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Apr 1, 2019 23:07:01   #
crazydaddio Loc: Toronto Ontario Canada
 
vicksart wrote:
Very nice. We had a bumpy ride in that area last summer, but the return ride was smoother. No whales though.


We were blessed with 4 breaches in 24 seconds
Boat captain was losing his mind as he hadn't seen a breach that week and was just as jacked as the rest of the boat.

Numerous tails and flipper shots too ... and some half-breaches (peeks) in addition to the full breaches. Clearly there was another whale very close to the peeking Whales, evidence by these pics.

No one knows why they do this...


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Apr 2, 2019 03:53:38   #
Feiertag Loc: British Columbia, Canada
 
Floyd wrote:
Your pictures, as they are, are great. My bucket list includes a trip the coast to try and capture breaching whales. Re: Finding the whale in the viewfinder. Try a red dot gunsight (less than $40 from Amazon) which has enabled this 83 yr. old to do pretty good with birds in flight. Makes finding your subject without lthe limitations of the viewfinder. You're looking above the viewfinder, using both eyes, providing a much larger field of view and, if you've pre-matched the sight to your incamera focus, you should have more tine to get the picture you desire.
Your pictures, as they are, are great. My bucket l... (show quote)


I'm curious as to how you mounted the red dot sight into your camera?

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Apr 2, 2019 04:43:58   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
crazydaddio wrote:
Shots of Humpbacks off the Na Pali coast of Kauai Hawaii.
For those who saw my Dominican Republic post of the Jungle Dirt Buggy ride in the rain, I risked (again) my 70D and 50mm1.4 to the water and waves of a 5hr wild Zodiac ride through the swells of the North Shore of Kauai. (added a 150-600mm Sigma to the dry bag...I am going to buy one of these bags ! :-)

Thanks to whoever recommended the OptTech raincovers. Bought a set for short and long lenses. Worked flawlessly and are a cheap and effective solution for light useage.

The junping whale shots are not as sharp as I would like, hard to nail it while standing on a zodiac in 5-20ft swells with a 600mm lens and scanning the ocean for action. You have about 3 sec to see the breach, find the whale in the viewfinder, spotAF and have the lens lock on....and not fall in the ocean....wife held onto my shirt...didn't push me in so she must still value the marriage.
Shots of Humpbacks off the Na Pali coast of Kauai ... (show quote)

Excellent set of images

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Apr 2, 2019 04:54:48   #
JoAnneK01 Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii
 
Great photos, a beautiful set. You did well in capturing these breaches. Thanks for auto-focus. Mahalo for sharing.

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Apr 2, 2019 05:37:18   #
gabrielcody
 
Awesome job

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Apr 2, 2019 05:41:42   #
CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC
 
crazydaddio wrote:
Shots of Humpbacks off the Na Pali coast of Kauai Hawaii.
For those who saw my Dominican Republic post of the Jungle Dirt Buggy ride in the rain, I risked (again) my 70D and 50mm1.4 to the water and waves of a 5hr wild Zodiac ride through the swells of the North Shore of Kauai. (added a 150-600mm Sigma to the dry bag...I am going to buy one of these bags ! :-)

Thanks to whoever recommended the OptTech raincovers. Bought a set for short and long lenses. Worked flawlessly and are a cheap and effective solution for light useage.

The junping whale shots are not as sharp as I would like, hard to nail it while standing on a zodiac in 5-20ft swells with a 600mm lens and scanning the ocean for action. You have about 3 sec to see the breach, find the whale in the viewfinder, spotAF and have the lens lock on....and not fall in the ocean....wife held onto my shirt...didn't push me in so she must still value the marriage.
Shots of Humpbacks off the Na Pali coast of Kauai ... (show quote)


Crazydaddio, the photos are great but like you stated could be sharper. Maybe your wife values the camera/lens as being worth a whole lot, not you.

Greg

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Apr 3, 2019 07:03:23   #
crazydaddio Loc: Toronto Ontario Canada
 
CLF wrote:
Crazydaddio, the photos are great but like you stated could be sharper. Maybe your wife values the camera/lens as being worth a whole lot, not you.

Greg


...she knows if I fall in, it will mean an upgrade to a 1dx and a 100-400mkii. She will not release the funds...cheaper to keep me in the boat.

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Apr 3, 2019 19:31:24   #
LeeK Loc: Washington State
 
Wow!! Really enjoyed the shots. I love the water movement on the creatures in #s 1-3. Wow, again.

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Apr 6, 2019 15:37:58   #
dreff Loc: Bow, WA
 
👍👍👍👍

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Apr 6, 2019 19:07:06   #
topcat Loc: Alameda, CA
 
Very nice series

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