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Sorry to break it to you kiddies.The loveble orca who we often associate with the movie, "Free Willy" is a vicious and brutal pretador; hence the word,killerwhale.
These are powerful, intelligent and sophisticated hunters that deserve to be respected. In my opinion, they should not be held in captivity as humans can not sustain the needs of these animals in their natural environment. I'm not going into a huge rant about it (as I'm particularly not in any mood to do so) but I was just clearly expressing my statement. However I did want to portray this fact through my art so I decided to illustrate something you don't usually see.
Orcas attacking a Minke whale!
\Twenty-two cetacean species have been recorded as killer whale prey, from examining either stomach contents, scarring on the prey's body, or feeding activity. Groups even attack larger cetaceans such as minke whales, gray whales, and rarely sperm whales or blue whales. Hunting large whales usually takes several hours. Killer whales generally choose to attack young or weak animals instead. However, a group of five or more may attack a healthy adult. When hunting a young whale, a group chases it and its mother until they wear out. Eventually they separate the pair and surround the calf, preventing it from surfacing to breathe, drowning it.
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Cetacean Secret Santa for ~SungSurin
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your welcome.
I love Orca
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Well actually the name 'Killer whale' came from a translation mistake of the original Spanish name 'Whale killer' into the English language, where the two words were switched.
ANYWHOZERS this still is such an awesome piece. Terrible how it took me a whole year to comment on a secret santa pic of last year. Dang it's nearly christmas here 
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I love this it's beautiful if it was a picture it would be such a perfect action shot I love it and totally agree with your thoughts on captivity 
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Thankyou! Im glad that you agree with me
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I came across this website call "Voice For The Orca" it's a site set up by ex trainers who have come forward to tell the real stories behind SeaWorld and captivity I high recommend you check it out and listen the the broadcast some of it is just beyond anything I knew. [link]
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They are beautiful creatures C:
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this is butifull i love the coloers vary awsome job and yeah i do agree that they should not be taken out of there naterail habitat the ones at seaworld have to stay were they are cus most of them were born there thats all they know it would be just as cruel to put them in the oceain when they dont know how to survive it would just be sending the animale to its death
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I agree with your statement that these aren't Pets or a dog, these are natural pretadors that have been wild since the last Ice age. It is only when Humans have evolved to a certain point that we named them "Orca".
Wonderful job on capturing the mood, the realistic of how the Killers form and then attack, just like that of the National Geographic Documentary "Wolves of the Sea".
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I'm glad you agree with me
Thankyou
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I have always had this after I learned that it was from the movie Namu that he was never released.
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What a beautiful rendition. :0 Your artwork is always improving in/on detail!
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Thankyou, I'm glad that I'm improving!
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Nice as it is, the whale bugs me. Theres no sign of the rest of the body, and for only the head in water makes me think it must have jumped clear out of the water and be splashing back in.
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When I was sketching the idea, I did include the rest of the body in the foreground (to give the idea that it was porpoising at a fast speed). However the picture looked too cluttered and the composition didn't look... right. So I made the decision to leave it out.
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I think it would have been better if you left it, as this just looks more odd 
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Ahaha oh why I'm glad you think this is an arty piece of art
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stunning a great amount of emotion in this, love the minke whale thats sort of resigned to it's fate 
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I like the lighting on the orcas tail. Maybe you should put some bubbles coming from the blowholes from the orcas in the back.
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Thankyou
Yes, thankyou for your suggestion
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Beautiful..absolutely beautiful work of art. I love it!
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I'm glad you like it
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This is absolutely sole-devastatingly beautiful
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Awesome work, love the feeling of action you captured!
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Beautiful work! I love the clarity involved, even as you make sure to reflect the underwater environment. I especially love the water ripples around the orca nearest us as it breaches the surface. It's lovely, and I enjoy the change in focus from the nearest orca to the ones farther back. It really adds a lot of depth to the picture.
The only other comment I have (and this may be discounted since I'm nowhere near this level of art) is that the minke whale seems to disappear above the water. There's no er.. shadow or color to represent the rest of the whale. Is that how it would truly appear from beneath the surface? I honestly have no idea, but I thought I might mention it. Maybe I'll learn something! xD
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I have to admit did scour the internet to find a suitable reference photo, however I could not find one. So had to assume that this is what it would look like
Thankyou for pointing that out
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woooow
that's a wnoder wonder wonder wonder wonderful artwork*________________*
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