Blue Whale Illustration :: Photo Of The Day and Natural History Commentary

6/23/2008

Blue Whale Illustration

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A final photo illustration of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). You can compare this one against the first and second attempts.

Blue whale swimming through the open ocean.  This is a photo illustration, a digital composite of two photographs. (model / digital illustration / composite). , Balaenoptera musculus,  Copyright Phillip Colla, image #20789, all rights reserved worldwide.
Blue whale swimming through the open ocean. This is a photo illustration, a digital composite of two photographs. (model / digital illustration / composite). California, USA.
Image: 20789  
Species: Balaenoptera musculus
Location: California, USA
 

A photo illustration is an illustration based on photographs, perhaps with some alteration on the computer to enhance certain aspects of the photograph(s) for illustrative purposes. This is a photo illustration of a blue whale swimming through the open ocean, based on a full-scale model replica of a blue whale and an actual photograph of open ocean water. Please do not mistake this for an actual photograph!


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