Another gorgeous day on the water whale watching with Captain Scott, First Mate Casey and naturalists Rhonda and Danielle. We headed up towards Boundary Pass to see members of the southern residents which today had a mixture of J, K and L pods. With the late afternoon sun and plenty of whales it was a great day to be on the water. A variety of activity was on display as we saw some breaches, tail flukes, tail slapping, spy hopping and general overall playfulness from the groups. Captain Scott just had to let us float around while the whales put on a show. With action from what seemed like every direction the only problem we had was deciding on where to look at these magnificent animals. It's hard to describe but every time you see these whales its like time stands still and you are absorbed in the moment. On the way back the lucky passengers were also able to catch a glimpse of a couple of porpoises. CJ
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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