The Moment
Okay, so there I was in my little kayak slowly cruising near the Pali (cliffs) of Maui, when out out the shallow water came the biggest fish I have ever seen! I must have pee’d in my pants. My camera was in my hands already, but the auto-focus was jumping all over the place. It was sort of a slow-motion nightmare, except that it was really cool after I realized that this hummer wasn’t actually going to land in my teeny little boat.
I managed to get one photo. Whew.
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Elana Bailey
I would have been so scared but exhilarated at the same time. A fab capture of this rare opportunity. An instant fav. Well done.
Danielle Knight
I would have dropped the camera and no doubt fallen out of my kayak… fantastic capture. It looks so close to the shore??? Amazing. Instant fav as well.
Hagen
Excellent shot… Good thing you survived it too… I went diving once and this huge humpback whale surfaced next to the boat, then dived under the boat… We were all scared it would decide to surface again right under us… Scary stuff, but beautiful animals!
George Lenz
wow… awesome shot….
Phil Threlfall
Superb
Danielle Knight
well done on the feature :)
Rowi
Wow amazing shot – fantastic
Linda Syms
Beautiful shot.
Chris Snyder
Just a fantastic shot. What a great experience being in the kayak. Wold class shot.
Globalphotos
Wow, this is a fab shot, what an amazing experience :)
RandyJayBraun
The little circle is not the eyeball, btw, the eye is way down near the fin—can’t see it.
Mahalo for all the views!!!
~randy
JoHadley
Is this not the moment a photographer, or aspiring one, dreams of? Amazing capture and a blessing to have been there at that time! Thankyou for sharing that with us all.
Renee Dawson
Oh how EXCITING! I have always wanted to see whales in their natural habitat…BUT to actually obtain an image like this – WOW – a once in a lifetime gift. Awesome shot Randy!
RandyJayBraun
Mahalo Renee! Let me know when you are headed to Maui.
~r
Lynda McDonald
too close for comfort, lol but what a great photo
RandyJayBraun
Mahalo Lynda!
I have to be careful, I know. The whales often approach me.
~r
Andy Evans
Class shot .. Randy.
You’ve gotta love these fellas … everyone should try and see one once in their life
—Andy—kevin smith sk...
“here’s lookin’ at you kid”
The shot of a lifetime !!!!
AMAZING.
abfabphoto
AMAZING. I hope you didn’t pee too much! LOL. Well worth it though! Great shot. Love it!
loua
great shoot lady love the moment randy.
Magdalena Olczyk
All i can say is that i defenitely would have fallen out of the kayak, and would have missed this amazing shot!
inAWE
this is one of those moments and one of those images, that blow all others out of the water! (pun intended)
Tamara Valjean
Wow, what a thrill that must have been, one of those perfect life moments. Well done on capturing it!
RandyJayBraun
it was a moment in my life, Tamara!
NautilusBlue
Awesome!!!
sarahncraig
Incredible shot! so lucky that it worked out! well done mate! Superb!
Peggy Sue Harr...
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brilliant!! so wonderful for you!
RandyJayBraun
THanks again!~r
Cheryl Lunde
Awesome capture. I have been with these beauties and they can be impossible to capture. I have yet to do what you have magnificently done! Instant fave.
Alvin-San [vcr]
CALL NATIONAL GEO; Brah!!
They’d be lucky ta have ya.
Bravo! :>
Lynn Bauer
WOW!!! That’s all…just WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marjorie Wallace
OMG! That is the funniest story ever! It was amazing that you got any photo at all, for if that was me, I would have flipped the kyak, camera and all.
Rachel McKinnie
Holy cow!!!!!!!!!!!!! What an awesome experience!
RandyJayBraun
You guys are funny!
BTW, that little spot is not his eyeball. This guy,s eyeball is way back next to the fin. This is only about 1/4 of the whale, at best. Does anyone want to come out with me? I have a couple of top Adobe dudes lined up in early March. ~r
Angel Warda
omg!!!!! that’s crazy….great capture!
Laurie Search
So awesome!!! I think one of my favorite times in my life was going whale watching in a little Zodiac off of Maui…and a whale and her baby swam directly underneath our little boat, and came up on the other side, getting us wet with her spouting…and wouldn’t you know, I didn’t have my camera with me!!! :) It was terrifying, but amazing and magical, too!!! Anyway….this is a beautiful shot!!! :)
mikepaulhamus
what an awesome capture ! an understatement ! wow…
DiEtte Henderson
That would have scared the ….... out of me, WOW! Fantastic capture!
linda858100
wow,,very nice
Rebecca Bryson
All I can say about that is WOW and I would have been having heart failure if it were me, after I snapped the shot lol
Nature's Realm
Unbelievable capture. – Dennis
brianboyce50
This is pure magic – well captured and great title, well done.
Sharon Mau
I want to go with you!!!!!!!!
Aloha Randy, did you find my email address in your guestbook?
Call me!
He makana nau, Ho’omaika’i ‘Ana, congratulations on your wonderful feature in Hawai’i ~ Aloha Na’au
susi lawson
Holy cow, this is frigging amazing!
Foxfires
What a FANTASTIC shot Randy!! I would have been shrieking with glee, and probably would have missed the shot entirely. Kudos to you for having the wherewithal to keep snapping away!!
Paul Davis
This is one amazing photo – well done on this beautiful capture!
If you’d like to add this to In the eyes of Danger Andrea and I would love to see you there :)
Gail Bridger
Fantastic capture, Beautiful
whalegeek
Love your story about how this image came to be. You had one heck of a great experience and I’m glad you were able to fire off this one terrific image of this magnificent humpback.
Olga Zvereva
Fantastic!
ifreedman
Congratulations on keeping your cool and and getting a fabulous shot.