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Subject: [Leica] Whales off Pender Island
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:03:59 +0930
References: <mailman.854.1307978536.1103.lug@leica-users.org> <D12927F3-B5BD-4247-8EBC-276F35116F1A@netvigator.com> <D4F312A9D4C447B1A1A7B3D1B0E359AB@jimnichols>

>Orcas aren't the biggest of whales

No, but they're the biggest dolphins (Delphinidae).  The only time
I've seen them in the wild I was in a boat smaller than the orcas,
which were getting quite curious about us.  It was pretty terrifying.

Really nice shots and view.

Marty


On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 8:20 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
wrote:
> Nice work, Howard.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&E Cummer" <cummer at netvigator.com>
> To: <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 4:31 PM
> 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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