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Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

A large group of Dolphins were having a great time riding the bow wake of our ship , while cruising in the Sea of Cortez .

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all comments are welcome

Technical Details

Sony a7rIII 70-200 f/2.8 lens 1/1000 sec @ f/8

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Ascetically and technically wonderful although maybe a little more above and in front of the dolphin. Great action catch. 1/1000th is certainly the right SS. Am I correct is assuming two more dolphins can be seen just under the surface?

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James, this is a fine action shot of this dolphin, with the splash as a good extra. Given the splash, I too think that a bit more at the top and maybe on the right would be nice.

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Jim and Mark, thanks for the cropping suggestions and yes , there were more dolphins under the surface. In fact , if you were lucky , you could capture 2 or 3 at a time in the air .

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Great action shot! Love the position of the dolphin and the splaashing drops. More room in front would improve this even further.
Wonderful catch!

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Wow Jim, Nice action in this one, and really nice job getting the whole porpoise out of the water with good details. I like the ones under the surface here also. We see these pretty regularly when we’re out sportfishing here in the Channel Islands. I’ve seen a pod that had to have had over a thousand in it once.