Orca Romp

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 22, 2015133 views7 comments

This is a group of transient (mammal-feeding) orcas I photographed last year near Orcas Island, Washington. The family had just indulged in a seal snack. Often after this ecotype of orca feeds, they become very social and playful as you can see. It's always fun and surprising to watch their antics.
~Camera and Settings~
Body: Pentax K5iis
Lens: Pentax DA* 300mm
ISO 400, f/8.0, 1/2500 sec.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 22, 2015 at 6:49 PM

Great action image. You caught the peak action at the right time.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on November 22, 2015 at 11:39 PM

Of your 4 posts (all of which are excellent), I prefer this one. Keep them coming! I looked at your website and also really like L-8 Wavewalker.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 23, 2015 at 12:46 AM

Definitely the best to date, must be wonderful to see these!

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Comment posted by John Launstein on November 23, 2015 at 5:35 AM

Classic pod behaviour image, Katie! I think you absolutely nailed all respects of this image, especially the composition. I think it could benefit from a very minor CCW rotation as the horizon (and orcas) is tilting slightly down to the right.

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Comment posted by Joe James on November 24, 2015 at 9:53 PM

Nicely done Katie!

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 25, 2015 at 8:47 AM

Hi Katie,

As one who has spent a lot of time with orcas, I can appreciate how challenging (and rare) it can be to get a shot like this of transients frolicking! Amazing animals and this shot nicely captures just how social and sentient they are - I have no doubt these guys were simply having fun!

Thanks for sharing this one...and well done.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 25, 2015 at 9:21 PM

It looks like a grand time was had by all enlightened

A fantastic opportunity and a great capture of it, Katie! I like the composition with the horizon below center despite the dead space of the sky. It provides a good sense of the vastness of the background.

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