Southern right whale / Ballena franca austral, Península Valdés

ENGLISH: Southern Right Whale (Eubalena australis) seen at the Valdés Península on a sunset sail.

The whale came so close to our boat that I couldn't frame the entire tail. I'm happy with the result though. This was a very charming whale that kept showing her tail to us repeatedly while the sun came down. It wasn't a quick up-and-down moment; rather, she would stay the way it appears on the photo for three or four second and the sink down slowly. I don't know how I managed to hold my camera steady, as the emotion of the moment was unbearable.

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ESPAÑOL: Ballena franca austral (Eubalena australis) avistada en la Península Valdés en una navegación al atardecer.

La ballena se acercó tanto a nuestro barco que no conseguí encuadrarla entera. Pero estoy contento con el resultado. Se trató de una ballena encantadora, que nos enseñaba la cola una y otra vez, al mismo tiempo que el sol se estaba poniendo. No se trató de movimientos rápidos sino que la cola permanecía casi inmóvil fuera del agua durante tres o cuatro segundos para sumergirse rápidamente. No sé cómo conseguí agarrar con firmeza la cámara, la emoción del momento fue increíble.

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Taken in: Argentina / Chubut / Puerto Pirámides (show map)

Taken on: October 27, 2007

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Camera: Canon EOS 20D, f/5.0, 1/50 sec, 70mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 20D
Lens:	70.0-200.0 mm
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.02 sec (1/50)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
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