'Jump For Joy' ........ Taken just outside Lahaina Harbor looking South towards Oluwalu. As the sun is about to break above the horizon, a Humpback Whale breaches.
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'Learning To Breathe' ........ The first lesson a Humpback teaches her calf is where to get air. For the first week of so, Mom brings her baby to the surface every few minutes.
'Maui Wowie' ........ As the sun begins to set behind Lanai, its casts its shadow onto Maui where a Humpback calf breaches below the rainbow sky ....
'Maui Winter' ....... Four miles from from Maui. I put my camera just below the surface as Humpaback and calf passes by. The top portion shows Maui, ocean on both sides.
'Fredis Pecs' ........ I waited for years to get a chance at something like this. This Humpback spent 40 minutes, twice, showing off close to our boat in perfect conditions.
'Puumana Scene' ........ Just off the North end of Lahana, A Humpback decides to joyously flail about, catching the rainbow behind its pectorial fin ...
'Lanai Spin' ........ Late in the day, with the setting sun backlighting it, this humpback breaches in a pirouette style, spinning at great speed., Lanai background ...
'Flukie' ........ Most fluhe, or tail shots, are taken from the back with water drippimg off. I was pleased with this powerful fluke image taken from the front.
'Whalewatch Magazine' ........ A signature West Maui Winter image, this was the covershot of Maui Whalewatch Magasine in 2018. The West Maui Mountains, south of Lahaina, are in the background.
'New Dancer' ........ Mostly all white or light gray, newborn Humpback are excited to explore their new wet enviroment right away.
'Bonded' ........ A Mother Humpback Whale rises with her calf to take a breath in the clear blue waters of the Pacific Ocean...
'Classic Breech' ........ An awesomely detailed example of the power, grace and beauty of an adult 45,000 lb. Humpback blasting itself above the surface at 30 miles per hour.
'Watershed' ........ My first 'whale art' image. The beauty here is actually aggression, as it portrays one male Humpback attacking another at great speed to create this 'wall of water!
'Joy' ........ The title says it all. A beautiflly designed Humpback Whale joyously plays in the blue Hawaiian waters of the South Pacific Ocean.
'Playground' ........ South of Lahaina, with the Maui Mountains as a background, several Humpback Whales frolic in the warm blue waters ....
'Late Season Breech' ........ Wonderfully warm background colors of the Maui shoreline provide a beautiful balance as the Humpback rises from the ocean.
'Peace' ........ South Of Lahaina, with the West Maui Mountains in the background, a lone Humpback 'steams out' away from the shore. Tranquility at its best.
'Eye' ........ There is no greater wonder possible than looking into the eye of a Humpback Whale, as its looking back at you. A spiritual experience!
'Crossover' ........ A very interesting pose by both Mother Humpback and her calf. It seems to resonate the flowing connection between them.
'Babe' ........ a humpback whale calf repeating its newly learned behavior, breeching, off of Lahaina Maui in morning light ...
'Fredi Spyhop' ........ Every now and the, I get a chance at something like this. This Humpback Spyhopped next to our raft, connecting with the humans aboard, showing off in perfect conditions.
'Barnacle Bill' ........ That day, when a fourty foot long adult Humpback Whale decides to spyhop, fifteen feet in front of my fisheye lens!
'Bubble Blaster' ........ Right under the boat, a large Humpback blows a massive set of bubbles in a show of strength. Better in black & white for the details ...
'Lahaina Afternoon' ........... Massive Humpback Whale breach, with the town of Lahaina in the background. Never gets old, seeing these animals leave the water.
