[Leica] Whales off Pender Island

[gpinkcp at msn.com (Gary Pinkerton)]

Nice, esp the first one !
 
> From: cummer at netvigator.com
> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:31:07 -0700
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Whales off Pender Island
> 
> Hi Luggers,
> First, Brian, thank you very much for getting the gallery started again.
> We are now on Pender Island for the next few months at least until island 
> fever strikes.
> Not only are we back but the Orca whales are here too for their summer 
> feeding.
> 
> Here are three of them racing the morning ferry to Otter Bay:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/SummerCanada2011/3whales_ferryw.jpg.html
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/3royr2a
> 
> and here is a closer picture of the trio - taken with the GH2 and the 100 
> - 300 mm pana zoom:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/SummerCanada2011/3-whalesw.jpg.html
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/3mszwda
> 
> Orcas aren't the biggest of whales but they are pretty big - here's a boat 
> beside one for a comparison of size:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/SummerCanada2011/WhaleBoatw.jpg.html
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/5rvwzdw
> 
> Please look large and enjoy. C&C always welcome.
> 
> Nice to be back,
> 
> Howard
> 
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