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3 r d P L A C E
S o u t h e r n M i n k e Wh a l e
M c M u r d o S o u n d , A n t a r c t i c a
B y G e o r g e P e l l i s s i e r
“I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to act as an ice pilot on the Russian icebreaker Vladimir Ignatyuk
during the annual resupply of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. While holding position just off the station as one of the
supply ships made its approach, this whale began using a small area of open water directly in front of the ship for air.
Hearing its exhalations, I managed to get to the bow of the ship in time to take several shots of the whale surfacing.”
Nikon D7000, AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens at 70mm, 1/250 sec at f/8, ISO 200