Final Boat Trip

There were supposed to be two boat trips today but we used one of them last night and had gorgeous light. We had photographed a lot of icebergs so the aim today was to cruise in the hope of seeing a whale, but of course the would also be more opportunities to photograph icebergs. So here's a selection of photos from our last trip in Lisa, though at this point I should mention the two crew who kept us safe and we're very obliging to steer the boat where we asked and would stop or reverse as needed so we could take our photographs. They were really helpful and friendly. In fact, all the local people we met were like that.

In photo four you can see all the camera bags laid out, demonstrating just how much equipment people had brought with them … I wonder what the value of all that was. The cameras weren't at the cheap end either, nor were the lenses and I counted four cameras the same as mine. I feel a new lens is coming my way though - my longest focal length is 200mm (x4 magnification) but some of the group had longer lenses which could zoom in much closer to get some great compositions. I am considering the 100 to 500mm zoom which would take me to x10 magnification - you can see Rhiannon with one in photo 4. I need a bigger lens. 😂

That's an appropriate thought to have on a boat, if you recall a similar quote from the film Jaws. No sharks here though, just whales. 😊Read more