Humpback Whale Baby, Contest Winner – Image 2821

I belong to an organization of wildlife/nature photographers called North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA). Each year this 3,000 strong membership organization holds an annual contest for its members. This years contest had some 2,400 entries from 275 members.The Top Ten (Tier 1) received prize money and a full page display in the annual book featuring the prize winners called “Expressions 2013”. I was honored that one of my images of a belly flopping baby humpback whale placed in the top ten. The NANPA contest judges picked a total of 250 images to fill out the book. To my delight four other images of mine were picked for book. Check out the organization at their website, www.nanpa.org. Additionally, I will be the photo leader on a week-long trip (August 30-September 6, 2013) through Southeast Alaska on board the 50-foot custom trawler “Delphinus” captained by my good friend, Ronn Patterson. The trip starts in Wrangell and end up in Ketchikan. The trip will visit Anan Creek and travel through Misty Fiords. For more information contact Ronn at trips@dolphincharters.com or check out their website at www.dolphincharters.com. Thanks for visiting. Camera body: D700, Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm F/2.8/ ISO 800© Mark Kelley