Grey Whale and the Rocks  by jgpittenger

Grey Whale and the Rocks

Best by far on black. A friend and I went up to the lighthouse park in Newport to shoot the newly fledged peregrine falcons. They were just sitting there ho hum so we went to the end of the spit by the light house and there was a gray whale who had come in VERY close to feed. I’ve never seen a whale so close. At times he was too close for the 150mm end of my zoom! What a huge thrill. A peak experience. One of the most awesome experiences of my life. I took about 400 shots but this one with him so close to the rocks and visible from head to tail fin was my favorite. You can even see his eye if you view large.
Thanks for your visits, comments, suggestions, favs
What a magical moment for you! How exciting! Huge Fav!
July 1st, 2018  
Lucky you! I have never seen a whale in my life. And beautiful picture too, with the green waves splashing on the rocks. Fav
July 1st, 2018  
Fab I love when we go to shot one thing and we run into something amazing.
July 1st, 2018  
So fortunate to catch this great image!
July 1st, 2018  
A magnificent capture of this magical moment! Stunning waves too, fav!
July 1st, 2018  
How exciting is that! fav
July 1st, 2018  
Wonderful capture of wave movement
July 1st, 2018  
Wow... what a fabulous capture!
July 1st, 2018  
What a great shot, fav
July 1st, 2018  
Thrilling experience. I would love to see something like this.
Great shot :)
July 1st, 2018  
Awesome shot. Great colour of water.
July 1st, 2018  
Wow that is something to see, bet you were thrilled!
July 1st, 2018  
what a very exciting moment. I've only been on one whale-watching trip, and we didn't see any whales!
July 1st, 2018  
Wow, how great to see :)
July 1st, 2018  
Amazing shot, isn't wonderful to see these gorgeous creatures in the wild.
July 1st, 2018  
beautiful capture
July 1st, 2018  
What an incredible experience. That is awesome!
July 2nd, 2018  
That certainly must have made your summer! What a fabulous experience to get to watch - and to have a camera (now that part is not unusual for a 365'er - granted) right handy - I can see where you'd get a million shots - this one is incredible against black. I can't imagine being that close in. Big Fav
July 2nd, 2018  
Super capture.
July 2nd, 2018  
What a buzz, I do envy you seeing that wonderful sight.
July 2nd, 2018  
Wonderful capture
July 2nd, 2018  
Amazing capture
July 2nd, 2018  
What a magic moment! I've never seen one quite so close to shore either. A day to remember!
July 2nd, 2018  
great capture....I am not familiar with the grey whale. well done
July 2nd, 2018  
What an amazing experience that must have been! I had goose bumps reading about it! faved
July 2nd, 2018  
This is indeed a remarkable image... what a wonderful experience.
July 2nd, 2018  
@robz around here people hire boats to take them out for whale watching! Or you can see them way out from shore when they are migrating. I’m guessing this is one of the whales that tends to stay near Newport but I’ve been to the lighthouse probably 100 times and never seen one even close before. I’m still vibrating with excitement! @pamknowler @elkereturns @golftragic @milaniet @dkbarnett @busylady @happypat @4rky @fayefaye
July 2nd, 2018  
What an experience! And this capture, with the color tones of the water, and the full length of the whale is amazing -- head and tail visible!! Very very special.
July 2nd, 2018  
Awesome Jane!!!! I can just hear your excitement! I'm so happy you got to experience this truly amazing and perhaps a once in a life time event (although, I hope you get to see it again) Thanks for sharing, and I hope you post more.
July 2nd, 2018  
@jgpittenger Your whale watching sound wonderful - no wonder you were so excited when he stayed around so long. The ones further out sound like the whales which migrate up and down our Eastern Coast. I thought you might like the link below - it relates to a white whale that has been seen migrating for many years - his name is Migaloo and he is quite famous. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-02/baby-albino-whale-spotted-off-lennox-head/9931622
July 2nd, 2018  
@robz thanks so much for the link. Amazing!
July 3rd, 2018  
What a great experience. We saw Orcas last year while we were kayaking and they were probably 50 ft. away from us. I know the excitement you are feeling. Its so amazing.
July 3rd, 2018  
@jgpittenger And understandably so, how fabulous.
July 3rd, 2018  
Still think this is a stellar shot -- even down to the composition of the shape of the whale and repetition of the shape in the rocks.
July 3rd, 2018  
A great thing to see and capture... Fav
July 3rd, 2018  
Can't work out why I didn't fav this first time round.
Clearly deserves a fav!
July 5th, 2018  
Totally excellent - what an amazing experience. Remarkable.
July 5th, 2018  
Pam
This does deserve a fav! Such a awesome capture!
July 7th, 2018  
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