Image 1 of 2: Blue Whale surfacing alongside the Condor Express.
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Image 2 of 2: Blue Whale surfacing alongside the Condor Express.
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Blue Whale spouting with shoreline and bluffs of Santa Barbara county in the background.
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Image 1 of 5: A curious young Blue Whale comes very close to the whalers on board the Condor Express.
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Image 2 of 5: A curious young Blue Whale comes very close to the whalers on board the Condor Express.
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Image 3 of 5: A curious young Blue Whale comes very close to the whalers on board the Condor Express.
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Image 4 of 5: A curious young Blue Whale comes very close to the whalers on board the Condor Express.
Image 5 of 5: A curious young Blue Whale comes very close to the whalers on board the Condor Express.
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A young Blue Whale approaches the Condor Express whalers.
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The young Blue Whale passes directly under the Condor Express completely UPSIDE DOWN!
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A Blue Whale tail is seen as it passes under the Condor Express.
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A Blue Whale begins to spout as the whalers look on.
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Very close up look at a Blue Whale spouting.
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An entire Blue Whale - rarely can one capture a whole body in one image without being in a helicopter or plane. This young whale, however, was only about 30 feet long.
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The broad, flat and sleek head of a Blue Whale.
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Blue whale, left flanks and dorsal fin.
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Blue Whale spout.
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Head of a Blue Whale.
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The mighty blow of a Blue Whale rises high in the air.
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An under-umbrellar view of a West Coast Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens).
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A lateral view of a West Coast Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens).
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Two Common Dolphins swim underneath a heavy oil slick in the Santa Barbara Channel.
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California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus).
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Platform Hondo.
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Cinematographers - not filming a whale at the moment.
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