AUSTRALIA | Monday, 14 January 2013 | Views [245] | View Smaller Image
In 2009, during the Labour Day long weekend, my girlfriend and I had our first trip to Coffs Harbour. I knew about the migration of humpback whales along the Eastern Australian Current, and Coffs Harbour is a good place for whale watching. Having watched many documentaries, I know that humpback whales occasionally display their breaching behaviour.
So one of the things I have set out to do was to capture at least one photo of a full breach. Obviously these are wild animals, and with wildlife photography, you will need immense patience and a bit of luck.
We set out of the harbour early in the morning, and throughout the most of the trip, all I saw were the backs and tails of humpback whales. Not a single breach was seen. As we were heading back to the wharf, I was packing my camera gears away, suddenly, a mother humpback whale and her calf surfaced near our cruise. I quickly took my camera gears out and capture the calf doing a full breach, belly-flop style.
