is a filter feeder and its mouth is 12 feet wide! It would be rather difficult to use a flash to illuminate such a huge beast. I marvel at your bravery to swim so close to it.

Impresionante imagen de este Tibuon Ballena, una lastima que no haya un objeto de referencia para hacernos una idea de su gran tama�o.

Un saludo.

estimado Jesus

 

En mi galeria tienes otra imagen de este aniomal con una persona al lado. Un saludo desde Las Palmas

Great image, additional merit to the fact that it gave people (at least on Photo.net) the chance to meet and marvel at this magnificent creature, the largest of the fish.

 

Regards from Mexico.

comments are welcome

Wonderful nature image. Very well done. Congrats.

What a great moment to capture.