Humpback WhaleTail and Spout, Icy Strait, Southeast Alaska – Image 2362

I shot this photo while on a self-assignment for my new whale book that I released in mid-April. The great thing about photographing whales in Juneau is that I never have to travel very far. I can put my boat in the water at North Douglas and be guaranteed seeing a whale in a ten-minute skiff trip. Two classic behaviors of humpback whales are the high fluke signaling a terminal dive and the blow or breathing of a surfacing whale. I was happy I could combine these behaviors into one image. This photo can be found on page 79 in my whale book called Alaska’s Watchable Whales. Camera: Nikon F5, Lens: 80-200mm f/2.8 Nikkor, Film: 35mm Fuji Velvia.-Mark Kelley