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I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow.
http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer and got this. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling and I got this one. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is breaching and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs. Scott |
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"Scott W" wrote in message
ups.com... I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer and got this. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling and I got this one. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is breaching and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs. LOL - wow, nice set of images! Thanks for sharing. PS - tomorrow take the 50 pound boat, and a macro lens. -- Mike Russell www.curvemeister.com/forum/ |
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Scott W wrote: I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer and got this. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling and I got this one. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is breaching and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs. Scott I remember a couple of years or more ago seeing a photo where the whale was essentially right out of the water - shortly after this the waves capsised the canoe - anyone remember this? Gordon |
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"Scott W" wrote in message
ups.com... I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer and got this. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling and I got this one. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is breaching and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs. Scott Nice shots! You're a braver man than I. I'd have lit out for shore at the first sign of Leviathan! ;-) Seriously, one of the most nervous moments of my youth was having several Gray Whales swim alongside my parent's 27 ft sailboat for several miles. It makes one aware of one's insignificance... -- Skip Middleton www.shadowcatcherimagery.com www.pbase.com/skipm |
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Scott W wrote:
I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer and got this. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling and I got this one. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is breaching and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs. I'm going to suggest everyone looking at the third image check where the horizon meets the whalewatch ship. The camera had to be that height or higher above the water. In a canoe, heh? Austin |
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AustinMN wrote: Scott W wrote: I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer and got this. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling and I got this one. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is breaching and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs. I'm going to suggest everyone looking at the third image check where the horizon meets the whalewatch ship. The camera had to be that height or higher above the water. In a canoe, heh? Austin There is land past the ship, if you look closely light poles between the ship and the whale. And you should be able to make out the line between the land and the water, although is it dim. Yes I was in a canoe. Scott |
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Scott W wrote:
AustinMN wrote: Scott W wrote: I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer and got this. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling and I got this one. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is breaching and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs. I'm going to suggest everyone looking at the third image check where the horizon meets the whalewatch ship. The camera had to be that height or higher above the water. In a canoe, heh? Austin There is land past the ship, if you look closely light poles between the ship and the whale. And you should be able to make out the line between the land and the water, although is it dim. Yes I was in a canoe. PWNED! Great shots, Scott. Make sure your life insurance is paid up the next time you wanna do that! |
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"Matt Ion" wrote in message news:3F6sh.701932$1T2.525438@pd7urf2no... Scott W wrote: AustinMN wrote: Scott W wrote: I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer and got this. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling and I got this one. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is breaching and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs. I'm going to suggest everyone looking at the third image check where the horizon meets the whalewatch ship. The camera had to be that height or higher above the water. In a canoe, heh? Austin There is land past the ship, if you look closely light poles between the ship and the whale. And you should be able to make out the line between the land and the water, although is it dim. Yes I was in a canoe. PWNED! Great shots, Scott. Make sure your life insurance is paid up the next time you wanna do that! Unless you are bothering the whales (which is illegal anyway), they know where you are and will not bother you. Only time anyone seems to get "landed on" or other wise roughed up by whales is when they have been bugging them (there was one a couple of years ago where an Orca if I remember correctly landed on a Kayak - if you looked at the video it was fairly obvious the people had been trying to see how close they could get). I have been out in the San Juans (Washington) and had a pod of orca's go right under me as they worked their way along the shore hunting. We just sat there, made it obvious we were not a threat or bothering them and no problem - and it was obvious from the way they acted that they were well aware of our presence (although it is impressive in a 19 foot boat watching the black and white submarines go under you !!). mikey |
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Scott W wrote:
I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer and got this. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling and I got this one. http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is breaching and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs. Scott Here's my three from me. Different angle. http://flickr.com/photos/zendiver/tags/minke/ jon |
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Zen Diver wrote:
: Here's my three from me. Different angle. : http://flickr.com/photos/zendiver/tags/minke/ Those are the photos from AFTER the wave swamped the canoe. Right? Randy ========== Randy Berbaum Champaign, IL |
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