The sun casts its rays through the water as this beautiful female humpback whale comes to the surface to breathe.

You can see how she is aware of my presence, as she is looking straight at me. And I love how for a split second, she appears to be posing!

Yes, I know I'm imagining things... but when moments are magical like this, it can be hard to tell what is real and what's not.

Whales are sensible and intelligent beings. When in the water with them, I'm often wondering what they are thinking about while looking at us like this.

A few meters below was a male, desperately trying to catch her attention...