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Weekly Photo Challenge – Launch

January 8, 2012 By Janine 32 Comments

Photo by David Fitzpatrick

My brother captured a dolphin catching a wave on Christmas Day 2011.

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: David Fitzpatrick, Photographs., Photography, Port Macquarie, Postaweek 2012

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  1. mrsbr says

    January 8, 2012 at 8:18 am

    Wow! That’s an incredible shot!

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  2. Northern Narratives says

    January 8, 2012 at 8:27 am

    That’s a great photo 🙂

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  3. Diane says

    January 8, 2012 at 8:30 am

    What a fantastic picture! Right place at the right time!

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  4. jakesprinter says

    January 8, 2012 at 8:42 am

    I love your post Janine very wonderful 🙂

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  5. AnaLuciaSilva says

    January 8, 2012 at 8:50 am

    Awesomely cool! 😉

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  6. Cedric de Alicoque says

    January 8, 2012 at 9:32 am

    Amazing!

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  7. Maggie L R says

    January 8, 2012 at 10:06 am

    amazing indeed, perfect timing = perfect shot

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  8. Julia Skinner says

    January 8, 2012 at 10:19 am

    Now that is unkind! Fancy posting that sort of photo when we are all back at work & feeling a bit glum! Mind – it has cheered me so thank you!

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  9. dave fitzpatrick says

    January 8, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    thanks people, it was the best chrissy day i’ve had in years…..as for this shot, its funny, i hadn’t even spotted the pod of dolphins……my cousin, Bretto spotted them 1st & pointed them out to me….as soon as i locked onto them thru my lense i noticed they were heading into the break…..you could just sense something special was about to transpire……& YES, i was blessed with being in the right place at the right time……it takes your breath away when mum nature plays right in front of you……just really cool…….

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    • pix & kardz says

      January 10, 2012 at 5:08 pm

      congrats on a brilliant capture! thanks for letting your sister share this one 🙂

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  10. Sunshine says

    January 8, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    Simply amazing!

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  11. Sophie L. Meunier says

    January 8, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    What a beautiful moment to witness!! and to get to catch with a camera!! Beautiful!!

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  12. Fluffy Rankin says

    January 8, 2012 at 10:18 pm

    What a great add for Flynn’s Beach. Awesome.

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  13. Huffygirl says

    January 9, 2012 at 7:36 am

    amazing. the closest I’ve come to a dolphin in nature is only seeing their fins break the water, and of course didn’t have a camera. How wonderful to be able to catch a photo of a dolpin like that!

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  14. Fergiemoto says

    January 9, 2012 at 11:54 am

    This is fantastic!

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  15. Amar Naik says

    January 9, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    nice interpretation

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  16. suburbanmisfit says

    January 9, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    Ditto what everyone else said. Such an amazing capture!

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  17. Jo Bryant says

    January 9, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    Wow – stunning photo

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  18. That EJ says

    January 10, 2012 at 5:11 am

    Woah, what an amazing shot! Fantastic timing. Incredible!

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  19. jbheronneau says

    January 10, 2012 at 9:25 am

    Incredible!!!
    Where did you get this shot?

    Here are mine by the way 🙂
    http://jibsphotography.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/weekly-photo-challenge-launch-1/
    http://jibsphotography.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/weekly-photo-challenge-launch-2/
    http://jibsphotography.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/weekly-photo-challenge-launch-3/

    Hope you’ll visit me 🙂

    bye

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  20. pix & kardz says

    January 10, 2012 at 5:09 pm

    it goes to prove that timing isn’t the important thing in photography – it is the most important thing! what a brilliant capture!

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  21. Twinkle & the feisty4poo-mix dogs says

    January 10, 2012 at 11:58 pm

    nice capture!

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  22. Gracie says

    January 11, 2012 at 5:11 am

    Awesome capture! Right place at the right time, indeed.

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  23. rareruby315 says

    January 11, 2012 at 7:47 am

    How beautifully awesome! I love dolphins!

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  24. dave fitzpatrick says

    January 11, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    @jbheroneau, i took this shot at a littl’ beach called Delicate Nobby, which is just south of Crescent Head, Mid Nth Coast, NSW, Aust…..One thing i love about going on surf safari with my couz is finding these pristine littl’ beach’s to the north & south i were i live that i never even knew existed…..its been awesome

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  25. cobbies69 says

    January 14, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    The timing must be perfect, well done.

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  26. Cardinal Guzman says

    January 15, 2012 at 1:24 am

    Looks like fun!

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  27. Connie T says

    January 15, 2012 at 3:29 am

    I love it. Best picture ever.

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  28. Cris says

    January 17, 2012 at 4:19 am

    Wow! How long did he wait for that shot?

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  29. dave fitzpatrick says

    January 17, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    @Cris, i hardly had time to get the lense cap off, it all happened within a minute of spotting them…..i stayed at the ready for a further 4-5mins after getting the initial shots, but they had already gone further south…..it was’nt till i got back in the car & we were heading to check the surf at another beach, thats i went thru what i had just shot on the back of the camera…..this is when i seen this shot & what i had fluked…..like i said it is the best Christmas Day i have had in years…..

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  30. rosesandcoffee says

    January 26, 2012 at 10:06 pm

    Incredible post and an amazing photography by your brother..really wonderful

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