A baleen whale which is making a come back in the waters off Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, the Humpback Whale is a graceful animal which has a distinctive spout. In this picture, taken during the late afternoon, the spout is backlit giving a beautiful puff of light and mist above the whale.
Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, aperture of f/7.1, exposure time of 1/800 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 275mm.