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    Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, feeding at a "bait ball" at Port San Luis, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA. Best viewed on large in the Lightbox option. Just click on the "L".

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    1. VoodooTaxi 9 months ago | reply

      Any other pics of that cute little boat?

    2. Shuggie!! 9 months ago | reply

      Saw this in The Times (of London), Bill - shot of a lifetime!

    3. 2013AD 9 months ago | reply

      great photos. they are all over the Internet now.

    4. BarbW0608 9 months ago | reply

      your whale shots are amazing, Bill. What a special moment for you. It is one of my dreams, to catch photos of the whales, though I'd be torn between wanting to see it through my own eyes or the eye of the lens. Awesome work!

    5. Toxic Roy 9 months ago | reply

      I feel sorry for the guy on the boat trying to get a picture of the humpback and getting blurry pelican underbelly instead.

      Great pictures Bill, good on you for being in the right place at the right time with the right kit!

    6. nipomogirl 9 months ago | reply

      I would not have believed this if I had not been there to see it, only thing my camera
      did not do nearly as good a job as yours did. I would like to purchase a copy of this
      picture please?? Cannot find your contact information. Sue

    7. Bill Bouton 9 months ago | reply

      Hi Nipomo Girl,

      Contact me at bbouton@charter.net

      Bill

    8. Photosuze 9 months ago | reply

      I saw your photo on the NBC website front page--hope it was with permission. Congrats on all your accolades!

    9. BaeYongHyun [deleted] 9 months ago | reply

      Amazing and beautiful and Fantastic photo!!

    10. Crooked Hill 9 months ago | reply

      Very, VERY cool shot!!!
      --
      Seen in my contacts' photos. ( ?² )

    11. morrisroos 9 months ago | reply

      WOW. This is amazing. Wonderful capture.

    12. James A. Crawford - ♪♫♪"Crawf"♪♫♪ 9 months ago | reply

      Bill, Congratulations on your Fantastic image making SLO Coast Journal for September, 2012.

    13. jusabar 9 months ago | reply

      Beautiful shot, Bill!

    14. DrgnMastr 9 months ago | reply

      Congratulations from DM's Lair! This photo placed in the top five for the Best Image Rank placed in the Group for the previous month (see here for more details).

      (Seen in DM's Lair, a treasure trove of images.)

    15. María Serrano 8 months ago | reply

      Amazing!

    16. sylva maxim CZ 7 months ago | reply

      Hello Bill, greetings from Czech MAXIM magazine! congrats to this amazing picture! We would love to buy the rights from you and publish in as double page spread in our Dec 12 issue of Czech MAXIM! Will you be so kind and contact me on: tomaskova.sylva@seznam.cz with some addditional information please? I don't know how else to contact you than through this forum:)
      cheers Sylva Tomaskova/picture editor MAXIM, Czech Republic

    17. MarciaMuellerPhotography 7 months ago | reply

      Shot of a lifetime! Am I ever jealous! Congratulations!

    18. DrgnMastr 5 months ago | reply

      Congratulations from DM's Lair! This photo placed in the top five for the Best Image Rank placed in the Group for the year 2012 (see here for more details).

      (Seen in DM's Lair, a treasure trove of images.)

    19. coach48 4 months ago | reply

      (¯`•¸•´¯)Great capture……!I like it....!!
      Complimenti…….. coach…………..

    20. GPR06 2 months ago | reply

      Stunning!!!!

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