A mother humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) stays close to her young calf to be prepared to help it breathe at the surface. Vava’u, Tonga. 060728_154530_echeng5002

I never processed and shared this set of images because I had so many to go through, at the time. Looking back through my archive is making me realize that I have quite a few interesting images that no one has else has seen…

Eric Cheng’s stock video footage / show reel of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in clear water off the coast of Dominica (central Caribbean). Includes footage of Scar, the famous resident 10-year old male sperm whale in the “Group of 7″ pod. Whales from the “Group of 7″ and the “Utensils Group” are both included.

Footage shot with a Canon 5D Mark II digital SLR in High Definition 1080p, H.264 @ 40Mbps.

Sperm whale with giant squid in mouth, echeng091014_0238869_c

Close-up of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, with the carcass of a giant squid in her mouth.

Taken with Canon 5D Mark II SLR, Tokina 17mm prime lens, Seacam underwater housing

Read the full trip report.