It was a picture perfect Wednesday, 22nd of October on the BC coast. The view of Vancouver Island with its green forests and rocky shoreline bordered one side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca while the magestic Olympic Mountains in Washington State rose on the other. The view was spectacular. Our experienced Skipper Mark headed the 11am zodiac out west in search of Orca. We exhausted our search while checking all the possible bays and inlets and headed toward Race Rocks to observe the many Steller Sea lions growling at each other while the bigger males maintained their lofty perches. Several colour morphs of Harbour seals were seen on the smaller rocks. Although the Orca remained illusive on this trip our international visitors enjoyed their BC west coast experience. Photos by Marie "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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