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? They would have to be up there: up to 9-10m and 10t. Colossal squid are longer, but I doubt anything would be more massive. > 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... That was Herbert Ponting, the photographer* on the Terra Nova expedition, but he had a dogsled team with him at the time, and it is likely that the orca thought that the dog braks were seals. *This was before leicas existed. If they had, I am sure Ponting would have had one. Does that make this on-topic? Howard, they're still great photos. Marty On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >