Sad but beautiful
In a very rare occurrence, a 70 ft long blue whale washed ashore near Fort Bragg two days ago, with an 8 foot gash on its body. If elements were in my favor I would’ve driven up to see it in all its tragic but beautiful majesty. I just can’t get over how saturated and fake the blue looks. Its eye capsule is so fragile. Such an amazing creature to behold.
photos via AP
PS – I can’t even imagine what it would be like to photograph that
October 24th, 2009 at 1:38 am
That poor thing! When I first glimpsed these photos, I thought I was seeing a giant blue fish…
October 24th, 2009 at 6:51 am
i don’t think i could photograph it…i think i might just start crying…but his head looks like a giant squid
October 24th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
I think by the time you got out there, there would have been a veritable seagull buffet in progress and the smell would have started to border into uublluuuh
October 25th, 2009 at 12:55 am
hoping not to sound ignorant here, but why is that guy walking over his face? i hope it was for scientific reasons. what a sad and amazing experience to be there.
October 25th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
or to smell it.
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:04 pm
I wonder what it feels like to walk on a blue whale.