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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
pure grace as a humpback whale tail disappears from view

Hours of scanning the water were rewarded as this humpback whale tail appeared and then gracefully slid back underwater.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T5i
Copyright: © Kathy Koewler