With Capt. Kurt at the helm the Ocean Magic sailed into sunshine and calm waters off Victoria. Our heading was south west, to an area off Race Rocks. Here we took in the sights and sounds of three Humpback Whales. These gentle giants would be on the surface for 5-6 breaths, then down for 4-5 minutes. As they would make their deep dive, their tails would glisten in the sunshine. After a wonderful pass by the Humpbakcs, we headed to Race Rocks Ecologial Reserve. Here we saw Steller Sea Lions, California Sea Lions and pleanty of birds. Our adventure continued into Beecher Bay where we saw a magnificent Bald Eagle. It was sitting all alone on a little island watching its territory. Such a great day on the water!
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
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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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