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They were probably about 3/4 of a kilometer away, but I got
this shot of two Orca. There was a third with them, but the
only shot I got of all three showed only their fins.

Obviously today is a gray day on Quadra.

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Nikon D850 ,Tamron 70-200mm G2
1/1250s f/2.8 at 200.0mm iso100 full exif

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Carl Carbone06-Oct-2020 20:12
How cool!
Doug Cruden29-Sep-2020 19:46
Well done for getting these two though Don...
Johnny JAG29-Sep-2020 18:20
Wow, what an amazing sight
Julie Oldfield29-Sep-2020 01:44
Nice! That is something not seen every day. V
David Buzzeo28-Sep-2020 03:22
Well done. I wish all three of the very best. It is not easy being a whale these days. V
Apostolos Tikopoulos27-Sep-2020 19:18
Nice find and capture, Don. V.
Walter Otto Koenig27-Sep-2020 17:17
What a cool sighting. Nice and sharp for this distance and focal length.
Neil Marcus27-Sep-2020 13:27
Seeing that would get my attention. Do you swim here?
Alan K27-Sep-2020 06:20
It's probably because of where I live, but my first thought when I saw the thumbnail was "sharks". Thankfully this is something friendlier. I should have known, really, because sharks don't like either colder weather or poutine.
joseantonio27-Sep-2020 03:40
so nice you spotted them.V.
Gill Kopy27-Sep-2020 02:26
How nice to see them !!
globalgadabout27-Sep-2020 00:56
grey conditions or not you did well even to spot them, let alone grab the shot...apparently a sunny spell is ahead, and soon too..
Raymond Ma27-Sep-2020 00:24
Great to see them thriving. A bit of good news that one of the J pods gave birth to a baby recently. V
Helen Betts26-Sep-2020 23:29
How exciting to see them, and a great capture of this family! V.
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