just beautiful....nature at it's finest. what kind of camera do you use? i want one! lol
Yea it is a great camera. Makes a poor photographer look good.
It is a Nikon D80. I had a 70-300mm VR Zoom lens on for these shots shooting in sports mode. But the Whales were really only feet away from the boat. In normal shooting I use an 18-55mm VR lens with a polarizer on it. I was surprised there wasn't more glare coming off the water in these as my big lens does not have the filter. ( VR stands for vibration retardant) This really helps when you are being bounced around by the wave action.
You really can't describe the feeling of having a 40+ ton whale stare at you from the ocean. It is not scary at all, more like wonder and curiosity. Like they want to say something to you. There is real emotion in thier eyes when you make eye contact. Just amazing. You get the feeling that if you just happened to be in the water and were not agressive in any way they would not have a problem with that and would swim all around you. Incredibly gentle, agile creatures. They can surface without hardly disturbing the water and just slide back down into the depths with hardly a ripple when they want to. Yes it is an experience that will stay with you for sure.