Gray Whale Migration

The California Gray Whales have been migrating north from Baja California where their birthing and mateing grounds are and swimming north to their feeding grounds past Pigeon Point Lighthouse. This new born Gray Whale surfaces to get a breath of fresh air and perhaps see what all the screaming is from the cliffs next to the 115 foot lighthouse tower. Pigeon Point use to be called Punta de los Ballina or Point of the Whales and was a Portuguese whaling station from the 1860's to the 1890's. Now a days, people shoot photos of whales thanks to their protection from the countries that are near their migration route. See more at: http://bit.ly/whalesmigrate or visit: http://jeffparryphogrphy.com

Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Pigeon Point Sunset splash. I cought the sun dipping down between the old Fuel Bunker and the Seal House Hostel tonight. A blanket of overcast clouds sheeted over most of the afternoon, but the western horizon had gap big enough to display a good sunset. After messing around in a few different angles, I found this one by accident. Although the clouds had disspersed a little to much, I like how it came out. HDR 9 shots.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse Sunrise over the whale skull

Pigeon Point Whale Skull Sunrise. This is one of my favorite shots and done in HDR. 9 shots tonemapped into one. Taken April 21st, 2011 at 7:21 A.M. f/19 15mm lens http://bit.ly/j7bCsA Buy at: http://bit.ly/JPPhotoBuyPPLHWSS