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“Silence” “The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can’t.” ― Christopher Paolini I find myself constantly going back to my time with the whales of the Baja. It was a deeply emotional time. As the associated quote states so well, there are so many… Read More
“Presence” Nikon D800 Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G I AF-S VR Zoom @ 300mm 1/500 sec, f/11.0, ISO 200 For more images like this, please visit my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/EdLehming or my website (some images available for purchase) http://www.edlehming.com
“We must believe that there are places where tranquility exists and nature is given back her power to speak…” ― Nanette L. Avery Seriously, I am trying to move away from whales, and the ocean, but the draw is too strong. I’m still going through the many photos I made on my recent vacation and finding images that simply resonate with me. The image above of one such photo. Made around eight… Read More
“You’ve changed me forever. And I’ll never forget you.” ― Kiera Cass This is, I believe, my final image for my Humpback Whale series. It’s been enjoyable and educational for me to share these images and my feelings about them. It seems an appropriate image to close off on, as the whale emerges from the water, she appears to be waving or preparing for a bow. From this point, she twists to… Read More
“The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can’t.” ― Christopher Paolini I’m noticing that all my titles have become single words. That’s partially because I’m struggling to find suitable words to describe this experience fully, so it’s coming in snippets. This image is… Read More
“What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams.” ― Werner Herzog This massive Humpback Whale is the cow in the pair I have been sharing over the past several days. As I’ve stated earlier, the sheer size of these creatures is incredible. Then, to see them surging from the ocean like this and smashing down in a burst of spray and foam simply leaves you… Read More
“We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything, than when we are at play.” ― Charles E. Schaefer Above is another image of the Humpback whales off the coast of Baja, Mexico. This is a bit wider image and compliments yesterday’s image of the calf breaching. Since the cow is also in this frame, you can go back to my previous post to get a… Read More
“Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities.” ― Gloria Steinem The next in my series of whale photos is this Humpback calf, as it defies gravity, leaping from the ocean waters in a graceful twist. It is unbelievable to witness this ‘breeching’ ritual. The calf is already close to eight meters long and would weigh about fifteen thousand kilograms. The sheer power to launch this mass from… Read More
“There are in life a few moments so beautiful,that even words are a sort of profanity.” ― Diana Palmer I made this image last week, while out whale watching off the Pacific coast of Baja. I’ve seen many images of Humpback Whales but never thought I’d witness these majestic animals in the wild. The day started out with sightings of several Grey Whales, which surfaced around us, blowing spouts of air as they surfaced… Read More
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