Dancing With The Waves (the prequel)

At your service, Emmahlee! Happy to know you enjoyed the photos of my favorite beastie, a humpback whale.

With pleasure, A.M. Ruttle. Thank YOU!

Andrew, it’s the whales that bless us with their presence. I am happy you stopped by for a look at these beloved beasties. Thanks much.

Thank you for sharing this with me, Andrew. It appears you are a fellow whale “geek” like me! Whales can indeed inspire powerful emotions. Heck, I just love watching them.

Thank you, Chris.

Thank you so much, James. This is one of my all time favorite photos not only for the image but also for the memories this humpback whale brings back to me. I’m pleased you enjoyed it as well.

Thank you, ooyayootay. Whales have a way of doing this to you, causing a lump in one’s throat. I’m truly happy you enjoyed this image of one of nature’s most magnificent creatures.

Pure poetry from you, Jan. Thank you for the Fave as well as your kind comments. I must agree with you that when in the company of whales I often am at a loss for descriptive words for them. They evoke powerful emotions in me as well as many others.

Thank you, Ellen!

Thank you so very much, Anitainverarity!

Thank you ever so much for the vote of confidence, Lisawv. It means a great deal to me.

Thank you, Rhonda! Whales are one of the most beautiful families of animals in the world!

Thank you, Gavin. This whale geek thanks you ever so much! Whales RULE!

Marilyn, you are ever so kind to comment. Your words mean so very much to me, giving me a lift as I read them. The magic of that day spent with my favorite beasties of the deep remains with me today.

Karen, thank you for sharing your memories with me. As with you, I regret not paying attention to photography more in years past. Too soon old and too late smart. Thank you for your very kind comments. They made my day!

First of all, thank you for your service in the Coast Guard! I very much appreciate what you fellas do. Also, thank you for sharing your personal memories of time spent on Alaskan waters. I hope you can return with your digital camera. Same story here; I have many memories in prints. Guess I’ll have to return to those places with a memory chip or two or three or four…:-)

I could not agree with you more, aspectsofmk. Having whales among us enriches our lives in so many ways. Thank you for stopping by.

Liesbeth, thank you for your kind comments. It is my wish that you will spend time with whales some day soon to enjoy their acrobatic performances. How interesting that whales represent Christ-consciousness. I was not aware of this. Interestingly, on occasion I have seen whales breach from an angle that gives them a cruciform shape, both pectoral fins extended laterally. That always brings a lump to my throat as it does indeed remind me of a cross. Thank you for taking time to write. I have put your work on my Watchlist and will stop by for a closer look when time permits more browsing. You are very, very talented and I’m happy to have found your art on RedBubble!

Trevor, my friend wrote similar words when she saw my favorite beasty of the deep. Thank you for taking time to write such eloquent words.

Anne, thank you ever so much for stopping by to comment. Whales are a pain to photograph when it comes right down to it as they tend to be unpredictable but every chance I have to look for them, just sign me up on the dotted line! You live on one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Would love to return one day. Thank you for stopping by.

You’re on, Anne. Gads, I’d love to see more of those wonderful Southern Ocean whales. :-)))

What a sweetie you are, Kent! Thank you for bringing a big smile to my face today. When someone else proffers a vote of confidence, it truly gives one a lift. I feel the same as you do with regard to finding other artists’ portfolios…browsing on RB can be so much fun as well as rewarding when one connects to another’s art and vision. That’s how I found your work. I wrote a comment on another artist’s image and began browsing the portfolios of other people who stopped by to comment.

Hey, Kent, I read that you are an internal med specialist. Have you ever considered doing photography associated with the field of medicine? Note: my husband is a retired gas-passer, or anesthesiologist to the uninitiated, so his attitude was always “why would I want to have anything to do with medicine after putting in 100-hour weeks???” Therefore, considering how busy your practice keeps you, I certainly understand if medical photography might not be your cup of tea. On the other hand, a view into the real life of a medical doctor would be fascinating to others whose idea of a doctor’s life and practice may be fostered by the television series Ben Casey (I’m dating myself) or ER. Additionally, I have been told that stock medical images sell well for advertising so perhaps this may make this option attractive to you.

Enough of me prattling on, thank you ever so much for stopping by. I’m so very happy you enjoy my work so much. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with next!

P.S. You are now an honorary whale geek! LOVE those whales!

Okay, you have been made an honorary whale geek since you obviously appreciate whales so much. Thank you for your very kind comments, Terri-Lynn. BTW, you have been doing some great work and I’m looking forward to seeing more of your postings!

Isa, thank you ever so much for your support and sweet comments. A whale in motion is indeed a thing of beauty. Considering their great 80,000 pound bulk, it amazes me that they are so graceful when breaching.

Thanks ever so much!!!

Isabelle, I like your take on this whale’s breach. Yes, live free and wild. Soar into the air with pure joy at living in one’s soul. Thank you so much!

Oh, Annie, I hope that some day you will experience the joy, exuberance, and majesty of whales having fun. After all the hours I’ve spent watching whales, they never fail to impress me with their beauty. Thank you for stopping by!

Melanie, thank you for commenting. Yes, I am still quite in awe of this particular moment in time. Whales, particularly humpbacks never fail to put on a good show!

Isn’t it hard to contemplate an 80,000 pound animal can achieve such effortless grace and beauty while soaring airborne? I’m happy you enjoyed this image….I think I’ll make you an honorary whale geek! Cheers!

Baynanno1, you have just brought sunshine into my life with your sweet comments. Thank you! Gina

Shelaigh, thank you ever so much. I am quite smitten by your work with waves, beaches and sharks. It’s wonderful. Please let me know if and when you ever work with whales.

Nothing like being prompt with a reply, I always say. :-))) Thanks, A.M. Ruttle. Have to get you up to play with whales one of these days.

David, thank you so very much!

Shelagh, I’ll look forward to your creations. You do lovely work. I can only imagine how wonderful a whale creation could be.

I am christening you an honorary whale geek, DutchLumix. You GET whales! Thank you for your very kind comments and for stopping by.

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Dyle, that’s a very good question. Considering that some humpbacks carry nearly a ton of barnacles on their bodies, it has to be one heck of an enormous amount of water that is displaced by a breaching whale’s body. Hmmm, I’ll have to ask some of the whale experts I know next month at a whale conference I’m attending. Thanks for stopping in to comment!

Thanks, you two. A breaching whale is such a thing of beauty. Forty tons of fun flinging itself into the air is so impressive. :-))

Thank you, niki78, for your kind comment. Whales are a passion of mine so I’m very happy when others appreciate their beauty as well as majesty. By the way, you have some wonderful portraits in your portfolio of your exceptional dog.

Thank you, steppeland. I’m happy you like these whales!

Thank you, greenstone. Hey, you have some amazing fossils in your collection.

Gerry, thank you very much! It’s not a rhinoceros hornbill though…....:-))) Glad you liked this one!