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Digiscoping Killer Whales from Orcas Island

By: Lee LeFever

I write books and run a company called Common Craft. I recently moved from Seattle to a rural island. Here, I write about online business, book publishing, modern home construction, and occasionally, dumb jokes.

I recently started using a spotting scope (Maven CS.1) to capture what I can see from our deck. A device called Phone Scope makes it easy to connect my phone to the scope.

We see whales from time to time, but this is the first time I’ve been able to use my phone and the scope to get good photos and videos.

A few photos, too…

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