The beautiful weather and sights of the stunning scenery in this local were a welcome change from the greyness of the past two days. The 'Prince of Whales' wildlife trip this Friday, Sept 11th, set off to find the Orca that had been reported heading north. The 12.15 pm Ocean Magic 2 with Capt Tyler in the wheel-house and crew members, Marnie, Mika and Arliegh on board, set a course for Haro Strait. The Southern Resident Orca were moving fast toward Turn Point at the north end of Haro Strait. We encountered them traveling in family groups . It was awesome to see so many whales following the shoreline of Stuart Island. With flat calm seas all around, warm temperatures once again, and Orca, our guests experienced a spectacular trip. Even some sightings of Dall's Porpoise on our return journey made for a perfect day. 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
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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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