Our 12:15pm Ocean Magic Wildlife Adventure was set against blue sky's and calm water. Our skipper Gord took us east to Discovery Island. Here he put us in perfect position to view a lone Gray Whale working the shallow waters off a kelp bed for food. Gently rising for its air it broke the placid surface and showed its barnacle encrusted head. A true gentle giant. We then headed further east to San Juan Island. Capt. Gord was in search of Orca, and he was successful. We were soon on scene with members of the souther resident Orca's. L Pod to be more specific. The are the fish eating Killer Whales, they put on a nice show for our passengers. We watched breaching, porpoising and tail lobs. Everyone was all smiles as we headed back to Victoria's picturesque inner harbor.
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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