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 by Bob G on Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:11 pm
Last September I went up to Hervey Bay for the Whale Watching.
Well worth the trip - the captain of the boat said the bay was 'whale soup' and it was the best day he had seen that year.
Each year gets better as the whale numbers are on the increase.
I was surprised how close they come to the boats. Restrictions are placed on boats approching whales, but the whales haven't read the regulations and, out of curiosity, they come quite close to the boat.
It surprised me that I was reaching for the wide angle zooms more than the telephoto end. Although this shot (with my old D70) was high ISO and telephoto. Please excuse the noise.
Comments welcomed!
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by bindiblue on Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:48 pm
Great shot Bob,, almost every person on that boat had a camera in hand,
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by Killakoala on Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:40 pm
I think whales are smarter than we think. I am sure they are not just looking at people in boats, but are plotting to overthrow us. I don't blame them either, after what we, as humans, have done to them over the years.
I used to live in Hervey Bay (on land, not in it  ) and used to go out on the bay quite often so over the years it was nice to see more and more whales appearing. It was even possible to recognise individuals year after year. I havent been back to HB for about 12 years now so i don't know how the whale population is going there, but i did see about one hundred off Carnarvon in WA last year, lot's more than i've ever seen before, so their numbers are alarmingly on the rise, which is a good thing.
I hope you enjoyed watching the whales. They are very exciting to see really close up. So big and yet so gentle. Amazing creatures. Steve. |D700| D2H | F5 | 70-200VR | 85 1.4 | 50 1.4 | 28-70 | 10.5 | 12-24 | SB800 |Website-> http://www.stevekilburn.comLeeds United for promotion in 2014 - Hurrah!!!
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by byrt_001 on Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:32 pm
hi
i was very fortunatly that i went to a small town in south africa call hermanus, they have a whale festical every year as the whale migrate to that part of south africa to mate. it was just great to see so many whales.
Killakoala: what part of the coast of carnarvon? how far? what time of the year?
does anyone knows the rules/regulations to photographs whales in australia? how close can i get to the whales?
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by SteveGriffin on Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:12 pm
Much better than the collection of whale back shots than I have Bob. Well done to capture the moment
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