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As I was walking over the sea ice I heard a loud intake of breath in the still cold air and turned around to spot this Minke whale surfacing through a melt hole in the ice. It was quite a distance from open water and took plenty of time to replenish it's oxygen supply! Location just off Ross Island, East Antarctica.

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Lens:Nikon 80-400mm VR f/4.5-5.6
Recording media:RAW (digital)
Title:Minke whale
Username:RodStrachan RodStrachan
Uploaded:5 Oct 2012 - 7:38 PM
Tags:Antarctica, Ice, Minke, Sea, Whale, Wildlife / nature
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Hazelmouse
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5 Oct 2012 - 7:53 PM
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OOOH! Love the position and the echoing shaped ice towers behind. Only seen one Minke - long way off and at sea. Loads of sleepy Humpbacks off Canada last week, nothing as spectacular as this.

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marktc
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37 forum postsmarktc vcard United Kingdom7 Constructive Critique Points
5 Oct 2012 - 8:03 PM
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An absolutely marvellous image, how I envy you the opportunity to capture such moments.

monkeytravels
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5 Oct 2012 - 8:09 PM
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GREAT !

senn
senn (e2 Member)
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senn vcard Belgium1 Constructive Critique Points
5 Oct 2012 - 8:24 PM
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great, .. indeed

rontear
rontear (e2 Member)
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6 Oct 2012 - 12:52 AM
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Some moment Rod !!!!!!! Superb.
Ron.

almiles
6 Oct 2012 - 6:23 AM
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I can only echo Hazelmouse's comment about the structure of the image. It's very well exposed too for a great wildlife and habitat image.

Eviscera
Eviscera (e2 Member)
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6 Oct 2012 - 4:45 PM
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Brilliant !

tonyheps
tonyheps (e2 Member)
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6 Oct 2012 - 5:49 PM
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Spectacular shot!!

jaktis
jaktis (e2 Member)
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79 forum postsjaktis vcard Sweden
7 Oct 2012 - 5:41 PM
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They served mink whale on Iceland, but I refused to eat it, much better to see it this way

Peter

RonnieAG
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11 Oct 2012 - 10:51 AM
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Wonderful shot, the whale outline echoing the ice blocks beyond.
Ronnie.

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