'' It was a real adventure in the ''Queen-of Hearts '' Zodiac this morning. With grey skies and choppy waters we went to find those magical creatures, the Southern Resident Orca. By 10 am they were found 2-3 miles south of Trail Island in a resting formation. It was amazing to see all these whales, J, K and L pod together in family groups moving slowly through the water of Oak Bay flats. Their direction of travel took them past Chatham and Discovery Islands and across Haro Strait. We left them actively foraging at 2pm off shore at San Juan Island. Another awesome trip to experience the west coast wildlife. '' Photos by Marie "Orca-Magic"
Thanks for the great photos! Because I am in the Caribbean and can't see the orcas myself it's great to be able to click on the blog and watch from here...... :) Nice work Marie!
Most of the images on the blog are shot with a 400 mm telephoto lens. Because of our restrictions around wildlife (100+ meters), we use powerful lenses to better share orca activity that passengers see on their trips. Keep in mind this also heavily compresses space between objects. We also crop images for best blog viewing.
The videos are generally shot in wide angle and are very realistic to what the eye sees on the boat. Please enjoy the photos for the telephoto view, and the videos for a boat based, real life passenger view.
Prince of Whales Youtube
We've upped our anti with new HD videos shot by Orcagirl. Videos will be shot every Wed and Thursday on the 3:30pm Ocean Magic 2 Adventure. Stay tuned..
Race Rocks Reserve
Amazing ecological reserve we visit on our tours
Clint Rivers / Orcawizard
Orcawizard's photo is currently featured in the blog banner. Click his picture to see his website
Marie O'Shaughnessy / Orca Magic
Photographer and blogger Orca Magic
Mark Malleson / Mallard
Mallard is POW's principal photographer and orca expert. Click his picture to see his website.
Brian Glennon / Beemer
Beemer is a zodiac diver and photographer at POW. Please click his picture to see his website.
Maria Chantelle Tucker / Orcagirl
Orcagirl is POW's Web, Media & Blog Master. Click her photo to visit her website.
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Thanks for the great photos! Because I am in the Caribbean and can't see the orcas myself it's great to be able to click on the blog and watch from here...... :) Nice work Marie!
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