Puget Sound Express (PSE) guarantees that its customers will see whales on their whale watching tours. Their captain and staff stay in contact with other tour boats and make a real effort to find and follow them.
We kept a respectful distance each time we came upon orcas, or killer whales, on two of our three days of travel. This was a pod of five and the PSE staff identified the group. There are both resident and transient pods in our area.
These whales are actually part of the oceanic dolphin family. They surface briefly to breathe. I have a couple dozen shots of their dorsal fins, all that’s left to view if you don’t catch them quickly as they surface.
I hope you are having a whale of a time. 🙂
Very cool photos! You were quick on the “trigger.” Not easy to get these guys in your camera. But what beauties!
How exciting! I’ve never been able to get good pictures of whales. I’m too slow and by the time the camera snaps, there’s nothing there! You got some great ones though. 😀
They are magnificent animals!
Magnificent creatures – I’d like to say I have good photos of the ones that pass here, but I can’t. Yes, lots of fins.
I remember seeing a whale when we were in Depoe Bay, Oregon years ago. They have whale watching tours and guarantee you will see one too. Must be common among the whale touring businesses. You did a lot better than me when trying to photograph a whale. Eventually you will get one!
I am usually so mesmerised that I forget to ouse my camera. You did well with yours.
These would be fun to see. I have taken whale watching trips in New England, but I don’t recall orcas.