{"id":311,"date":"2005-12-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-12T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/2005\/12\/12\/whale-photography-tips\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T08:20:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:20:31","slug":"photography-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/photography-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale Photography Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_23157\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23157\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SA-humpback-whale-watching.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"483\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SA-humpback-whale-watching.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SA-humpback-whale-watching-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) \/ Tor Johnson.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nGreg Kaufman of the Pacific Whale Foundation knows a thing or two about capturing whales on film. In any given year, he&#8217;ll shoot some 10,000 frames during his research trips around the Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>But out of all those pictures, only a hundred or so are what he would consider &#8220;blow-up worthy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What you have is 40 tons of whale coming out of the water with no warning at 20 to 25 miles per hour,&#8221; Kaufman said. &#8220;That&#8217;s 80,000 pounds of flesh falling. That&#8217;s not easy to catch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now if a skilled photographer with 30 years of experience studying whales only gets one keeper in a hundred, what chance does does an amateur have? A better one with these Kaufman tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 35mm single-lens reflex camera is ideal for ease and flexibility, but any sort of camera will do.<\/li>\n<li>Use an 80 to 200mm zoom lens. (Kaufman uses a 300mm fixed lens for his photos).<\/li>\n<li>If you have an autofocus camera, set it to the &#8220;sport&#8221; or &#8220;action&#8221; mode. If not, set the shutter speed for 1\/500th of a second to minimize the effects of movement. Set the ISO for 200 or more.<\/li>\n<li>For film, go with ISO 100 or faster (ISO 200, ISO 400, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Meter the ocean, not the sky.<\/li>\n<li>Steady your focus on the horizon.<\/li>\n<li>Hold the camera in place; don&#8217;t follow the movement of the whale.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re shooting digital video, avoid the temptation to zoom in and out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Kaufman of the Pacific Whale Foundation knows a thing or two about capturing whales on film. In any given year, he&#8217;ll shoot some 10,000 frames during his research trips around the Pacific. 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