Humpback Whale Breachings In Slow Motion (Maui, Hawaii)

Pacific Humpback Whales congregate in the waters near Maui, Hawaii every January to rear their young. We were lucky to spot quite a few spy-hops and jumps on a whale watching trip.

Technical note: Shot in 1080p HD with a Canon 60D camera and 18-135mm 3.5-5.6 IS lens. The footage was not shot with slow motion in mind, so instead of a fast shutter speed, a standard 180 degree shutter was used. This made most frames quite blurry and not the best source footage to feed into Twixtor. Originally shot handheld in 1080p, it was cropped to 720p and fed through Mercalli to stablize the footage somewhat. At least there are some clear frames when the whales were near the apex of the jump! Music is "Intro" by Probspot. Used with permission.


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[skymindset]

INTRO BY PROBSPOT WILL ALWAYS RULE! GReat artist, Great album!

[frankplusjen]

@skymindset definitely!

[skymindset]

I can't stop listening to probspot music. These people wouldn't fit in the new electronic music pattern made of minimalistic/maximalistic (like dubstep) duality in fashion nowadays.sent him an email a while ago,he said he's just not producing anymore.that's sad

[LCDLGAZ]

@Bongwater123 You are exactly right, the Japanese have a disgusting habit of killing them in the tens of thousands every year! Whaling is not a necessary thing in this generation. They don't need the fats and oils, or the excess of food, like their ancestors did.

[Bongwater123]

i give a shit what americans or japs are doing to be honest. they be killin the most animals

[Watson997f]

@Bongwater123 your a fucking ignorant piece of shit. Why don't you see what fucking americans do in these slaughterhouses to these innocent animals. Don't be trolling on youtube and makin fun of other races fuckin prick!

[Bongwater123]

nice video but sooner or later the japs will kill it

[sjoerd9889]

beautiful animals (L)