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Barbwire
08-28-2006, 03:07 AM
Well, since you've all been clamoring for them, :roll: here are some pics from the whale watch we went on out of Newburyport, MA.

Here is the building where we bought out tickets from. Cool paint job, eh? You can see hubby standing in front, he had the nads to wear a Jets sweatshirt in the heart of Patriots country. He was not harmed, but got some looks from the locals. He almost wore his Yankees baseball cap, but at the last minute decided not to as it might get him kilt.

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061whale_building_bb.jpg

Here is the boat that took us out to Jeffrey's Bank in Maine, where the whales were feeding. It was called the "Prince of Whales". I kick myself for forgetting to ask how long the boat was, you will understand why in a minute.


http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061whale_boat_bb.jpg

As you can see, the weather was not the best for taking pictures. It was kind of cold, but did not rain, and the sea was not rough.

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061village_BB.jpg

This was a really neat ship, I wish we had taken the time to tour it. It was called "Friendship of Salem."

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061ship_2_bb-med.jpg

Garrett looking for whales

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061garrett_bb-med.jpg

Harbor seals trying to keep their tails dry.

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061harbor_seals_bb.jpg

Bored, yet? Wanna see some whales?

My first, and by far the best, picture of a finback whale. These things are the second largest whale, and get to be over 80 feet. Check out the size of the whale compared to the boat. The fin is on the last third of the whale's body.

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061finback_boat_BB.jpg

Another shot. Finbacks are a lot harder to photograph than Humpbacks. They don't do any of the acrobatics that Humpbacks do, and dive deep, so once they are gone, they are gone for a while.

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061finback_spout_bb.jpg

After a while, we moved on and were treated to an awesome sight. We surrounded by a pod of about 40 Atlantic White Sided Dophins. There were many cows with calves. I wish I had a conventional camera, the delay on my digital camera made me miss a lot of great shots.


http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061mom_and_baby_dolphin.jpg

Look at the colors on this dolphin. Cool, huh?

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061dolphin_butt_bb.jpg

I did take some 10 second videos of the dolphins. I will try to post them soon.
Pasogirlz
08-28-2006, 03:14 AM
Great shots. I get sea sick so thanks for taking me on your trip w/o actually having to be no the boat. ;-)
Helene
08-28-2006, 03:30 AM
Great pictures! We went whale watching, too, but on the West coast. We went looking for Orcas....found them, but that "d...." digital camera with the delay... All we got was pictures of water and a few fins, while we actually had one orca put a performance for us. His name was "Blackberry". We missed all of his jumps.
appyday
08-28-2006, 03:31 AM
Cool pics....today I saw a movie about a SHARK tearing up a WHALE it was really gross...did you see it?
Barbwire
08-28-2006, 03:47 AM
Oh yes, I saw that movie too, very disturbing. I have never seen anything so nasty in my life. :shock: Shelley, why don't you post a link here so everyone can see it?
Brigitte
08-28-2006, 03:48 AM
Awesome!
CarolU
08-28-2006, 01:49 PM
Those are awesome shots Barb, sounds like a great way to spend the weekend and I'll bet Garrett loved it. Lucky you to live close enough to the NE coast to enjoy it. I am 'trusting' you ate some awesome lobster there too??? I was born in Maine, and my favorite treat when I'm back east is North Atlantic lobster. Other lobster is good, but not nearly AS good.

They must have a cousin to those B&W dolphins in the northern Pacific. I remember them in Alaska when we were deep sea fishing. Beautiful animals!

Glad you enjoyed your weekend.

I think I saw that shark attack video too...you're right, it was horrible.
Pasogirlz
08-28-2006, 01:52 PM
Oh yes, I saw that movie too, very disturbing. I have never seen anything so nasty in my life. :shock: Shelley, why don't you post a link here so everyone can see it?

Don't you dare. :twisted: ;-) I was watching the same channel.
appyday
08-28-2006, 02:49 PM
Oh yes, I saw that movie too, very disturbing. I have never seen anything so nasty in my life. :shock: Shelley, why don't you post a link here so everyone can see it?

Don't you dare. :twisted: ;-) I was watching the same channel.

Told you ...Barbara always picks on the white girl.. :cry:



It was sad how that shark tore that big fat whale up...Barb was lucky to get that video while she was gone ha??
JennLM
08-28-2006, 03:19 PM
Neat pics = ) Never been whale watching before but seen plenty of marine life down in Mexico and the coast in Cali. Never seen a white sided in person though, they are awesome. Thanks for sharing the pics, I enjoyed them.
PASOFAN
08-28-2006, 03:22 PM
Whale watching is a thrill! Just amazing to see those HUGE whales is neat.. I went whale watcing in the SanJuan islands, WA but we didnt find whales... :cry: We saw lots of porpuses.. (spl?)

Great pics!!
Linda Y
08-28-2006, 03:38 PM
Great pictures! What a memory to tuck into the archives of things done in life.
I'm envious.
Jane Hurl
08-28-2006, 04:29 PM
Some years ago I went whale watching off Cape Cod. What an awe inspiring trip!

We saw a variety of whales, most notably a number of humpbacks. :shock: They would roll on their sides and raise that big side paddle (I forget what they call it -- not a "fin") and then WHACK the surface of the water with it! BOOM! The noise was amazing. The length of the "oar" was unbelievable! It had to be 15 feet long (maybe even longer as I'm not a very good judge of distance).

At one point a biggie came alongside our boat. It didn't surface, but came very close to the surface as though it felt a need to show us just how big it was (or to get close enough to eyeball us). I was dumbfounded. It went on and on and on and on! I can't even offer a guess as to how long it was and when it daintily raised its tail out of the water and gently slid it back down under without so much as making a wave, never mind a splash, I was totally speechless. Totally.
Laura S
08-29-2006, 12:10 AM
Nice pics! I went on a whale watch once and we never saw a whale!
Barbwire
08-29-2006, 01:03 AM
Here are some pics of Humpbacks taken on a whale watch I went on out of Cape Cod in 1989.

As you can see, they are not shy about approaching a boat to wave at you.

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061humpback_arm.jpg

This poor bloke had a run in with a ship's rudder and some netting. I'm not positive, but I think he was pooping in this pic.

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061humpback_poop.jpg

A cow and her calf

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/65061humpback_sunset.jpg
JennLM
08-29-2006, 01:35 AM
I always had the worst nightmares about being under a big whale and it pooped on me. Great barb, now I can visualize my nightmares better... I can't imagine the size EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!
jmtw
08-29-2006, 01:35 AM
Very nice, Barb :)
baileyholc
08-29-2006, 01:43 AM
Great pictures Barb. Thanks for sharing. Glad you had fun.
LynnG
08-29-2006, 01:57 AM
Those are great pics...........looks like fun too! Thanks for posting them.
hast
08-29-2006, 02:03 AM
What great pictures... I'd LOVE to go whale watching some day.
Barbwire
08-29-2006, 09:11 PM
I have added the 3 dolphin videos I took with my camera, if anyone's interested, just go here.http://www.putfile.com/graftonbabs

Click "View all 13 Media" and choose Dolphins 1-3.
appyday
08-29-2006, 09:18 PM
Is there a secret way to view it?? :(
Barbwire
08-29-2006, 09:19 PM
What happened when you clicked on the link?

Is anyone else having a hard time viewing the videos?
Brigitte
08-30-2006, 01:18 AM
I saw them just fine
appyday
08-30-2006, 03:01 AM
What happened when you clicked on the link?


Well it did NOT show me a whale or a shark video.....said..Barb is a NUT and she did not post it right..have her redo it...TVM Love Appyday
hast
08-30-2006, 03:04 AM
LOL, I saw them just fine... even though putfile often doesn't work on Apple... ;-) Try video.google next time, it's supposed to be compatible with everything.
appyday
08-30-2006, 03:07 AM
LOL, I saw them just fine... even though putfile often doesn't work on Apple... ;-) Try video.google next time, it's supposed to be compatible with everything.


:roll:
Fino1
08-30-2006, 03:23 AM
They played just fine on my Mac however there was a split screen of sorts............ie, it played normal where it was supposed to but had another screen in the upper left cornor.
One for each eye, I guess.........

Judy and Chloe the Bengal who is napping after falling off the kitchen table while in a plastic bag.........silly cat.
No she wasn't hurt, just embarassed.............
appyday
08-30-2006, 03:27 AM
I saw them just fine


yeah right Brigitte...................please take some pretty pictures for me tomorrow...so I can play pretend I am in Aruba with Brigitte riding on the beach..TVM
paintedhorizon
08-30-2006, 03:53 PM
No problems here. Great videos, even the NON dolphin ones!