[Leica] Orcas at last

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Nice work, by both of you.  I like your first one best, because all three 
are clearly visible.  But your background on the last one really makes a 
great shot.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H&E Cummer" <cummer at netvigator.com>
To: <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 12:39 AM
Subject: [Leica] Orcas at last


> Hi Luggers,
> Last night toward evening we got the call. The Orca pod is coming past 
> Thieves Bay. We threw down our dinner napkins and headed out the door.
>
> Here is my view of 5 Orcas, Momma, Poppa and three little ones cruising by 
> a floating boat. The fellow at the back has a camera around his neck but 
> didn't even raise it as the whales went by. Must be a local!
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Whales12/5Orcasw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/89a49pd
>
> Here is Esther's view of the same scene, taken slightly earlier, with the 
> GH2 and the 45 - 200 zoom.
> Cropped in CS 5 to be a pretend pano.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Whales12/EOrcasw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/73634bc
>
> And here is Esther's picture of the whales swimming along with the 
> magnificent Olympic Mountains in the background.
> I worked quite hard on this one for shadows and highlights using CS5.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Whales12/E4OrcaMtnsw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/brtslus
>
> Please look large and enjoy,
> C&C always welcome.
>
> Howard
>
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