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Posted: **Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:08 pm**

Whilst not technically anything special, we were very fortunate enough today to be at North Head as this whale chose to surface and breach. These were taken with the 70-300G lens. It was a case of 'quick get the camera out' as we'd only JUST got to the edge when we noticed it...

Times like this I wish I owned the 200-400VR

And to think they want to hunt and kill these beautiful creatures of our ocean!?

Posted: **Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:25 pm**

Geoff,
600mm AF-S :lol:

Posted: **Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:51 pm**

You sure that's not a yellowtail :lol:

Sharp images by the way. That lens is often under rated. You must have got yourself together pretty quickly in order to capture those shots. Nicely done!

Posted: **Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:01 pm**

Matt. K wrote:You sure that's not a yellowtail
Sharp images by the way. That lens is often under rated. You must have got yourself together pretty quickly in order to capture those shots. Nicely done!

Thanx Matt, I couldn't believe myself how quickly I got the camera out and ready..the whale breached almost as soon as we first spotted it.. We waited around for about an hour afterwards to see if it would do it again...it was a one show only tour

.

Posted: **Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:12 pm**

That's cool. Some qucik thinking there. Not a sight you see every day.

Posted: **Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:58 pm**

Well done Geoff to get the one off show :wink:

Posted: **Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:43 pm**

Nice shots Geoff...
I was looking carefully for whales during the helicopter flight yesterday, but saw none...
Maybe I should have concentrated more on my camera settings... :-(

Posted: **Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:57 pm**

Nice one Geoff, you are indeed blessed to see such a show of spectacularity! We live right near the beach and don't have to go very far to see whales, but I've never seen them breach like this.

Max

Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:54 am**

Could have been saved for a decisive moment.

Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:40 am**

Chi,

RIP My D70 (22/03/04 - 27/05/05), now I shoot Canon.

Bought yourself a Dribble?

Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:41 am**

Geoff,

Well done. It's great to see those whales flolloping off the heads.

Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:44 am**

gstark wrote:Chi,

RIP My D70 (22/03/04 - 27/05/05), now I shoot Canon.

Bought yourself a Dribble?

Chi,
Are you selling your beloved D70? and move to the opposite side?

Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:56 am**

gstark wrote:Chi,

RIP My D70 (22/03/04 - 27/05/05), now I shoot Canon.

Bought yourself a Dribble?

F^&* no. I'm temporarily using my sister's Powershot ISUX 500. Hence the Canon. If I sell my D70, it'll be for the D200.

Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:20 am**

Onyx wrote:
gstark wrote:Chi,

RIP My D70 (22/03/04 - 27/05/05), now I shoot Canon.

Bought yourself a Dribble?

F^&* no. I'm temporarily using my sister's Powershot ISUX 500. Hence the Canon. .

You may be in love with the C***

If I sell my D70, it'll be for the D200

By the time you come back to Aus and send it away for a surgery, then it's time for the new body, enjoy your loan PS ISUX500, save you lot of hassle of changing lenses, CCD cleaning, CA, distortion, backfocus etc... :lol:

Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:28 am**

Sad to think next time we see those whales might be on a sushi plate in a Tokyo cafe. :cry:

Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:31 am**

Matt. K wrote:Sad to think next time we see those whales might be on a sushi plate in a Tokyo cafe.

It's tragic Matt

Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:48 am**

Geoff - a great series of shots, well captured. It is not often that one sees a broaching Russian sub :lol:

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