Whale

AustinMN wrote:
> Scott W wrote:
>> I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow.
>> http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original
>>
>> Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer and
>> got this.
>> http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original
>>
>> Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling and
>> I got this one.
>> http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original
>>
>> This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is
>> breaching and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs.
>
> I'm going to suggest everyone looking at the third image check where
> the horizon meets the whalewatch ship. The camera had to be that
> height or higher above the water. In a canoe, heh?
>
> Austin

That's LAND back there, you boob.
:)

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Mike Fields wrote:
> "Matt Ion" <soundy106@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3F6sh.701932$1T2.525438@pd7urf2no...
>> Scott W wrote:
>>> AustinMN wrote:
>>>
>>>> Scott W wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow.
>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original
>>>>>
>>>>> Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer
>>>>> and got this.
>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original
>>>>>
>>>>> Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling
>>>>> and I
>>>>> got this one.
>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original
>>>>>
>>>>> This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is
>>>>> breaching
>>>>> and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs.
>>>>
>>>> I'm going to suggest everyone looking at the third image check
>>>> where the horizon meets the whalewatch ship. The camera had to be
>>>> that height or higher above the water. In a canoe, heh?
>>>>
>>>> Austin
>>>
>>>
>>> There is land past the ship, if you look closely light poles between
>>> the ship and the whale.
>>> And you should be able to make out the line between the land and the
>>> water, although is it
>>> dim. Yes I was in a canoe.
>>
>> PWNED!
>>
>> Great shots, Scott. Make sure your life insurance is paid up the
>> next time you wanna do that!
>
> Unless you are bothering the whales (which is illegal anyway), they
> know where you are and will not bother you. Only time anyone seems to
> get "landed on" or other wise roughed up by whales is when they
> have been bugging them (there was one a couple of years ago where
> an Orca if I remember correctly landed on a Kayak - if you looked at
> the video it was fairly obvious the people had been trying to see how
> close they could get). I have been out in the San Juans (Washington)
> and had a pod of orca's go right under me as they worked their way
> along the shore hunting. We just sat there, made it obvious we were
> not a threat or bothering them and no problem - and it was obvious
> from the way they acted that they were well aware of our presence
> (although it is impressive in a 19 foot boat watching the black and
> white
> submarines go under you !!).
>
> mikey

You mean like this?:
http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/47903284/original
and
http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/47760961/original

:)
Ya, it's a little intimidating...

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"Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> wrote in message
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> Mike Fields wrote:
>> "Matt Ion" <soundy106@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:3F6sh.701932$1T2.525438@pd7urf2no...
>>> Scott W wrote:
>>>> AustinMN wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Scott W wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow.
>>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer
>>>>>> and got this.
>>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling
>>>>>> and I
>>>>>> got this one.
>>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is
>>>>>> breaching
>>>>>> and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm going to suggest everyone looking at the third image check
>>>>> where the horizon meets the whalewatch ship. The camera had to be
>>>>> that height or higher above the water. In a canoe, heh?
>>>>>
>>>>> Austin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There is land past the ship, if you look closely light poles
>>>> between
>>>> the ship and the whale.
>>>> And you should be able to make out the line between the land and
>>>> the
>>>> water, although is it
>>>> dim. Yes I was in a canoe.
>>>
>>> PWNED!
>>>
>>> Great shots, Scott. Make sure your life insurance is paid up the
>>> next time you wanna do that!
>>
>> Unless you are bothering the whales (which is illegal anyway), they
>> know where you are and will not bother you. Only time anyone seems
>> to
>> get "landed on" or other wise roughed up by whales is when they
>> have been bugging them (there was one a couple of years ago where
>> an Orca if I remember correctly landed on a Kayak - if you looked at
>> the video it was fairly obvious the people had been trying to see how
>> close they could get). I have been out in the San Juans (Washington)
>> and had a pod of orca's go right under me as they worked their way
>> along the shore hunting. We just sat there, made it obvious we were
>> not a threat or bothering them and no problem - and it was obvious
>> from the way they acted that they were well aware of our presence
>> (although it is impressive in a 19 foot boat watching the black and
>> white
>> submarines go under you !!).
>>
>> mikey
>
> You mean like this?:
> http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/47903284/original
> and
> http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/47760961/original
>
> :)
> Ya, it's a little intimidating...
>
> --
> Images (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at:
> www.pbase.com/markuson
>

Yep like that and closer - and they don't bother you at all (although
they are often curious). I do remember seeing some video shot
near Vancouver Island some years back where a fast 35 foot type
research boat was heading somewhere at about 15-20 kts (up on
the step with a nice wake behind it) and they got video of an orca
that decided to surf in the wake like a dolphin likes to - fairly close
to the boat too. I have had them within 10 or 15 feet of me with
no problems at all.

mikey

Mike Fields wrote:
> "Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> wrote in message
> news:zAtsh.80537$uA2.57265@newsfe07.phx...
>> Mike Fields wrote:
>>> "Matt Ion" <soundy106@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:3F6sh.701932$1T2.525438@pd7urf2no...
>>>> Scott W wrote:
>>>>> AustinMN wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Scott W wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was out on my canoe tonight and came across this fellow.
>>>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249306/original
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Pretty neat but I was way to far away, so I paddled a bit closer
>>>>>>> and got this.
>>>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249313/original
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Better but still just a bit too far away, so a bit more paddling
>>>>>>> and I
>>>>>>> got this one.
>>>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/konascott/image/73249323/original
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is about as close as I want to get to a whale when it is
>>>>>>> breaching
>>>>>>> and I am on a boat that weighs all of 25 Lbs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm going to suggest everyone looking at the third image check
>>>>>> where the horizon meets the whalewatch ship. The camera had to
>>>>>> be that height or higher above the water. In a canoe, heh?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Austin
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> There is land past the ship, if you look closely light poles
>>>>> between
>>>>> the ship and the whale.
>>>>> And you should be able to make out the line between the land and
>>>>> the
>>>>> water, although is it
>>>>> dim. Yes I was in a canoe.
>>>>
>>>> PWNED!
>>>>
>>>> Great shots, Scott. Make sure your life insurance is paid up the
>>>> next time you wanna do that!
>>>
>>> Unless you are bothering the whales (which is illegal anyway), they
>>> know where you are and will not bother you. Only time anyone seems
>>> to
>>> get "landed on" or other wise roughed up by whales is when they
>>> have been bugging them (there was one a couple of years ago where
>>> an Orca if I remember correctly landed on a Kayak - if you looked at
>>> the video it was fairly obvious the people had been trying to see
>>> how close they could get). I have been out in the San Juans
>>> (Washington) and had a pod of orca's go right under me as they
>>> worked their way along the shore hunting. We just sat there, made
>>> it obvious we were not a threat or bothering them and no problem -
>>> and it was obvious from the way they acted that they were well
>>> aware of our presence (although it is impressive in a 19 foot boat
>>> watching the black and white
>>> submarines go under you !!).
>>>
>>> mikey
>>
>> You mean like this?:
>> http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/47903284/original
>> and
>> http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/47760961/original
>>
>> :)
>> Ya, it's a little intimidating...
>>
>> --
>> Images (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at:
>> www.pbase.com/markuson
>>
>
> Yep like that and closer - and they don't bother you at all (although
> they are often curious). I do remember seeing some video shot
> near Vancouver Island some years back where a fast 35 foot type
> research boat was heading somewhere at about 15-20 kts (up on
> the step with a nice wake behind it) and they got video of an orca
> that decided to surf in the wake like a dolphin likes to - fairly
> close to the boat too. I have had them within 10 or 15 feet of me
> with no problems at all.
>
> mikey

Ya, a few of these were even closer (about 6 feet), and the truth is...they
didn't seem to care one wit that I was there...

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In article <CRvsh.29328$Go.17974@newsfe12.phx>, "Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest
even number here)@cox..net> says...
>
> Ya, a few of these were even closer (about 6 feet), and the truth is...they
> didn't seem to care one wit that I was there...
>
>
>
Must be reassuring to know that you're not their target demographic !

Had the good fortune to be on a lobster boat in the Bay of Fundy last
year when a lone Humpback came for a look at us and swan directly under
the boat. It then put on a flipper slapping display about ten yards
away from us..

That boat seemed very fragile at the time..

T.
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"Tony Gartshore" <me@none.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.201cad53c62832c79897ed@news.plus.net...
In article <CRvsh.29328$Go.17974@newsfe12.phx>, "Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest
even number here)@cox..net> says...
>
> Ya, a few of these were even closer (about 6 feet), and the truth
> is...they
> didn't seem to care one wit that I was there...
>
>
>
Must be reassuring to know that you're not their target demographic !

Had the good fortune to be on a lobster boat in the Bay of Fundy last
year when a lone Humpback came for a look at us and swan directly under
the boat. It then put on a flipper slapping display about ten yards
away from us..

That boat seemed very fragile at the time..

T.
--
Do Binary Tripods have 11 legs ?

They leave scuba divers alone too in spite of the fact that seals and
sea lions are their natural prey ... I suspect we give them gas
(sort of like that dead whale they tried to blow up on the Oregon
beach several years back !! )

mikey