Whale watching in Maui

If only they’ hold still for a moment … or at least let us know where they were going to pop out next … whale watching in Maui would be a lot easier!

Whale watching in Maui
I was never able to see more that this … because when the tail was out, the head was diving back in with a huge splash. Larry Shapiro photo

Fortunately, with digital capture, we’re not wasting roll after roll of film with just-missed opportunities. We can also have instant gratification to know whether or not we were successful without having to wait for the film to come back from the lab.

Whale watching in Maui
This one was putting on quite a show for the dozens of people that stopped to watch. Larry Shapiro photo

I’m confident that he knew where we were watching from, because he (or she) just kept going back and forth in a small area before getting bored and moving out to sea.

Whale watching in Maui
Catching them jump is harder than it might appear. Larry Shapiro photo