Blue Whales in Redondo Beach - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

fishinkid2010 · 10-13-2010, 04:29 PM

Those pictures are incredible! I bet that must have been a blast getting as close as you did to those whales!

mo2vation · 10-13-2010, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by fishinkid2010

Those pictures are incredible! I bet that must have been a blast getting as close as you did to those whales!

It was nuts. They make the most amazing sounds.

We saw a couple of dozen that morning... they were thick.

Its weird taking your paddle out of the water, grabbing the camera and now seeing the world through the tiny viewfinder. I had to keep dropping the camera in my lap and re-adjusting the boat, as I'd drift off target.

This is when a Hobie Drive would have been excellent - at least I could keep the bow where I wanted it when my hands were on the cam.

The third shot in the mostah series above - in full rez its about 3400 pixels wide and its razor sharp. Shhh.... I'm gonna print it huge for her.

I'm not blowing smoke when I say you guys rule. Even though she doesn't fish, and I don't any more, if it wasn't for BWE keeping our heads in the game between paddles, we wouldn't get out as much as we do.

-K

lamb · 10-13-2010, 04:37 PM

Incredible pics indeed!

Thanks for sharing!

umoa · 10-13-2010, 04:39 PM

freaking epic pictures! What kind of camera do you use?

Do you feel like joining sea shepherd now...?

mo2vation · 10-13-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by umoa

freaking epic pictures! What kind of camera do you use?

Do you feel like joining sea shepherd now...?

Scam Shepherd. Don't get me started on those guys. The Hump (the restaurant busted for serving whale months ago) is a block from my office in Santa Monica... I went to shoot the protest and these guys were there. Selling T-shirts with their van double parked. I could go on. Not a fan.

I use a pretty old rig, as far as DSLR's are concerned. Its a Nikon D200. The underwater housings I use are designed for this camera - so even though its about 5 or 6 years old (3 lifetimes in digital imaging) I have a few of them for all my UW shooting.

This was shot with a VR (vibration resistant) lens. A great lens for shooting from a moving platform, like a kayak.

Circular polarizer takes a lot of the glare off the water surface - lets me see a few feet into the water, more vivid colors, etc.

Thx buddy

-K

dmrides · 10-13-2010, 05:06 PM

What an awesome experience. Truly amazing that you had the presence of mind to take such amazing pictures with those guys around; I would have a hard time looking at them through a little view finder. Thanks for sharing.

scoop · 10-13-2010, 05:35 PM

Awesome, I liked all, but the 4th from last pic is outstanding for me.

10-13-2010, 04:29 PM	#1
fishinkid2010 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: La Mesa Posts: 386	Those pictures are incredible! I bet that must have been a blast getting as close as you did to those whales! __________________ Need a custom rod wrapped? PM me! http://s686.photobucket.com/albums/vv222/fishinkid2010/Sample%20Rod%20Wrapping/?albumview=slideshow

10-13-2010, 04:37 PM	#3
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	Incredible pics indeed! Thanks for sharing! __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

10-13-2010, 04:39 PM	#4
umoa Junior Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 18	freaking epic pictures! What kind of camera do you use? Do you feel like joining sea shepherd now...?

10-13-2010, 05:06 PM	#6
dmrides Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Point Loma Posts: 584	What an awesome experience. Truly amazing that you had the presence of mind to take such amazing pictures with those guys around; I would have a hard time looking at them through a little view finder. Thanks for sharing.

10-13-2010, 05:35 PM	#7
scoop Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 60	Awesome, I liked all, but the 4th from last pic is outstanding for me.