The sunny days of September continue and so do the whale sightings. Our intrepid Skipper Mark, 'Mallard' took us out west, near Sooke to locate the whales. Although there was some fog to negotiate, we soon came across L Pod heading west. It appeared that the 'big boys'of this pod were foraging off shore and leading the pod. Mothers and calves followed. L 25 ,''Ocean Sun '', the oldest female in L Pod, swam past the Zodiac. It was great to see all these amazing whales once again even when the ocean swells hid them momentarily. Sea birds and gulls were numerous indicating the waters were rich with tiny fish. Another great adventure here on the west coast. Photos by "Orca-Magic"
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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