Category: Paddle Boarding

ROMEO’S OWN PHOTO SHOOT

Eagles, Paddle Boarding, Tofino Birds, Tofino Eagles, Tofino Wildlife

20140716-IMG_178320140716-IMG_178420140716-IMG_1795Jeremy Koreski is a well known local photographer. I noticed him with couple clients on a harbour sand bar near sunset tonight! His clients were using those SUP (stand up paddling) boards. They were in about 12 inches of water,making it very easy for Jeremy to do a sunset shoot.
What they all didn’t know is that I was using them as background material for Romeo’s own personal shoot!

GROUP PADDLE

Dug Out Canoe, Paddle Boarding, People shots

20130707-IMG_841920130707-IMG_842320130707-HARBOUR PANO,JULY 7TH,2013A friend phoned me just as I was getting out in my boat. He told me that there were Orca’s north of Meares island! The same pod I photographer a few weeks ago,T069’s.
If I had gotten the call a few minutes later I would not of heard the call. I travel with my headphones on listening to my music. It cuts out the loudness of the motor as well.
A group I know was getting out onto the water right where I put my boat in. They were in a dug canoe & stand up paddling boards. Took a few shots of them & I was off!
It was easy to find the Orca’s! I just looked for a bunch of boats not moving. Found them up by Cyper river. I prefer them to be in closer quarters. When Orca’s are out in the open you can never tell where they are going to be coming up? But if they are in narrow channels,you can make a good guess where they are going to be coming up! Sort of like cattle being put down a chute to load.
They reversed their course & went between acouple whale watching boats much to the delight of the tourists! I got some good shots of the large female surfacing right in front of them! You can see the shocked faces!
They went down & didn’t surface for awhile & when they did it was in the shadow of a mountain. (Catsface) The only shots you could take than are from the west looking east & that just seemed too difficult to try,so I said goodbye & headed over into Fortune Channel. I normally come into Fortune from the south end but because of the Orca’s location tonight I was going to be coming in from the north.
I had some motor trouble right in Matlaset Narrows but managed to get to shore to have a look. I determined it was my plugs & simply changed them. I continued onto my way into Fortune.
Found a Sow with two cubs,but I must of not been paying attention & spooked her. I must admit that time was not on my side tonight! The sun was low in the west & I had many miles to travel. So I must of come in to her to loud. I normally drift into the bear from the upwind side,but I didn’t have time to wait tonight.
Apologized to them & continued on my way south looking for more of my furry friends. Found one walking slowly along the shore & the light was fantastic! It walked right by a large downed tree. Best background prop yet!
Said goodnight to him/her(?) & went back into town.
Because of the time,I knew I’d be missing the sunset in town,so I did some silhouette shots with the afterglow.
Tsapee narrows was good but by the time I got to Deadman Island,even the afterglow was almost gone. So poor Romeo is not presented in his best light!
All in all,had a great venture tonight! Seeing the T069’s again was great! Hope to see them again,but maybe down the inlet in closer confines.

Paddle Boarding

Paddle Boarding

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That Low pressure cell went over us today and as to be expected,the winds picked up!
Which means there was no way I was going to go out in the slop. The tide is all wrong for me anyways. The high tide is coming around close to sunset and that means the bears will be napping and not searching for food along the shore line!
Their lives revolve around with the tides.
So…….no bears tonight unfortunately. Instead I went out to South Chesterman’s to shoot some surfers.The clouds were interesting!

These two Paddle Boarders were heading out further. You can see either Frank or Frieda flying around in the background.