Photography Tips for Whale Watching Pt1 – Photo opportunity of a lifetime

Posted on July 4, 2014 by ShutterBug

Photography Tips for Whale Watching Pt1 - Photo opportunity of a lifetime

In this photography tip I’m going to share a whale watching trip to Exmouth Western Australia where we unexpectedly got very up close and personal with a cou…
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25 Responses to Photography Tips for Whale Watching Pt1 – Photo opportunity of a lifetime

  1. Mike Browne says:
    July 4, 2014 at 7:22 am

    Thank you everyone for your kind comments. It was a fantastic experience
    and I was a bit blown away by how close the whales came to us so apologies
    if the tips were a little ‘fuzzy’. Glad you enjoyed it…

  2. Pezby69 says:
    July 4, 2014 at 8:03 am

    Awesome Mike,, thanks for sharing.. I think the whales were just as
    interested in you as you were in them. Such gentle giants of the sea,,
    amazing :)

  3. Linda T says:
    July 4, 2014 at 8:34 am

    Did you shoot in manual or in one of the programme modes Mike?

  4. glennskitchen says:
    July 4, 2014 at 9:20 am

    Great stuff Mike.

  5. deepak sharma says:
    July 4, 2014 at 10:12 am

    Where’s the next one mike. Amazing experience it seems. Hope to see the
    next one soon.

  6. CarbonFliteTech says:
    July 4, 2014 at 10:59 am

    Hi Mike! Why do you shoot in Aperture priority instead of manual mode? You
    mentioned upping the exposure compensation to avoid issues from the bright
    sun. Why not just shoot in manual so you can control that? Not trying to be
    rude, just wondering about your technique :D

  7. Mike Browne says:
    July 4, 2014 at 11:13 am

    Hello all you Lovely People out there in Youtube Land

    A couple of years ago I had the opportunity of a lifetime to spend time
    with and take photographs of Humpback Whales in Exmouth bay in Australia —
    and thought you might like to come along for the ride.

    This is the first of a 2 part series and we begin with preparing for the
    main event which was an evening shoot. I didn’t know quite what to expect
    or if we’d even see any whales – boy was I in for a surprise.

    It was a day out on a friend’s boat to watch whales and do a bit of a recce
    to see how to approach photographing these amazing giants before going out
    to watch them at sunset a few days later. And that’s what part 2 is all
    about…

    NEWS:
    There’s tons of exciting things going on which are taking up ALL my time
    but none of them are quite ripe for me to tell you about them yet. But I
    promise there’s some great stuff both on the website and out there in the
    real world coming in 2014.

    Right now I’m working at least a 70 hours a week to make sure it happens so
    if I don’t answer all your comments and question, workshop requests etc
    please don’t take it personally. I value every one of my brilliant
    subscribers and am often deeply moved by your kind comments and the way you
    help out by sharing and telling all your friends about our videos etc.

    Big Group hug to You all…

    Mike

  8. Phillip McCordall says:
    July 4, 2014 at 11:39 am

    What a great experience, looking forward to the next one :)

  9. Bill Fraser says:
    July 4, 2014 at 11:42 am

    I do think a polarizer would of helped Mike.

  10. Stu FromOz says:
    July 4, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    Great vid mate ,hoped you enjoyed your stay..

  11. happy hkv says:
    July 4, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    Great field shoot, thanks Mike and the team.
    #photography #mikebrowne #photoshoot #photographytips #photographytutorial
    #holidayphotography #photographyholiday #whaleswathching 

  12. Svein Arne Grønnevik says:
    July 4, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    This looks really fascination! Really! :-)

  13. John Wellings says:
    July 4, 2014 at 1:24 pm

    Fantastic Mike your very lucky to have the opportunity to photagraph the
    whales, looking forward to part 2, atb John.

  14. Abdulaziz Alotaibi says:
    July 4, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    Thanks mike

  15. David Daugherty says:
    July 4, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    The thing they’re doing with the head straight up out of the water is
    called spy hopping. They do this to get a view of their surroundings above
    the water and of course to “human watch.”

    Can’t wait for part deux.

  16. Kevin Atwell says:
    July 4, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    Great Video… How are you feeling Mr Browne ?

  17. jumparts23 says:
    July 4, 2014 at 3:04 pm

    it was really cool to see humpback whale here in new york I’ve actually
    seen it jump once but at that time i didn’t even have my camera with me
    that’s what photographer says always gotta have a camera with you i don’t
    have anywhere else to attach it with me sorry ( ﾟдﾟ)

  18. Cliff Carlo says:
    July 4, 2014 at 3:15 pm

    Well, the next step was there for the taking. Under water photography, tell
    me Mike, did the thought cross your mind?

  19. Selim Lazen says:
    July 4, 2014 at 3:47 pm

    Amazing shots Mike. If you visit chile someday, i will be glad to show you
    the track of blue whales feeding while they take care of their calves. Hope
    to meet you some day. Im your fan number 1.

  20. Deepak Murthy says:
    July 4, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    Fantastic posing models! Awesome videos Mike. Thanks!

  21. Husam Nurein says:
    July 4, 2014 at 5:21 pm

    That was fantastic … Looking forward to see part two, and I guess that’s
    the part were you took those amazing shots of the whale’s back against the
    warm and nice horizon, can’t wait to see it.

    All the best …

  22. Neil Richards says:
    July 4, 2014 at 5:32 pm

    i thought you needed some spelling lessons Mike, then i realised you were
    photographing the mammals, not the country!

  23. flockat says:
    July 4, 2014 at 5:38 pm

    Hello Mike,

    I want to thank you ten thousand times for the help… For all the work you
    made for us. I have learn more with your videos than 6 workshops.

    My knowledge was with every episodes better than ever!

    And i wait for the next episodes….

    Billions thanks again…you are my “master”…..

    David

  24. Stan Murray says:
    July 4, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    Would it be possible to shut your gob-

  25. Deepak Murthy says:
    July 4, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    Your excellent tutorial videos ispire so many aspiring and amateur
    phototographers like me. What a joy and pleasure watching your tips and
    tricks, explained in a friendly manner. How I wish all teachers were like
    you!
    Sorry Mike, I shoot primarily with a Canon 5D Mark 2 and a handy Nikon
    D3200. 

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