Migrating Whales

iceman (Mike) · #1 14-07-2008, 05:45 PM

Only managed to get a couple of shots while at Nambucca.. apparently they were around more, maybe I was just sleeping through the busy times

We did get a few views through the telescope, but they weren't consistent enough to take pictures through the eyepiece or at prime focus

Full frame and 1:1 crop below.

350D + 75-300mm lens @ 300mm.

Dennis · #2 14-07-2008, 06:41 PM

Nice shots Mike – that’s just about what we saw of them a couple of weeks ago, when we stayed at Tangalooma on Moreton Island and took a 4WD bus tour to the light house at Cape Morton. Apparently, the ones we saw were amongst the first of the season, which seems to run from June to October.

It looks like you had a brighter day though – we had overcast conditions and a light shower or two!

Cheers

Dennis

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #3 14-07-2008, 09:59 PM

I'd love to go whale watching.
Nice shots.

h0ughy (David) · #4 14-07-2008, 11:29 PM

Yep the 12" obviously sent off a round with all that hardware at the rear Eh Mike? Nice capture while sipping on your latte relaxing

Bassnut (Fred) · #5 14-07-2008, 11:30 PM

Nifty shot there Mike, nice one.

RB (Andrew) · #6 15-07-2008, 11:20 AM

Yep a nice capture Mike.
Love seeing these creatures, got to make an effort and go out one day again.

ving (David) · #7 15-07-2008, 12:59 PM

you need to get a longer lens mike.
I havent seen a whale for ages... must go spottin some time soon.
apparently there have been heaps this year

Matty P (Matt) · #8 15-07-2008, 01:53 PM

Nice shot Mike, very cool.

I was just wondering what part of the whale are you actually looking at in the image?

glenc (Glen) · #9 16-09-2008, 06:17 AM

Magnificent image Mike, and whales.
Did you hear they have problems with noise pollution?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7616283.stm
Levels of noise in the world's oceans are causing serious problems for whales, dolphins and other marine mammals, a report warns.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) says undersea noise blocks animals' communication and disrupts feeding.
Naval sonar has been implicated in the mass deaths of some cetaceans.

Striker (Tony) · #10 16-09-2008, 06:42 PM

I told the wife to stop swimming out there, she just attracts attention

Sorry wont happen again......lol