Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are pretty dangerous animals. Aren't they the largest carnivores on Earth? I don't remember the precise situation but one of the early photographers following an Arctic expedition wrote a description of how an Orca lunged over the ice near where he was standing at his tripod, trying to get at him, presumably for lunch... Frank On 14 Jun, 2011, at 03:33, Marty Deveney wrote: >> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information