Humpback Whale Breaching - Stephens Passage, Alaska (View Large)

Humback whale showing a little exuberance even after a long trip

from Hawaii to feed in the waters off the Gulf of Alaska.

wow! amazing pic and Kodak moment! ))

I found this part of Alaska to be an amazing place. I thought I was very fortunate in being able to get such unusual whale images. The ships captain was quite surprised too with the activity which was deemed, "Out of the ordinairy" for the whale population. Thanks for stopping to leave a comment.

Don't mind the ratings. The low originality is mind boggling! Beautiful shot, Again, a boost in saturation would do this good. Well done.

My only feeling about dialing-up the saturation (which seems to be more of the norm for landscapes these days) with this image is that it isn't true to the colors found. That was my only thought in presenting this image (and all my Alaska images) I have tried to be as true to the original light and colors that pervaded. Thanks for your comment though, I think you raise a very valid question regarding our imagery in general. I definitely prefer to ramp-up the saturation, but have also been criticized for doing so even alongside of overwhelmingly super-saturated top rated photos. I'm just trying to find the balance. To coin a phrase (my apologies to the Talking Heads); "But you may ask yourself," where do you draw the line?

Your the artist so thats what matters. If your happy with it, then its good.Im going to get into hdr myself. Screw what the photogs think,I'm trying to sell prints.And the public likes saturation.

You are really right-on with your statement regarding what the public wants. And of course the old catch-phrase; "The public gets, what the public wants," really holds true most of the time (except for government that is!).