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Orcas Island

Written on September 9, 2011 Posted in Photography Locations


Orcas on Orcas Island: Nikon D7000, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G IF-ED AF-S VR. Orcas with Mt. Baker in the distance.

Cindy and I just got back from a wonderful, 1-week trip to Orcas Island, in the San Juans.  The weather was terrific, and we had tons of fun hiking, kayaking, whale watching, and just lounging around.  The highlight of the trip was observing a pod of transient Orcas playing and feeding as majestic Mt. Baker loomed in the distance.  Here are a few images I thought turned out well.  Hope you enjoy ‘em!

For the People, By the People: Nikon d7000, Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX. Mt. Baker at sunset as seen from the top of Mt. Constitution.

Choppy Waters: Nikon D7000, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G IF-ED AF-S VR

The Kayaker: Nikon d7000, Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX

Floating Sunset: Nikon d7000, Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX. Cindy takes a break from paddling and enjoys the sunset.

Right Angle: Nikon d7000, Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX

Sunset Heron: Nikon D7000, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G IF-ED AF-S VR. A heron, waiting patiently for dinner.

  • 11 Comments

linda: I never envisioned a world where people go kayaking and everyone freezes at the same moment to watch a cascading sunset. You captured that. And thanks for the heron.

Conrad: Very nice man! You should post these on FM dude!

Randy: How close were you to the orcas?

Mahesh: Thanks, gang! Randy, we were maybe 100 yards or so from the Orcas.

Bev: Love the sunsets. Also the mountains. Beautiful.

Kalpana: fabulous as usual Mahesh! specially love seeing the Orcas

Barb Michieli: Don't we live in a great state? Thanks for posting these . . . makes me feel like I was there!

Spoorthy vemula: So, what camera do you like better? The k-5 or the d7k?

Mahesh: Spoorthy, both the K5 and D7000 are very good tools. If I could have only one, I prefer the K5, but just by a hair.

Spoorthy: Then i made the right choice:D

bob towery: Mahesh, these are all wonderful, each in their own way. You captured the great moments of your trip, but also created very high caliber images. I particularly like choppy waters. I'm a big fan of moving ocean water images. This, along with the classic boat, and B&W, is just awesome.

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