Whale watching in Moreton Bay,Gold Coast,Australia.

[Nathaniel]

Whilst in OZ I was able to watch some humpback whales in Moreton Bay, around the Gold Coast area. I must mention that whales (apart from the killer whales) are "people watchers"- something I never knew until I went on this whale watching trip. We were told that when we saw a whale that we should make as much noise as possible and very often the whales come closer to you. On this trip there was a guide on the top deck with a pair of" binocks" who, as soon as he/she sees a whale would shout out (using the 24 hour clock face) 11.30, or 14.20 and all of us would look in that direction.

(i) The boat I sailed in
img237 by nathaniel.ramanaden, on Flickr
(ii) The water swell from the boat
img246 by nathaniel.ramanaden, on Flickr
(iii) A humpback whale
img243 by nathaniel.ramanaden, on Flickr
(iv) A male humpback whale chasing a female
img245 by nathaniel.ramanaden, on Flickr
(v) Tourists from my boat shouting and waving at a whale
img238 by nathaniel.ramanaden, on Flickr
(vi) The magnificent tail ("derriere") of a humpback whale diving into the water.
img239 by nathaniel.ramanaden, on Flickr

[GORDH]

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Crikey Nat, you've seen some wildlife in your life time and all in its natural environment, an image doesnt have to be technically brilliant to convey a moment in time and these images do just that and with your narrative we get a feel for what it was like to be there well done sir

Gordon

[antoeknee]

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Nice images Stan, always like seeing whales. Spotted plenty when we went to Alaska.

[jimsphotography]

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Crikey Nat, you've seen some wildlife in your life time and all in its natural environment, an image doesnt have to be technically brilliant to convey a moment in time and these images do just that and with your narrative we get a feel for what it was like to be there well done sir

Gordon

I can agree with that. Well done - thanks for sharing
James

[Nathaniel]

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Nice images Stan, always like seeing whales. Spotted plenty when we went to Alaska.

Thanks Ant for taking a look! However, I am not "Stan"; sure it was a mistype!

[Nathaniel]

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Thanks Gordon and James for taking a look. Thought members might like to see something different. Perhaps explains why I do not like to see wildlife in zoos, and other confined places. I like the open spaces, the hunt and to capture wildlife on camera. However, I do not have the skill or the patience of someone like James to take time,compose and shoot a BRILLIANT picture.

[antoeknee]

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Ooops sorry Nat, had been looking at the Sigma shots by Stan.

[Dave_S]

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Nice 'shots' Nat, and a memorable trip I'm sure.

Dave

[Nathaniel]

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Many thanks Ant and Dave for stopping by.

[Nathaniel]

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Another "derriere" of a humpback whale.

img241 by nathaniel.ramanaden, on Flickr

[antoeknee]

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That's pretty good Nat.

This was one of best I took on trip to Alaska

OK can't post image at moment
P1020172 by tblake2007, on Flickr

Have to hold my hand up and admit this was taken with a Panasonic bridge camera. It was this trip that made me decide to get a DSLR.

Shutter response was slow so BIF's were no longer in the frame when the shutter fired and low light performance was very poor.

[Nathaniel]

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Thats very nice Ant. Shows the "derriere" very clearly and sharply. Thanks for sharing.

[antoeknee]

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Thanks Nat, was lucky really due to poor shutter response.

[Bill53]

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Well done Nat.

Bill.

[Nathaniel]

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Thanks Bill. when is your intended visit to North wales- mentioned sometime ago? On this whale watching trip I learnt that whales are harmless but" people curious" animals; hence they are very easy" prey" to the Japanese whalers (and others) as the whales come up to the trawlers on hearing human voices! & are easily harpooned. Not fair at all.